43rd CMA Awards at the Sommet Center in Nashville, TN 11-11-2009 Photo by Scott Kirkland-Globe Photos @ 2009 DARIUS RUCKER

43rd CMA Awards press room at the Sommet Center in Nashville, TN 11-11-2009 Photo by Scott Kirkland-Globe Photos @ 2009 DARIUS RUCKER

Darius Rucker accepts the "Best New Artist of the Year Award" at the 43rd Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)

FILE- This June 16, 2009 file photo shows Darius Rucker performing at the CMT Music Awards show in Nashville, Tenn. Rucker, is up for two Country Music Association Awards and could join Charley Pride as the only African-Americans to win ...