Inside Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert's Road to Their Entertainer of the Year Nods (Exclusive)

ET takes a deep dive into Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert’s historic CMA Entertainer of the Year nominations. This year marks the first time two solo female artists have been nominated in the prestigious category since 1979. Experts Bobby Bones, Kelly Ford, Elaina Smith, Cody Alan, Marley Sherwood and Kelly Sutton detail why the two are deserving of the CMA Awards’ highest honor.