Nominees for the 51st annual CMA Awards have been announced. The show, hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will air on ABC live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on November 8th.
Miranda Lambert tops the list with five nominations. Little Big Town and Keith Urban each got four.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Garth Brooks
- Luke Bryan
- Eric Church
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- Little Big Town - “Better Man”
- Keith Urban - “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
- Sam Hunt - “Body Like a Back Road”
- Jon Pardi - “Dirt on My Boots”
- Miranda Lambert - “Tin Man”
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Little Big Town - The Breaker
- Chris Stapleton- From a Room: Volume 1
- Lady Antebellum - Heart Break
- ason Isbell and the 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound
- Miranda Lambert - The Weight of These Wings
SONG OF THE YEAR (Award goes to the songwriter(s))
- “Better Man” - Taylor Swift“
- Blue Ain’t Your Color” - Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Olsen
- “Body Like a Back Road” - Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
- “Dirt on My Boots” - Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley
- “Tin Man” - Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Reba McEntire
- Maren Morris
- Carrie Underwood
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Dierks Bentley
- Eric Church
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Lady Antebellum
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion
- Rascal Flatts
- Zac Brown Band
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- LoCash
- Maddie & Tae
- Brothers Osborne
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
- "Craving You" – Thomas Rhett (f/ Maren Morris)
- "Funny How Time Slips Away" - Glen Campbell with Willie Nelson
- "Kill a Word" - Eric Church (f/ Rhiannon Giddens)
- "Setting the World on Fire" - Kenny Chesney (with P!nk)
- "Speak to a Girl" - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD
- Luke Combs
- Old Dominion
- Jon Pardi
- Brett Young
- Lauren Alaina
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- “Better Man” – Little Big Town
- “Blue Ain’t Your Color” – Keith Urban
- “Craving You” – Thomas Rhett (f/ Maren Morris)
- “Vice” – Miranda Lambert
- “It Ain’t My Fault” – Brothers Osborne
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
- Jerry Douglas (dobro)
- Paul Franklin (steel guitar)
- Dann Huff (guitar)
- Mac McAnally (guitar)
- Derek Wells (guitar)
Source: CMA