Final CMA Awards Nominees To Be Announced September 7
Final nominees for The 56th Annual CMA Awards will be revealed at 7 a.m. CT on Sept. 7. Additionally, finalists for the 2022 CMA Broadcast Awards will be revealed the same day, with winners announced in October. The complete list will also be posted on the CMA Awards website.
Voting for the Second Ballot closes Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. CT. Winners will be determined in a final round of voting by eligible members which will be emailed on Oct. 3. Voting for the CMA Awards Final Ballot ends Oct. 28.
Two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan and NFL superstar Peyton Manning will host the awards with performers and presenters to be announced in the coming weeks.
The show will air Nov. 9 on ABC.
Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.
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