Final Nominees For CMA Awards To Be Announced Sept. 7

Final nominees for The 57th Annual CMA Awards will be revealed on Sept. 7 at 7 a.m. CT. The complete list will also be posted on the CMA Awards website.

Winners of The 57th Annual CMA Awards will be determined in a final round of voting by eligible CMA Professional voting members. The third and final ballot will be emailed to CMA members on Monday, Oct. 2. Voting for the CMA Awards final ballot ends Friday Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. CT.

Two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan and NFL superstar Peyton Manning return to host this year’s CMA Awards, airing live Nov. 8 on ABC. Performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

Finalists for the 2023 CMA Broadcast Awards will also be revealed Sept. 7, with winners announced in October.

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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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