Nominees Announced For 57th Annual CMA Awards

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The final nominees for the 57th annual CMA Awards have been revealed. Lainey Wilson leads the list with nine nominations, becoming the only artist in CMA Awards history to top the nominations list in their first two appearances on final ballot.

Other top nominees include first-time nominee Jelly Roll with five nominations, while Luke Combs and Hardy collect four nominations each. Jordan Davis, Ashley McBryde, producer/mix engineer Joey Moi, songwriter/producer Jordan Schmidt, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and musician/producer Derek Wells secure three nominations a piece.

Vying for the night’s highest honor, reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Combs is nominated again in the category alongside Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Wallen and Wilson.

The 57th CMA Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, will broadcast live from Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 8-11 p.m. ET on ABC.

First-time CMA Awards nominees include Jelly Roll, Mason Allen, Trannie Anderson, Renee Blair, Michael H. Brauer, Katelyn Brown, Zach Bryan, Tracy Chapman, Josh Ditty, David Fanning, Nicki Fletcher, Greylan James, Paul Jenkins, Gena Johnson, Chase McGill, Cameron Montgomery, Megan Moroney, Austin Nivarel, Eivind Nordland, John Osborne, Hunter Phelps, David Ray Stevens, Patrick Tohill, Alysa Vanderheym, The War And Treaty, Hailey Whitters, Ben Williams, Dallas Wilson and Charlie Worsham.

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

Final Nominees for the 57th annual CMA Awards are below:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
– Luke Combs
– Chris Stapleton
– Carrie Underwood
– Morgan Wallen
– Lainey Wilson

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
– “Fast Car” – Luke Combs
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews
– “Heart Like A Truck” – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
– “Need A Favor” – Jelly Roll
Producer: Austin Nivarel
Mix Engineer: Jeff Braun
– “Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis
Producer: Paul DiGiovanni
Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley
– “Wait In The Truck” – Hardy (feat. Lainey Wilson)
Producers: Hardy, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt, Derek Wells
Mix Engineer: Joey Moi

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
– Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville – Ashley McBryde
Producers: John Osborne, John Peets
Mix Engineers: Gena Johnson, John Osborne
– Bell Bottom Country – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
– Gettin’ Old – Luke Combs
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Mix Engineers: Michael H. Brauer, Jim Cooley, Chip Matthews
– One Thing At A Time – Morgan Wallen
Producers: Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi, Cameron Montgomery
Mix Engineers: Josh Ditty, Joey Moi, Eivind Nordland
– Rolling Up the Welcome Mat – Kelsea Ballerini
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym
Mix Engineers: Dan Grech-Marguerat, Alysa Vanderheym

SONG OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Songwriter(s)
– “Fast Car”
Songwriter: Tracy Chapman
– “Heart Like A Truck”
Songwriters: Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson
– “Next Thing You Know”
Songwriters: Jordan Davis, Greylan James, Chase McGill, Josh Osborne
– “Tennessee Orange”
Songwriters: David Fanning, Paul Jenkins, Megan Moroney, Ben Williams
– “Wait In The Truck”
Songwriters: Renee Blair, Michael Hardy, Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– Kelsea Ballerini
– Miranda Lambert
– Ashley McBryde
– Carly Pearce
– Lainey Wilson

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– Luke Combs
– Jelly Roll
– Cody Johnson
– Chris Stapleton
– Morgan Wallen

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
– Lady A
– Little Big Town
– Midland
– Old Dominion
– Zac Brown Band

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
– Brooks & Dunn
– Brothers Osborne
– Dan + Shay
– Maddie & Tae
– The War And Treaty

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)
– “Save Me” – Jelly Roll (with Lainey Wilson)
Producers: Zach Crowell, David Ray Stevens
– “She Had Me At Heads Carolina (Remix)” – Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
Producer: Zach Crowell
– “Thank God” – Kane Brown (with Katelyn Brown)
Producer: Dann Huff
– “Wait In The Truck” – Hardy (feat. Lainey Wilson)
Producers: Hardy, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt, Derek Wells
– “We Don’t Fight Anymore” – Carly Pearce (featuring Chris Stapleton)
Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
– Jenee Fleenor
– Paul Franklin
– Rob McNelley
– Derek Wells
– Charlie Worsham

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s)
– “Light On In The Kitchen” – Ashley McBryde
Director: Reid Long
– “Memory Lane” – Old Dominion
Directors: Mason Allen, Nicki Fletcher
– “Need A Favor” – Jelly Roll
Director: Patrick Tohill
– “Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis
Director: Running Bear
– “Wait In The Truck” – Hardy (feat. Lainey Wilson)
Director: Justin Clough

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– Zach Bryan
– Jelly Roll
– Parker McCollum
– Megan Moroney
– Hailey Whitters

Finalists for the CMA Broadcast Awards were also announced today. The winners will be determined by a final round of judging this month. Entries are judged by a panel of distinguished broadcast professionals, representing all market sizes and regions. The winners will be revealed in October and recipients will be honored at the CMA Awards.

2023 CMA Broadcast Awards – Finalists For Broadcast Personality Of The Year (by market size):

Weekly National
– American Country Countdown (Kix Brooks) – Cumulus/Westwood One
– Country Countdown USA (Lon Helton) – Compass Media Networks
– Honky Tonkin’ with Tracy Lawrence (Tracy Lawrence and Patrick Thomas) – Silverfish Media
– On The Horizon with Buzz Brainard (Buzz Brainard) – SiriusXM
– Y’all Access with Kelly Sutton (Kelly Sutton) – Firefly Media/Silverfish Media

Daily National
– Angie Ward – iHeartMedia
– The Big D and Bubba Show (Derek “Big D” Haskins, Sean “Bubba” Powell, Patrick Thomas, and Carsen Humphreville) – Silverfish Media
– Katie & Company (Katie Neal) – Audacy
– Nights with Elaina (Elaina Smith) – Westwood One
– The Sam Alex Show (Sam Alex) – Sam Alex Productions, LLC

Major Market
– Chris Carr & Company (Chris Carr, Kia Becht, and Sam Sansevere) – KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
– Frito & Katy (Tucker “Frito” Young and Katy Dempsey) – KCYY, San Antonio, Texas
– Hawkeye in the Morning with Hawkeye and Michelle (“Hawkeye” Mark Louis Rybczyk and Michelle Rodriguez) – KSCS, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
– Josh, Rachael & Grunwald (Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter, and Steve Grunwald) – WYCD, Detroit, Mich.
– Scotty Kay (Scotty Kay) – WUSN, Chicago, Ill.

Large Market
– The Big Dave Show (“Big Dave” Chandler, Ashley Heiert, and Jason “Stattman” Statt) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
– The Morning Drive with Mike Kellar and Jenny Matthews (Mike Kellar and Jenny Matthews) – KBEQ, Kansas City, Missouri
– Scott and Shannen (Scott Dolphin and “Shannen O” Oesterreich) – WMIL, Milwaukee-Racine, Wisconsin
– Tim & Chelsea In The Morning (Tim Leary and Chelsea Taylor) – WIRK, West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Florida
– The Wayne D Show (“Wayne D” Danielson and Tay Hamilton) – WSIX, Nashville, Tennessee

Medium Market
– Cait & Bradley Morning Show (Cait Fisher and Matt Bradley) – KWEN, Tulsa, Oklahoma
– Clay & Company (Clay Moden, Rob Banks, and Kadie Daye) – WYRK, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
– Ellis and Bradley Show (Bill Ellis and Beth Bradley) – WSSL, Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina
– Mo & StyckMan (Melissa “Mo” Wagner and Greg “StyckMan” Owens) – WUSY, Chattanooga, Tennessee
– Steve & Gina In The Morning (Steve Lundy and Gina Melton) – KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska-Iowa

Small Market
– The B100 Morning Show with Brittney Baily (Brittney Baily) – WBYT, South Bend, Indiana
– The Eddie Foxx Show (Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx) – WKSF, Asheville, North Carolina
– Officer Don & DeAnn (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) – WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
– Steve & Tiffany in the Morning (Steve Waters and Tiffany Kay) – WFLS, Fredericksburg, Virginia
– Steve, Ben and Nikki (Steve Stroud, Ben Walker, and Nikki Thomas) – WXBQ, Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia

2023 CMA Broadcast Awards – Finalists For Radio Station Of The Year (by market size):

Major Market
KCYY – San Antonio, Texas
KEEY – Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
KKBQ – Houston, Texas
KSCS – Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
WXTU – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Large Market
WIRK – West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Florida
WKDF – Nashville, Tennessee
WMIL – Milwaukee-Racine, Wisconsin
WUBE – Cincinnati, Ohio
WWKA – Orlando, Florida

Medium Market
KUZZ – Bakersfield, California
KXKT – Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska-Iowa
WGGY – Wilkes Barre-Scranton, Pennsylvania
WPCV – Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida
WQMX – Akron, Ohio

Small Market
KCLR – Columbia, Missouri
WBYT – South Bend, Indiana
WKML – Fayetteville, North Carolina
WXBQ – Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia
WYCT – Pensacola, Florida

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