NASHVILLE (CelebrityAccess) – The Country Music Association has today (Aug. 28) announced the final nominees for The 53rd Annual CMA Awards.
Maren Morris tops this year’s CMA Awards nominations with six, adding to her previous 10 nominations and one win. She scores her fourth nomination for Female Vocalist and third nomination in Musical Event of the Year for “All My Favorite People” featuring Brothers Osborne, which was produced by Morris and busbee. This also marks her second nomination in four categories – Single, Album, Song and Music Video of the Year – in all of which she is nominated for her single and album both titled “GIRL.”
The reigning CMA Vocal Duo of the Year, Brothers Osborne, have received four nominations, the second most nominations this year. Nominated once again for Vocal Duo of the Year, this is their fifth consecutive nomination in the category having won the last three years running. This year also marks their first nomination for Single and second nod for Music Video of the Year, both for their featured performance on Bentley’s “Burning Man.” In addition, the duo has earned their second nomination for Musical Event of the Year for Morris’ “All My Favorite People.”
11 other artists have also garnered three nominations each this year. They are: Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Scott Hendricks, Dann Huff, Greg Kurstin, Kacey Musgraves, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton and Carrie Underwood.
For the night’s highest honor, reigning Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban is nominated again in the category alongside Garth Brooks, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton and Underwood.
“This year, we have the privilege of honoring Country legends, new and emerging talent and even artists from outside our genre,” said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “The breadth of Country Music’s landscape is evident in this year’s nominations, and we can’t wait to celebrate our deserving nominees in November.”
The 53rd Annual CMW Awards will air live Wednesday, November 13 at 8|7c on ABC. You can check out the remaining nominees below.
- Garth Brooks
- Eric Church
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
- Keith Urban
- “Burning Man” – Dierks Bentley Feat. Brothers Osborne
Producers: Ross Copperman, Jon Randall, Arturo Buenahora, Jr.
Mix Engineer: F. Reid Shippen - “GIRL” – Maren Morris
Producer: Greg Kurstin
Mix Engineer: Greg Kurstin - “God’s Country” – Blake Shelton
Producer: Scott Hendricks
Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank - “Millionaire” – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell - “Speechless” – Dan + Shay
Producers: Dan Smyers, Scott Hendricks
Mix Engineer: Jeff Juliano
- Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett
Producers: Dann Huff, Jesse Frasure, Thomas Rhett, Julian Bunetta, The Stereotypes, Cleve Wilson - Cry Pretty – Carrie Underwood
Producers: David Garcia, Jim Jonsin, Carrie Underwood - Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay
Producers: Dan Smyers, Scott Hendricks - Desperate Man – Eric Church
Producers: Jay Joyce, Arturo Buenahora, Jr. - GIRL – Maren Morris
Producers: busbee, Maren Morris, Greg Kurstin
- “Beautiful Crazy”
Songwriters: Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Robert Williford - “GIRL”
Songwriters: Maren Morris, Sarah Aarons, Greg Kurstin - “God’s Country”
Songwriters: Devin Dawson, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy - “Rainbow”
Songwriters: Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves - “Tequila”
Songwriters: Dan Smyers, Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Maren Morris
- Kacey Musgraves
- Carrie Underwood
- Dierks Bentley
- Luke Combs
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
- Lady Antebellum
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion
- Zac Brown Band
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- Maddie & Tae
- “All My Favorite People” – Maren Morris (feat. Brothers Osborne)
Producers: Maren Morris, busbee - “Brand New Man” – Brooks & Dunn (with Luke Combs)
Producer: Dann Huff - “Dive Bar” – Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton
Producer: Garth Brooks - “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
Producers: YoungKio, Michael Trent Reznor, Atticus Matthew Ross - “What Happens In A Small Town” – Brantley Gilbert & Lindsay Ell
Producer: Dann Huff
- Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
- Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar
- Mac McAnally, Guitar
- Ilya Toshinsky, Banjo/Guitar
- Derek Wells, Guitar
- “Burning Man” – Dierks Bentley Feat. Brothers Osborne
Director: Wes Edwards - “GIRL” – Maren Morris
Director: Dave Meyers - “God’s Country” – Blake Shelton
Director: Sophie Muller - “Rainbow” – Kacey Musgraves
Director: Hannah Lux Davis - “Some Of It” – Eric Church
Director: Reid Long
- Cody Johnson
- Ashley McBryde
- Midland
- Carly Pearce
- Morgan Wallen
NATIONAL
- “The Blair Garner Show” (Blair Garner and “Off Eric” Garner) – Westwood One
- “The Bobby Bones Show” (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, “Lunchbox” Dan Chappell, and Eddie Garcia) – Premiere Networks
- “The Mayor of Music Row” (Charlie Monk) – Sirius XM Satellite Radio
- “Nash Nights Live” (Shawn Parr and Elaina Smith) – Westwood One
- “The Storme Warren Show” (Storme Warren) – Sirius XM Satellite Radio
- “Chris Carr & Company” (Chris Carr, Kia Becht, McKaila Granning, and “Maverick” Jeffrey Bolen) – KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
- “Mason & Remy” (Mason Schreader and “Remy” Zachary Hoesly) – WIL, St. Louis, Mo.
- “The Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister” (Matt McAllister, Emily Raines, and “Slow Joe” Wallace) – KKWF, Seattle-Tacoma, Wash.
- “The Rob + Holly Show” (Rob Stone and Holly Hutton) – WYCD, Detroit, Mich.
- “Tanner in the Morning” (Rob Tanner, Catherine Lane, Chris Allen, and “Captain Jim” Homa) – WSOC, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C.
- “Tony, Jake & Jenn” (Tony Russell, Jake Byron, and Jenn Hays) – KUPL, Portland, Ore.
- “Amanda and Jesse” (Amanda Valentine and Jesse Tack) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
- “J.R. and Beth in the Morning” (“J.R.” Jon Jaus, Beth Boehm, and Chris Cardenas) – KCYY, San Antonio, Texas
- “Q Morning Crew” (Mike Wheless and Janie Carothers) – WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
- “The Randy, Jamie, and Jojo Show” (Randy Carroll, Jamie Martin, and Jojo Meza) – KAJA, San Antonio, Texas
- “Ridder, Scott and Shannen” (“Ridder” Shaun Ridderbush, Scott Dolphin, and Shannen Oesterreich) – WMIL, Milwaukee-Racine, WI
- “Clay & Company” (Clay Moden and Val Townsend) – WYRK, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.
- “The Doc Show with Jessie” (Ken “Doc” Medek and Jessie Roberts) – WGGY, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, Pa.
- “Mo & StyckMan” (“Mo” Melissa Wagner and “Styckman” Greg Owens) – WUSY, Chattanooga, Tenn.
- “Scott and Sarah in the Morning” (Scott Wynn and Sarah Kay) – WQMX, Akron, Ohio
- “Tony and Kris” (Tony Randall and Kris Rochester) – WIVK, Knoxville, Tenn.
- “Barrett, Fox & Berry” (Bill Barrett, Tim Fox, and Tracy Berry) – KKNU, Eugene-Springfield, Ore.
- “Ben & Arnie” (Ben Butler and Arnie Andrews) – WCOW, La Crosse, Wis.
- “Dr. Shane and Tess in the Morning” (Shane Collins and Tess Connell) – WPAP, Panama City, Fla.
- “Mackey and Miles in the Morning” (Jim Mackey and Deb Miles) – WBYT, South Bend, Ind.
- “Officer Don & DeAnn” (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) – WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky.
MAJOR MARKET
- KILT – Houston-Galveston, Texas
- KPLX – Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
- WIL – St. Louis, Mo.
- WKLB – Boston, Mass.
- WYCD – Detroit, Mich.
- KCYY – San Antonio, Texas
- KUBL – Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, Utah
- WFMS – Indianapolis, Ind.
- WLHK – Indianapolis, Ind.
- WQDR – Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
- WSIX – Nashville, Tenn.
- CKRY – Calgary, Alta.
- KXKT – Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa
- WBBS – Syracuse, N.Y.
- WIVK – Knoxville, Tenn.
- WXCY – Wilmington, Del.
- KCLR – Columbia, Mo.
- KFDI – Wichita, Kan.
- KKNU – Eugene-Springfield, Ore.
- WBYT – South Bend, Ind.
- WYCT – Pensacola, Fla.
