Nominees for the 54th annual CMA Awards were announced yesterday with Miranda Lambert leading all nominees with seven, including a nod for Entertainer of the Year. Miranda’s new nominations extend her record for the most nods for a female artist in CMA history with 55.
Coming in close behind Miranda is Luke Combs, who earned six nods, including one for Entertainer of the Year and two for Song of the Year, and Maren Morris, who earned five, including Female Vocalist of the Year.
As for Entertainer of the Year, while past years saw no female nominees, this year’s there are two, with Carrie Underwood also recognized. This is the first time two solo women earned Entertainer of the Year nods since 1979, when Barbara Mandrell and Crystal Gayle were both nominated. As for the last time a woman won – that was in 2011 when Taylor Swift took the honor.
Meanwhile Miranda and Carrie’s Entertainer of the Year competition includes Luke, Eric Church and Keith Urban. As expected Garth Brooks did not earn a nod in the category, after announcing earlier this summer that he didn’t want to be considered this year.
As for some of the snubs this year, the female super group The Highwomen didn’t receive any nominations, and neither did Blake Shelton or Kelsea Ballerini (click here to see what she had to say about that). And after a six-year wait for an album, Sam Hunt released the new record “Southside” this year, but failed to get any nominations.
The 54th Annual CMA Awards are set to air live on ABC November 11th. Check out the complete list of this year’s nominees below:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s), and Mix Engineer
“10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay (with Justin Bieber) (Producer: Dan Smyers; Mix Engineer: Jeff Juliano)
“Beer Never Broke My Heart” – Luke Combs (Producer: Scott Moffatt; Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley)
“Bluebird” – Miranda Lambert (Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
“The Bones” – Maren Morris (Producer: Greg Kurstin; Mix Engineer: Greg Kurstin)
“I Hope” – Gabby Barrett (Producers: Ross Copperman, Zach Kale; Mix Engineer: Buckley Miller)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist and Producer(s)
“Heartache Medication” – Jon Pardi (Producers: Bart Butler, Ryan Gore, Jon Pardi)
“Never Will” – Ashley McBryde (Producers: Jay Joyce, John Peets)
“Old Dominion” – Old Dominion (Producers: Shane McAnally, Old Dominion)
“What You See Is What You Get” – Luke Combs (Producer: Scott Moffatt)
“Wildcard” – Miranda Lambert (Producer: Jay Joyce)
SONG OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Songwriters
“Bluebird” (Songwriters: Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert)
“The Bones” (Songwriters: Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz)
“Even Though I’m Leaving” (Songwriters: Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Ray Fulcher)
“I Hope You’re Happy Now” (Songwriters: Luke Combs, Randy Montana, Carly Pearce, Jonathan Singleton)
“More Hearts Than Mine” (Songwriters: Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis, Derrick Southerland)
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)
“10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay (with Justin Bieber) (Producer: Dan Smyers)
“Be A Light” – Thomas Rhett featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban (Producer: Dann Huff)
“The Bones” – Maren Morris with Hozier (Producer: Greg Kurstin)
“Fooled Around And Fell In Love” – Miranda Lambert (feat. Maren Morris, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes & Caylee Hammack) (Producer: Jay Joyce)
“I Hope You’re Happy Now” – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice (Producer: busbee)
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s) and Director
• “10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay (with Justin Bieber) (Director: Patrick Tracy)
• “Bluebird” – Miranda Lambert (Director: Trey Fanjoy)
• “Homemade” – Jake Owen (Director: Justin Clough)
• “I Hope You’re Happy Now” – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice (Director: Sam Siske)
• “Second One To Know” – Chris Stapleton (Director: David Coleman)
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• Jimmie Allen
• Ingrid Andress
• Gabby Barrett
• Carly Pearce
• Morgan Wallen
Source: CMA
