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How To Watch This Year’s CMA Awards…
You can watch the 56th annual CMA Awards LIVE from (Music City)Nashville, TN. on November 9th at 7pm CT on ABC Network.
Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning will host this year’s country awards. Manning posted the announcement via Instagram back in August.
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Country singer, Lainey Wilson leads this year with 6 nominations. Including: Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Music Video of the Year, Musical Event of the Year, and New Artist of the Year.
Followed by country artists: Chris Stapleton, Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde, and Carly Pearce, who all have five nominations each.
Jimmy Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Kelly Clarkson, Hardy, Marcus King, Miranda Lambert, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood, Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson and Zac Brown Band are ALL set to perform at the CMA’s.
Additionally, there will be a star-studded tribute to Country Music Hall of Fame icon Loretta Lynn.
Check out the FULL List of nominees(Below)…
Entertainer of the Year
- Luke Combs
- Miranda Lambert
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
- Morgan Wallen
Single of the Year
- “Buy Dirt,” Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan (Producer: Paul DiGiovanni, Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley)
- “half of my hometown,” Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Kenny Chesney) (Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins, Mix Engineer: Dan Grech-Marguerat)
- “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde (Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore)
- “‘Til You Can’t,” Cody Johnson (Producer: Trent Willmon, Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke)
- “You Should Probably Leave,” Chris Stapleton (Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Mix Engineer: Vance Powell)
Album of the Year
- Luke Combs, Luke Combs (Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton, Mix Engineers: Jim Cooley, Chip Matthews)
- Humble Quest, Maren Morris (Producer: Greg Kurstin, Mix Engineer: Serban Ghenea)
- Palomino, Miranda Lambert (Producers: Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Mikey Reaves, Mix Engineer: Jason Lehning)
- Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin,‘ Lainey Wilson (Producer: Jay Joyce, Mix Engineer: F. Reid Shippen)
- Time, Tequila & Therapy, Old Dominion (Producers: Shane McAnally, Old Dominion, Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank)
Song of the Year
- “Buy Dirt,” Songwriters: Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins
- “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce
- “Sand In My Boots,” Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Michael Hardy, Josh Osborne
- “Things A Man Oughta Know,” Songwriters: Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton, Lainey Wilson
- “You Should Probably Leave,” Songwriters: Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley, Chris Stapleton
Female Vocalist of the Year
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Carly Pearce
- Carrie Underwood
- Lainey Wilson
Male Vocalist of the Year
- Eric Church
- Luke Combs
- 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
- LOCASH
- Maddie & Tae
Musical Event of the Year
- “Beers On Me,” Dierks Bentley with BRELAND & HARDY (Producers: Dierks Bentley, Ross Copperman)
- “If I Didn’t Love You,” Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood (Producer: Michael Knox)
- “Longneck Way To Go,” Midland (featuring Jon Pardi) (Producers: Dann Huff, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne)
- “Never Say Never,” Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson) (Producer: Zach Crowell)
- “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde (Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne)
Musician of the Year
- Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
- Paul Franklin, Steel guitar
- Brent Mason, Guitar
- Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo
- Derek Wells, Guitar
Music Video of the Year
- “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault),” Taylor Swift (featuring Chris Stapleton) (Director: Blake Lively)
- “Longneck Way To Go,” Midland (featuring Jon Pardi) (Director: Harper Smith)
- “Never Say Never,” Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson) (Director: Michael Monaco)
- “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde (Director: Alexa Campbell)
- “‘Til You Can’t,” Cody Johnson (Director: Dustin Haney)
New Artist of the Year
- HARDY
- Walker Hayes
- Cody Johnson
- Parker McCollum
- Lainey Wilson
The 2022 CMA Awards are being held at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
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