WALLEN NOTCHES SEVEN CMA NOMS
The ever-present Morgan Wallen leads the nominations for this year’s Country Music Association Awards with seven, with the Big Loud star picking up nods for Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year,
Wallen is also nominated for Single of the Year, Song of the Year, Musical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year for his Post Malone collab “I Had Some Help.” He also notched a Musical Event of the Year nod for “Man Made a Bar.”
Cody Johnson (Warner Music Nashville) and 21-time CMA winner Chris Stapleton (Mercury Nashville) are each up for five awards, followed closely by Nashville newbie Malone (Republic/Mercury) and reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson (BBR) with four apiece.
Three-time nominees for the 58th annual CMAs include Louis Bell, Luke Combs, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves.
This year’s biggest surprise might be Beyoncé being shut out completely for her crossover chart-topper Cowboy Carter (Parkwood/Columbia) album and its attendant singles. Then again, Bey took to Instagram way back when to proclaim, “This ain’t a country album… this is a Beyoncé album.”
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ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry Mix Engineer: Raul Lopez
“Dirt Cheap,” Cody Johnson Producer: Trent Willmon Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
“I Had Some Help,” Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen) Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore
“Watermelon Moonshine,” Lainey Wilson Producer: Jay Joyce Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
ALBUM OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
Deeper Well, Kacey Musgraves Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian Mix Engineers: Shawn Everett, Konrad Snyder
Fathers & Sons, Luke Combs Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews
Higher, Chris Stapleton Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
Leather, Cody Johnson Producer: Trent Willmon Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
Whitsitt Chapel, Jelly Roll Producers: Andrew Baylis, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Jesse Frasure, David Garcia, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft, Austin Nivarel, David Ray Stevens Mix Engineers: Jeff Braun, Jim Cooley
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Burn It Down,” Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose
“Dirt Cheap,” Songwriter: Josh Phillips
“I Had Some Help,” Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters
“The Painter,” Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins
“White Horse,” Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
Ashley McBryde
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
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
Old Dominion
The Red Clay Strays
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
“Cowboys Cry Too,” Kelsea Ballerini (with Noah Kahan) Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym
“I Had Some Help,” Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen) Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
“I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan (ft. Kacey Musgraves) Producer: Zach Bryan
“Man Made a Bar,” Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church) Producer: Joey Moi
“you look like you love me,” Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green) Producer: Will Bundy
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Tom Bukovac, Guitar
Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar
Rob McNelley, Guitar
Charlie Worsham, Guitar
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s)
“Dirt Cheap,” Cody Johnson Director: Dustin Haney
“I Had Some Help,” Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen) Director: Chris Villa
“I’m Not Pretty,” Megan Moroney Directors: Jeff Johnson, Megan Moroney
“The Painter,” Cody Johnson Director: Dustin Haney
“Wildflowers and Wild Horses,” Lainey Wilson Director: Patrick Tracy
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Megan Moroney
Shaboozey
Nate Smith
Mitchell Tenpenny
Zach Top
Bailey Zimmerman
