When are they? Wednesday, November 10 at 8/7c
Where do I watch? The CMA Awards will broadcast live on ABC on Wednesday, November 10
Who is the host? Luke Bryan is set to make his CMA Awards hosting debut. He’s a triple threat this year, showing up as a host + nominee + performer!
Performers + song choices:
- Blake Shelton – “Come Back As A Country Boy”
- Brothers Osborne – “Younger Me”
- Carly Pearce + Ashley McBryde – “Never Wanted To Be That Girl”
- Chris Stapleton – “Cold”
- Chris Young + Kane Brown – “Famous Friends”
- Dan + Shay – “I Should Probably Go To Bed”
- Dierks Bentley + BRELAND + HARDY – “Beers On Me”
- Eric Church – “Heart on Fire”
- Gabby Barrett – “The Good Ones”
- Jason Aldean + Carrie Underwood – “If I Didn’t Love You”
- Jennifer Hudson – a medley of Aretha Franklin’s country songs
- Jimmie Allen – “Freedom Was A Highway”
- Keith Urban – “Wild Hearts”
- Luke Bryan – “Up”
- Luke Combs – new song TBA
- Mickey Guyton + Brittney Spencer + Madeline Edwards – “Love My Hair”
- Miranda Lambert – TBA (opening performance)
- Old Dominion – “I Was On A Boat That Day”
- Thomas Rhett – “Country Again”
- Zac Brown Band – “Same Boat”
Presenters:
- Trace Adkins
- Ingrid Andress
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Deana Carter
- Lauren Daigle
- Russell Dickerson
- Faith Fennidy
- Florida Georgia Line
- Freddie Freeman
- Amy Grant
- Dulé Hill
- Alan Jackson
- Elle King
- Lady A
- Zachary Levi
- Scotty McCreery
- Hayley Orrantia
- Katy Perry
- Lionel Richie
- Darius Rucker
- Susan Sarandon
- Saycon Sengbloh
- Kurt Warner
- Lainey Wilson
- Trisha Yearwood
Who is nominated this year? Read on for the nominees…
Entertainer of the Year
- Eric Church
- Luke Combs
- Miranda Lambert
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
Female Vocalist of the Year
- Gabby Barrett
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Maren Morris
- Carly Pearce
Male Vocalist of the Year
- Dierks Bentley
- Eric Church
- Luke Combs
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
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
- Florida Georgia Line
- Maddie & Tae
New Artist of the Year
- Jimmie Allen
- Ingrid Andress
- Gabby Barrett
- Mickey Guyton
- HARDY
Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) and Producer(s))
- 29 – Carly Pearce
Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne and Jimmy Robbins // Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore - Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen
Producers: Dave Cohen, Matt Dragstrem, Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome and Joey Moi // Mix Engineer: Joey Moi - Heart – Eric Church
Producer: Jay Joyce // Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce - Skeletons – Brothers Osborne
Producer: Jay Joyce // Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce - Starting Over – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton // Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriters)
- “Forever After All” — Songwriters: Luke Combs, Drew Parker, Robert Williford
- “The Good Ones” — Songwriters: Gabby Barrett, Zach Kale, Emily Landis, Jim McCormick
- “Hell of a View” — Songwriters: Casey Beathard, Eric Church, Monty Criswell
- “One Night Standards” — Songwriters: Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde
- “Starting Over” — Songwriters: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton
Single of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s))
- “Famous Friends” – Chris Young with Kane Brown
Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young // Mix Engineer: Sean Moffitt - “The Good Ones” – Gabby Barrett
Producers: Ross Copperman, Zach Kale // Mix Engineers: Chris Galland, Manny Marroquin - “Hell of a View” – Eric Church
Producer: Jay Joyce // Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce - “One Night Standards” – Ashley McBryde
Producer: Jay Joyce // Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce - “Starting Over” – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton // Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
Musical Event of the Year
- “Buy Dirt” – Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan (Producer: Paul DiGiovanni)
- “Chasing After You” – Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris (Producers: Aaron Eshuis, Teddy Reimer)
- “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” – Elle King & Miranda Lambert (Producer: Martin Johnson)
- “Famous Friends” – Chris Young with Kane Brown (Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young)
- “Half of My Hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini featuring Kenny Chesney (Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins)
Music Video of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) and Director(s))
- “Chasing After You” – Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris (Director: TK McKamy)
- “Famous Friends” – Chris Young with Kane Brown (Director: Peter Zavadil)
- “Gone” – Dierks Bentley (Directors: Wes Edwards, Travis Nicholson, Ed Pryor, Running Bear, Sam Siske)
- “Half of My Hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini featuring Kenny Chesney (Director: Patrick Tracy)
- “Younger Me” – Brothers Osborne (Director: Reid Long)
Musician of the Year
- Jenee Fleenor — Fiddle
- Paul Franklin — Steel Guitar
- Aaron Sterling — Drums
- Ilya Toshinskiy — Banjo
- Derek Wells — Guitar
Watch the 55th Annual CMA Awards hosted by Luke Bryan live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, November 10 from 8-11PM ET on ABC.
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