The 2017 CMA Awards Nominees Have Been Announced
Did your favorite country artist make the cut this year?
Dustin Lynch, Brothers Osborne and Lauren Alaina were live in NYC’s Times Square to announce the nominees for the 51st Annual CMA Awards on ABC’s Good Morning America. Miranda Lambert topped the list with the most nominations (five) including Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year. Check out the full list of nominees below.
The CMA Awards, which are once again hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will air on Wednesday, November 8th at 8pm ET on ABC
And the nominees are:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Better Man – Little Big Town, Blue Ain’t Your Color – Keith Urban, Body Like A Back Road – Sam Hunt, Dirt On My Boots – Jon Pardi, Tin Man – Miranda Lambert
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Breaker – Little Big Town, From A Room Vol. 1 – Chris Stapleton, Heart Break – Lady Antebellum, The Nashville Sound – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, The Weight Of These Wings – Miranda Lambert
SONG OF THE YEAR
Better Man – Taylor Swift, Blue Ain’t Your Color – Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Olsen, Body Like A Back Road – Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Dirt On My Boots – Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Tin Man – Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Maren Morris, Carrie Underwood
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Rascal Flatts, Zac Brown Band
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, LoCash, Maddie & Tae
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Craving You – Thomas Rhett f/ Maren Morris, Funny How Time Slips Away – Glen Campbell w/ Willie Nelson, Kill A Word – Eric Church f/ Rhiannon Giddens, Setting The World On Fire – Kenny Chesney w/ P!nk, Speak To A Girl – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jerry Douglas – Dobro, Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar, Dann Huff – Guitar, Derek Wells – Guitar, Mac McAnally – Guitar
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Better Man – Little Big Town, Blue Ain’t Your Color – Keith Urban, Craving You – Thomas Rhett f/ Maren Morris, It Ain’t My Fault – Brothers Osborne, Vice – Miranda Lambert
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lauren Alaina, Luke Combs, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Brett Young