Country Music Awards nominations is a year of talent. The talent comes from decades to first time nominations.
CMAs Talent
The CMA Award nominations’ talent with a first nominee to talent over the decades. The First-time nominee Lainey Wilson topping the list at six nominations. Other top nominees include Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, and Chris Stapleton, along with songwriter and producer Shane McAnally, each with five nominations. Cody Johnson and songwriter/producer Josh Osborne collect four nominations each. Luke Combs, HARDY, Miranda Lambert, Midland, and Carrie Underwood secure three nominations apiece.
Country Music Awards Nominations Talent
Carly Pearce
Pearce is a top nominee this year. She is nominated for 5 categories:
- Song of the Year
- Single of the Year
- Female Vocalist of the Year
- Musical Event of the Year
- Music Video of the Year
She is fiercely rooted in the classics, a girl who left her Kentucky home and high school at 16 to take a job at Dollywood has grown into a woman who embraces the genre’s forward progression. Pearce is clearly living out her childhood dream.
HARDY
HARDY is nominated for 3 categories this year:
- Song of the Year
- Musical Event of the Year
- New Artist of the Year
Big Loud Records’ heavy hitter HARDY broke out with critically acclaimed 2020 debut album, A ROCK. The project joins countrified mixtape HIXTAPE VOL. 1 and most-recent HIXTAPE VOL. 2, as well as career-launching EPs THIS OLE BOY and WHERE TO FIND ME. HARDY is the 2022 ACM Songwriter of the Year and two-time AIMP Songwriter of the Year, additionally nominated for New Artist of the Year at the 2021 CMA Awards.
Carrie Underwood
Underwood is a true multi-format, multi-media superstar, spanning achievements in music, television, film, and as a New York Times bestselling author and successful entrepreneur. She has sold more than 66 million records worldwide, recorded 28 #1 singles (14 of which she co-wrote), and has seven albums that are certified Platinum or Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. With this year’s nominations, Underwood has garnered 40 career nods since 2006. This year marks her 16th nomination for Female Vocalist, a trophy she’s claimed five times. Here nominations include:
- Entertainment of the Year
- Female Vocalist of the Year
- Musical Event of the Year
Country Music Awards Nominations
Entertainment 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
- Growin’ Up – 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
Stay tuned here for the insights and entertainment. The 56th Annual CMA Awards,” hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning LIVE from Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 9 (8:00 – 11:00 PM/EST) on ABC.
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