New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Country Music Association) The Country
Music Association has announced the final nominees for "The 53rd Annual CMA Awards," as
Maren Morris tops the list of finalists with six nominations.
Brothers Osborne receives four nominations, the second most nominations this year, while 11 garner three nominations each—Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Scott Hendricks, Dann Huff, Greg Kurstin, Kacey Musgraves,
Blake Shelton,
Chris Stapleton and Carrie Underwood. For the night's highest honor, reigning Entertainer of the Year
Keith Urban is nominated again in the category alongside Garth Brooks, Eric Church,
Chris Stapleton and Underwood.
Jimmie Allen and Ashley McBryde revealed select nominees on ABC's "Good Morning America" today, live from their Times
Square studio in New York, followed by a performance of "
If I Know Me" by
Morgan Wallen. Immediately following the broadcast,
Wallen and
Midland visited Billboard's Times
Square studio to reveal the remaining eight CMA Awards categories in addition to the CMA Broadcast Awards finalists on Billboard's Twitter and YouTube, as well as CMA's Twitter and YouTube.
"This year, we have the privilege of honoring Country legends, new and emerging talent and even artists from outside our genre," says
Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. "The breadth of Country Music's landscape is evident in this year's nominations, and we can't wait to celebrate our deserving nominees in November."
MAREN MORRIS - SIX NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year ("GIRL"), Album of the Year (GIRL), Song of the Year ("GIRL"), Female Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year ("All My Favorite People"),
Music Video of the Year ("GIRL")
Morris tops this year's CMA Awards nominations with six, adding to her previous 10 nominations and one win. She scores her fourth nomination for Female Vocalist and third nomination in Musical Event of the Year for "All My Favorite People" featuring Brothers Osborne, produced by Morris and busbee. This marks her second nomination in four categories - Single, Album, Song and
Music Video of the Year. "GIRL" was written by Morris and first-time nominees
Sarah Aarons and Kurstin. The single was also mixed and produced by Kurstin. The album was produced by busbee, Morris and Kurstin. First-time nominee Dave Meyers directed the music video for "GIRL."
BROTHERS OSBORNE - FOUR NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year ("
Burning Man"), Vocal Duo of the Year, Musical Event of the Year ("All My Favorite People"),
Music Video of the Year ("
Burning Man")
The reigning CMA Vocal Duo of the Year returns to this year's ballot vying for the title for the fifth consecutive year - a trophy they've claimed for the last three years. This marks the brothers' first nomination for Single and second nod for
Music Video of the Year, both for their featured performance on Bentley's "Burning Man." They won
Music Video in 2017 for "It Ain't My Fault." The duo earns their second nomination for Musical Event of the Year with Morris' "All My Favorite People."
DIERKS BENTLEY - THREE NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year ("
Burning Man"), Male Vocalist of the Year,
Music Video of the Year ("
Burning Man")
Adding three nominations to his previous 24 nods and three wins, "
Burning Man" earns Bentley his third nominations in both Single and
Music Video of the Year. The single features Brothers Osborne, was produced by Ross Copperman, Jon Randall and Arturo Buenahora, Jr. and mixed by first-time nominee F. Reid Shippen. The video was directed by Wes Edwards.
ERIC CHURCH - THREE NOMINATIONS
Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year (Desperate Man),
Music Video of the Year ("
Some Of It")
With 25 prior nominations and three wins under his belt, Church claims his third nomination for both Entertainer and
Music Video of the Year for "Some Of It," which was directed by Reid Long. He also earns his fourth nomination for Album of the Year with Desperate Man produced by Jay Joyce and Buenahora, Jr.
LUKE COMBS - THREE NOMINATIONS
Song of the Year ("
Beautiful Crazy"), Male Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year ("Brand New Man")
Combs garners three nominations on top of his previous three, nabbing his second nomination for Male Vocalist of the Year. He is a first-time nominee in Song of the Year for "Beautiful Crazy," co-written with Wyatt B. Durrette III and first-time nominee Robert Williford. He also secures a first-time nod for Musical Event of the Year with "Brand New Man" alongside Country
Music Hall of Fame inductees and the most awarded artists in CMA history - Brooks & Dunn.
DAN + SHAY - THREE NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year ("
Speechless"), Album of the Year (Dan + Shay), Vocal Duo of the Year
Dan + Shay tally three nominations alongside their previous seven. This marks their sixth consecutive nomination for Vocal Duo and their first nomination for Album of the Year.
Dan + Shay was produced by Hendricks and the duo's Dan Smyers. They also earn their second nomination in Single of the Year with "Speechless," produced by Smyers and Hendricks and mixed by Jeff Juliano. Smyers earns his second Song of the Year nomination for "
Tequila" with co-writers Nicolle Galyon and Jordan Reynolds.
SCOTT HENDRICKS - THREE NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year ("
God's Country"), Single of the Year ("
Speechless"), Album of the Year (Dan + Shay)
Hendricks adds to his 16 prior nominations with three additional nods, claiming an Album of the Year nomination for his production work on
Dan + Shay alongside Smyers. This marks his ninth nomination for Album, a category he's won twice previously. He also secures two Single of the Year nominations for Shelton's "
God's Country" produced by Hendricks and mixed by Justin Niebank, and Dan + Shay's "Speechless," produced by Smyers and Hendricks and mixed by Juliano.
DANN HUFF - THREE NOMINATIONS
Album of the Year (Center Point Road), Musical Event of the Year ("Brand New Man"), Musical Event of the Year ("
What Happens In A Small Town")
Huff is a 35-time CMA Awards nominee and five-time winner adding three nominations to his roster. His two nominations for Musical Event of the Year mark his first-ever nods in the category for his production work on "Brand New Man" performed by
Brooks & Dunn (with Combs) and "
What Happens In A Small Town" performed by
Brantley Gilbert and first-time nominee
Lindsay Ell. 2019 is the first year producers are being honored in the Musical Event category. He nabs his 11th nomination for Album of the Year with
Thomas Rhett's Center Point Road, alongside co-producers
Jesse Frasure,
Thomas Rhett, Julian Bunetta, The Stereotypes and Cleve Wilson—with the last two being first-time nominees.
GREG KURSTIN - THREE NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year ("GIRL), Album of the Year (GIRL), Song of the Year ("GIRL")
Kurstin is a first-time CMA Awards nominee garnering nods in Single, Song and Album of the Year. He's nominated as a songwriter, producer and mix engineer for Morris' song "GIRL" on the album GIRL. He co-wrote the song with Morris and Aarons.
KACEY MUSGRAVES - THREE NOMINATIONS
Song of the Year ("
Rainbow"), Female Vocalist of the Year,
Music Video of the Year ("
Rainbow")
With 15 previous nominations and three wins to her credit, Musgraves claims her sixth nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year. She earns a fourth nomination in Song of the Year for "
Rainbow" with co-writers
Natalie Hemby and Shane McAnally. She last won the category in 2014 with "Follow Your Arrow." "
Rainbow" also nabs Musgraves' third nomination for
Music Video of the Year, directed by first-time nominee
Hannah Lux Davis.
BLAKE SHELTON - THREE NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year ("
God's Country"), Musical Event of the Year ("Dive Bar"),
Music Video of the Year ("
God's Country")
Shelton adds three nominations to his prior 25, claiming his fifth nomination for Single and fourth for
Music Video with "God's Country," produced by Hendricks and mixed by Niebank. The music video was directed by first-time nominee
Sophie Muller. This marks Shelton's fourth nomination in Musical Event of the Year for "Dive Bar" with Garth Brooks. Shelton is a nine-time CMA Awards winner.
CHRIS STAPLETON - THREE NOMINATIONS
Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year ("
Millionaire"), Male Vocalist of the Year
With 16 prior nominations and 10 wins, Stapleton earns his fifth nod for Male Vocalist of the Year, a category he's won consecutively since 2015. He scores his third nomination for Single of the Year with "
Millionaire" produced by Dave Cobb and Stapleton, mixed by Vance Powell. This marks Stapleton's fourth nomination for Entertainer of the Year.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD - THREE NOMINATIONS
Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year (Cry Pretty), Female Vocalist of the Year
30-time CMA Awards nominee and seven-time winner Underwood claims her second nomination for Entertainer of the Year, first securing the nod in 2016. She nabs a 14th consecutive nomination for Female Vocalist, a title she's won five times, including in 2018. This marks her fifth nomination for Album of the Year with Cry Pretty, produced by Underwood and first-time nominees
David Garcia and Jim Jonsin.
Carrie Underwood hosts "The 53rd Annual CMA Awards" with special guest hosts
Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, celebrating legendary women in Country
Music throughout the ceremony. Country Music's Biggest Night™ broadcasts live from Bridgestone
Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network.
Media and publicist credential applications for "The 53rd Annual CMA Awards" are located at CMAPress.com.
Winners of "The 53rd Annual CMA Awards" will be determined in a final round of voting by eligible voting CMA members. The third and final ballot will be emailed to CMA members Tuesday, Oct. 1. Voting for the CMA Awards final ballot ends Thursday, Oct. 24 (6:00 PM/CT). All balloting is tabulated by the professional services organization, Deloitte.
"The 53rd Annual CMA Awards" is a production of the Country
Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer, Alex Rudzinski is the Director, and
David Wild is the Head Writer.
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"THE 53RD ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" - FINAL NOMINEES (by ballot category order):
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Garth Brooks
Eric Church
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist, Producer(s), and Mix Engineer
"
Millionaire" - Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist and Producers
Center Point Road -
Thomas Rhett
Producers: Dann Huff,
Jesse Frasure,
Thomas Rhett, Julian Bunetta, The Stereotypes, Cleve Wilson
SONG OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Songwriters
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
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
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)
"All My Favorite People" -
Maren Morris (feat. Brothers Osborne)
Producers: Maren Morris, busbee
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s) and Director
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cody Johnson
Ashley McBryde
Midland
Carly Pearce
Morgan Wallen
"THE 53RD ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" - FINALISTS FOR BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (by market size):
NATIONAL
"The
Bobby Bones Show" (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, "Lunchbox" Dan Chappell, and Eddie Garcia) - Premiere Networks
"The Storme Warren Show" (Storme Warren) -
Sirius XM Satellite Radio
"Chris Carr & Company" (Chris Carr, Kia Becht, McKaila Granning, and "Maverick" Jeffrey Bolen) - KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
"Mason & Remy" (Mason Schreader and "Remy" Zachary Hoesly) - WIL, St. Louis, Mo.
"The Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister" (Matt McAllister, Emily Raines, and "Slow Joe" Wallace) - KKWF, Seattle-Tacoma, Wash.
"The Rob + Holly Show" (Rob Stone and Holly Hutton) - WYCD, Detroit, Mich.
"Tanner in the Morning" (Rob Tanner, Catherine Lane, Chris Allen, and "Captain Jim" Homa) - WSOC, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C.
"Tony, Jake & Jenn" (Tony Russell, Jake Byron, and Jenn Hays) - KUPL, Portland, Ore.
LARGE MARKET
"J.R. and Beth in the Morning" ("J.R." Jon Jaus, Beth Boehm, and Chris Cardenas) - KCYY, San Antonio, Texas
"Q Morning Crew" (Mike Wheless and Janie Carothers) - WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
"The Randy, Jamie, and Jojo Show" (Randy Carroll, Jamie Martin, and Jojo Meza) - KAJA, San Antonio, Texas
"Ridder, Scott and Shannen" ("Ridder" Shaun Ridderbush, Scott Dolphin, and Shannen Oesterreich) - WMIL, Milwaukee-Racine, WI
MEDIUM MARKET
"Clay & Company" (Clay Moden and Val Townsend) - WYRK, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.
"The Doc Show with Jessie" (Ken "Doc" Medek and
Jessie Roberts) - WGGY, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, Pa.
SMALL MARKET
"Barrett, Fox & Berry" (Bill Barrett, Tim Fox, and Tracy Berry) - KKNU, Eugene-Springfield, Ore.
"THE 53RD ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" - FINALISTS FOR RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (by market size):
LARGE MARKET
WQDR - Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
MEDIUM MARKET
SMALL MARKET
WYCT - Pensacola, Fla.
About the CMA Awards
The first "CMA Awards Banquet and Show" was held in 1967. The following year, the CMA Awards was broadcast for the first time - making it the longest running, annual music awards program on network television. The CMA Awards have aired on ABC since 2006. ABC is the network home of the CMA Awards and CMA's other two television properties, "CMA Fest" and "CMA Country Christmas."
All balloting is tabulated by the professional services organization, Deloitte.
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