01 sept, 2020
Gisterochtend maakte de Brothers Osborne, Lauren Alaina en Dustin Lynch de genomineerden bekend in de zes categorieën voor de 51ste CMA Awards in Good Morning America.
Miranda Lambert heeft de meeste nominaties met 5, Keith Urban en Little Big Town volgen met elk 4 nominaties.
Americana artiest Jason Isbell is genomineerd in de categorie Album Of The Year voor zijn album The Nashville Sound.
Eric Church, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett en Chris Stapleton kregen elk drie nominaties. Brothers Osborne, Sam Hunt, Lady Antebellum, Old Dominion en Jon Pardi hebben elk twee nominaties.
Carrie Underwood en Brad Paisley zullen de 10e keer de hosts zijn tijdens de CMA Awards die woensdag 8 november wordt uitgezonden live vanuit het Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Bekijk hieronder de genomineerden.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR (Award goes to the artist)
- Garth Brooks
- Luke Bryan
- Eric Church
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
SINGLE OF THE YEAR (Award goes to the artist, producer, and mix engineer)
- “Better Man” – Little Big Town; Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineer: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
- “Blue Ain’t Your Color” – Keith Urban; Producer: Dann Huff, Keith Urban; Mix Engineer: Chris Lord-Alge
- “Body Like A Back Road” – Sam Hunt; Producer: Zach Crowell; Mix Engineer: Zach Crowell
- “Dirt On My Boots” – Jon Pardi; Producer: Bart Butler, Jon Pardi; Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore
- “Tin Man” – Miranda Lambert; Producer: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse, Glenn Worf; Mix Engineer: Eric Masse
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Award goes to the artist and producer)
- The Breaker – Little Big Town; Producer: Jay Joyce
- From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton; Producer: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
- Heart Break – Lady Antebellum; Producer: busbee
- The Nashville Sound – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit; Producer: Dave Cobb
- The Weight of These Wings – Miranda Lambert; Producer: Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf, Eric Masse
SONG OF THE YEAR (Award goes to the songwriter)
- “Better Man” — Songwriter: Taylor Swift
- “Blue Ain’t Your Color” — Songwriter: Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Olsen
- “Body Like A Back Road” — Songwriter: Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
- “Dirt On My Boots” — Songwriter: Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley
- “Tin Man” — Songwriter: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Award goes to the artist)
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Reba McEntire
- Maren Morris
- Carrie Underwood
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Award goes to the artist)
- Dierks Bentley
- Eric Church
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR(Award goes to the group)
- Lady Antebellum
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion
- Rascal Flatts
- Zac Brown Band
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR (Award goes to the duo)
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- LOCASH
- Maddie & Tae
- Brothers Osborne
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR(Award goes to each artist)
- “Craving You” – Thomas Rhett (feat. Maren Morris)
- “Funny How Time Slips Away” – Glen Campbell with Willie Nelson
- “Kill a Word” – Eric Church (feat. Rhiannon Giddens)
- “Setting the World on Fire” – Kenny Chesney (with P!nk)
- “Speak to a Girl” – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR (Award goes to the musician)
- Jerry Douglas (Dobro)
- Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)
- Dann Huff (Guitar)
- Mac McAnally (Guitar)
- Derek Wells (Guitar)
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Award goes to the artist and director)
- “Better Man” – Little Big Town; Director: Becky Fluke and Reid Long
- “Blue Ain’t Your Color” – Keith Urban; Director: Carter Smith
- “Craving You” – Thomas Rhett (feat. Maren Morris); Director: TK McKamy
- “Vice” – Miranda Lambert; Director: Trey Fanjoy
- “It Ain’t My Fault” – Brothers Osborne; Director: Wes Edwards and Ryan Silver
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD (Award goes to the artist)
- Luke Combs
- Old Dominion
- Jon Pardi
- Brett Young
- Lauren Alaina
