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Country music’s biggest night is just hours away! The 2024 CMA Awards will be taking place later tonight (November 20) at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Hosted by Lainey Wilson, Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, the awards show will air live on ABC, starting at 8pm ET/PT, and streaming next day on Hulu. Ahead of the annual event, we are recapping who all is nominated for awards tonight. Check out the full list of nominations inside… If you missed it, check out the full list of performers and presenters! Living legend in the country music space George Straight is set to receive the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. Keep reading below to see all of the nominees this year… ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Luke Combs SINGLE OF THE YEAR “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen) “Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton ALBUM OF THE YEAR Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves Fathers & Sons – Luke Combs Higher – Chris Stapleton Leather – Cody Johnson Whitsitt Chapel – Jelly Roll SONG OF THE YEAR “Burn It Down” “Dirt Cheap” “I Had Some Help” “The Painter” “White Horse” FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Kelsea Ballerini MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Luke Combs VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR Lady A VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR Brooks & Dunn MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR “Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini (with Noah Kahan) “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen) “I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan (ft. Kacey Musgraves) “Man Made A Bar” – Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church) “you look like you love me” – Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green) MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR Tom Bukovac – Guitar MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen) “I’m Not Pretty” – Megan Moroney “The Painter” – Cody Johnson “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” – Lainey Wilson NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR Megan Moroney
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson
Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry
Mix Engineer: Raul Lopez
Producer: Trent Willmon
Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian
Mix Engineers: Shawn Everett, Konrad Snyder
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
Producer: Trent Willmon
Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
Producers: Andrew Baylis, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Jesse Frasure, David Garcia, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft, Austin Nivarel, David Ray Stevens
Mix Engineers: Jeff Braun, Jim Cooley
Award goes to Songwriter(s)
Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose
Songwriter: Josh Phillips
Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters
Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins
Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson
Ashley McBryde
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson
Jelly Roll
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
The Red Clay Strays
Zac Brown Band
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War And Treaty
Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
Producer: Zach Bryan
Producer: Joey Moi
Producer: Will Bundy
Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Rob McNelley – Guitar
Charlie Worsham – Guitar
Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s)
Director: Dustin Haney
Director: Chris Villa
Directors: Jeff Johnson, Megan Moroney
Director: Dustin Haney
Director: Patrick Tracy
Shaboozey
Nate Smith
Mitchell Tenpenny
Zach Top
Bailey Zimmerman