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The Country Music Association announced the nominees for The 57th Annual CMA Awards, set to air live from Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 8 p.m. – 11 p.m., EST. The show will be hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning.
Lainey Wilson tops the list with nine nominations. Wilson is on the ballot for Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year (“Heart Like A Truck”), Single of the Year (“wait in the truck”), Album of the Year (Bell Bottom Country), Song of the Year (“Heart Like A Truck”), Female Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year (“Save Me”), Musical Event of the Year (“wait in the truck”) and Music Video of the Year (“wait in the truck”).
Other top nominees include first-timer Jelly Roll with five nominations. Luke Combs and HARDY earned four nominations each.
Vying for the night’s highest honor, reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Combs is nominated alongside Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Wallen and Lainey Wilson.
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.
FINAL NOMINEES (by ballot category order):
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
· Luke Combs
· Chris Stapleton
· Carrie Underwood
· Morgan Wallen
· Lainey Wilson
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
· “Fast Car” – Luke Combs Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews
· “Heart Like A Truck” – Lainey Wilson Producer: Jay Joyce Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
· “Need A Favor” – Jelly Roll Producer: Austin Nivarel Mix Engineer: Jeff Braun
· “Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis Producer: Paul DiGiovanni Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley
· “wait in the truck” – HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson) Producers: HARDY, Joey Moi, Jordan
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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic CMA Awards voters love Lainey Wilson. The singer ran far ahead of the pack as nominations for the 57th annual Country Music Association Awards were announced Thursday, picking up nine nods, nearly twice as many as the nearest finisher, Jelly Roll, who got five.
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