2024 CMA Awards - Full List of Nominations

The Country Music Association have announced nominees for The 58th Annual CMA Awards.

Morgan Wallen tops the list with seven nominations, while other top nominees include Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton with five nominations, and Post Malone and Lainey Wilson with four nominations each.

Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves each secure three nominations.

The night’s highest honour, CMA Entertainer of The Year will be between Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson.

Our very own Elaina D. Smith is also nominated for Daily National at the 2024 CMA Broadcast Awards. Elaina hosts The Nashville Show direct from Music City every Sunday to Thursday from 7pm on Absolute Radio Country.

Luke Bryan and NFL star Peyton Manning will return as hosts for 'Country Music's Biggest Night', along with the newly announced Lainey Wilson.

"I could not be more excited to host the CMA Awards this year with Luke and Peyton,” says Wilson. “It's such an incredible honour and something I've always dreamed of doing. We're planning a really great show for y'all, so make sure to watch on November 20!"

The 58th Annual CMA Awards will broadcast live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday 20 November.

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

• Luke Combs

• Jelly Roll

• Chris Stapleton

• Morgan Wallen

• Lainey Wilson

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)

• “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey

Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry

Mix Engineer: Raul Lopez

• “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson

Producer: Trent Willmon

Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke

• “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)

Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins

Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore

• “Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson

Producer: Jay Joyce

Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce

• “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton

Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton

Mix Engineer: Vance Powell

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)

• Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves

Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian

Mix Engineers: Shawn Everett, Konrad Snyder

• Fathers & Sons – Luke Combs

Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton

Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews

• Higher – Chris Stapleton

Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton

Mix Engineer: Vance Powell

• Leather – Cody Johnson

Producer: Trent Willmon

Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke

• Whitsitt Chapel – Jelly Roll

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

SONG OF THE YEAR

Award goes to Songwriter(s)

• “Burn It Down”

Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose

• “Dirt Cheap”

Songwriter: Josh Phillips

• “I Had Some Help”

Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters

• “The Painter”

Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins

• “White Horse”

Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• Kelsea Ballerini

• Ashley McBryde

• Megan Moroney

• Kacey Musgraves

• Lainey Wilson

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• Luke Combs

• Jelly Roll

• Cody Johnson

• Chris Stapleton

• Morgan Wallen

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Lady A

• Little Big Town

• Old Dominion

• The Red Clay Strays

• Zac Brown Band

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

• Brooks & Dunn

• Brothers Osborne

• Dan + Shay

• Maddie & Tae

• The War And Treaty

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)

• “Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini (with Noah Kahan)

Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym

• “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)

Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins

• “I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan (ft. Kacey Musgraves)

Producer: Zach Bryan

• “Man Made A Bar” – Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church)

Producer: Joey Moi

• “you look like you love me” – Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green)

Producer: Will Bundy

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

• Tom Bukovac – Guitar

• Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle

• Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar

• Rob McNelley – Guitar

• Charlie Worsham – Guitar

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s)

• “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson

Director: Dustin Haney

• “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)

Director: Chris Villa

• “I’m Not Pretty” – Megan Moroney

Directors: Jeff Johnson, Megan Moroney

• “The Painter” – Cody Johnson

Director: Dustin Haney

• “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” – Lainey Wilson

Director: Patrick Tracy

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Megan Moroney

• Shaboozey

• Nate Smith

• Mitchell Tenpenny

• Zach Top

• Bailey Zimmerman