Nominees Announced For The '51st Annual CMA Awards'

51st Annual CMA Awards

Nominations for the "51ST ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" were announced yesterday MORNING (9/4) via ABC-TV’s "Good MORNING AMERICA" and a CMA livestream. MIRANDA LAMBERT, KEITH URBAN, and LITTLE BIG TOWN lead the list of nominees.

EMI NASHVILLE's BROTHERS OSBORNE, MERCURY NASHVILLE's LAUREN ALAINA, and BROKEN BOW RECORDS' DUSTIN LYNCH unveiled the slate in the first five categories live on "Good MORNING AMERICA" before heading over to YAHOO to reveal nominees in the remaining categories. The complete list of nominees for the "51ST ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" is as follows:

Entertainer of the Year
GARTH BROOKS
LUKE BRYAN
ERIC CHURCH
CHRIS STAPLETON
KEITH URBAN

Male Vocalist of the Year
DIERKS BENTLEY
ERIC CHURCH
THOMAS RHETT
CHRIS STAPLETON
KEITH URBAN

Female Vocalist Of The Year
KELSEA BALLERINI
MIRANDA LAMBERT
REBA MCENTIRE
MAREN MORRIS
CARRIE UNDERWOOD

Album of the Year
LITTLE BIG TOWN - "The Breaker"
CHRIS STAPLETON - "From A Room: Volume 1"
LADY ANTEBELLUM - "Heart Break"
JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT - "The NASHVILLE Sound"
MIRANDA LAMBERT - "The Weight Of These Wings"

Single Of The Year
LITTLE BIG TOWN - "Better Man"
KEITH URBAN - "Blue Ain't Your Color"
SAM HUNT - "Body Like A Back Road"
JON PARDI - "Dirt On My Boots"
MIRANDA LAMBERT - "Tin Man"

Song Of The Year
"Better Man"
"Blue Ain't Your Color"
"Body Like A Back Road"
"Dirt On My Boots"
"Tin Man"

Musical Event Of The Year
THOMAS RHETT featuring MAREN MORRIS - "Craving You"
GLEN CAMPBELL with WILLIE NELSON - "Funny How Time Slips Away"
ERIC CHURCH featuring RHIANNON GIDDENS - "Kill A Word"
KENNY CHESNEY with P!NK - "Setting The World On Fire"
TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL - "Speak To A Girl"

Vocal Duo Of The Year
BROTHERS OSBORNE
DAN + SHAY
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
LOCASH
MADDIE & TAE

Vocal Group of the Year
LADY ANTEBELLUM
LITTLE BIG TOWN
OLD DOMINION
RASCAL FLATTS
ZAC BROWN BAND

New Artist Award
LAUREN ALAINA
LUKE COMBS
OLD DOMINION
JON PARDI
BRETT YOUNG

Video Of The Year
LITTLE BIG TOWN - "Better Man"
KEITH URBAN - "Blue Ain't Your Color"
THOMAS RHETT - "Craving You" featuring MAREN MORRIS
BROTHERS OSBORNE - "It Ain't My Fault"
MIRANDA LAMBERT - "Vice"

Musician of The Year
JERRY DOUGLAS
PAUL FRANKLIN
DANN HUFF
MAC MCANALLY
DEREK WELLS

The "51ST ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" will air on ABC-TV live from NASHVILLE on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8th. ARISTA NASHVILLE's BRAD PAISLEY and CAPITOL NASHVILLE's CARRIE UNDERWOOD are set to return for their tenth consecutive year as hosts (NET NEWS 6/12).

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