Nominees Announced For The '50th Annual CMA Awards'

Nominees Announced

Nominations for the "50TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" were announced THIS MORNING (8/31) via ABC-TV’s "Good Morning America" and a CMA livestream. Newcomer MAREN MORRIS joins CHRIS STAPLETON and ERIC CHURCH in leading the total nominations with five each. Not far behind, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, KEITH URBAN, and DIERKS BENTLEY have each scored four nominations.

CAPITOL NASHVILLE's KEITH URBAN and DIERKS BENTLEY and ARISTA NASHVILLE/RCA RECORDS' CAM unveiled the slate in the first five categories live from the GRAND OLE OPRY stage on "Good Morning America" before heading over to YAHOO to reveal nominees in the remaining categories (NET NEWS 8/29). The complete list of nominees for the "50TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" is as follows: 

Entertainer of the Year 
GARTH BROOKS 
LUKE BRYAN 
CHRIS STAPLETON
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
KEITH URBAN 

Male Vocalist of the Year 
DIERKS BENTLEY
ERIC CHURCH
TIM MCGRAW
CHRIS STAPLETON
KEITH URBAN

Female Vocalist Of The Year 
KELSEA BALLERINI
MIRANDA LAMBERT
MAREN MORRIS
KACEY MUSGRAVES
CARRIE UNDERWOOD

Album of the Year 
DIERKS BENTLEY - "Black"
MAREN MORRIS - "Hero"
ERIC CHURCH - "Mr. Misunderstood"
KEITH URBAN - "RipCord"
CARRIE UNDERWOOD - "Storyteller" 

Single Of The Year 
THOMAS RHETT - "Die A Happy Man"
TIM MCGRAW - "Humble And Kind"
MAREN MORRIS - "My Church"
CHRIS STAPLETON - "Nobody To Blame"
ERIC CHURCH - "Record Year" 

Song Of The Year 
"Burning House"
"Die A Happy Man"
"Humble And Kind"
"Record Year"
"My Church"

Musical Event Of The Year 
DIERKS BENTLEY featuring ELLE KING - "Different For Girls"
LUKE BRYAN featuring KAREN FAIRCHILD - "Home Alone Tonight"
KEITH URBAN featuring CARRIE UNDERWOOD - "The Fighter"
CHRIS YOUNG with CASSADEE POPE - "Think Of You"
MORGANE STAPLETON with CHRIS STAPLETON - "You Are My Sunshine"

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

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

New Artist Award 
KELSEA BALLERINI
BROTHERS OSBORNE
MAREN MORRIS
OLD DOMINION
COLE SWINDELL 

Video Of The Year 
CAM - "Burning House"
CHRIS STAPLETON - "Fire Away"
TIM MCGRAW - "Humble And Kind"
ERIC CHURCH - "Record Year"
DIERKS BENTLEY - "Somewhere On A Beach"

Musician of The Year 
JERRY DOUGLAS
PAUL FRANKLIN
DANN HUFF
BRENT MASON
DEREK WELLS 

"I am very excited about this year’s list of nominees," said CMA CEO SARAH TRAHERN. "We have artists who received their first CMA AWARDSS nominations decades ago alongside first-timers; we have critically-acclaimed songwriters and artists who have reset the bar for Country music. This is going to be an exciting year in addition to celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the CMA AWARDS." The "50TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" will take place WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd at BRIDGESTONE ARENA in NASHVILLE. The event will be broadcast live beginning at 8p (ET) on ABC-TV.

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