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Morgan Wallen leads nominations for 58th Annual CMA Awards

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Morgan Wallen is the leading nominee for the 58th Annual CMA Awards with seven nominations, which were voted on by eligible members of the CMA – Country Music Association. Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton follow with five nominations each, while Post Malone and Lainey Wilson each garnered four. Louis Bell, Luke Combs, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves each secured three nominations.

Wallen hasn’t won at the CMAs since he was crowned new artist of the year four years ago.

The nominees for new artist of the year include Moroney, Shaboozey, Nate Smith, Mitchell Tenpenny, Zach Top and Bailey Zimmerman. Moroney was also nominated in the category last year. Zimmerman was nominated two years ago. (CMA rules allow artists to be nominated in this category twice).

Akron’s own WQMX’s Scott & Sarah in the Morning are nominees for the CMA Broadcast Awards for Medium Market Personality of the Year.

The 58th Annual CMA Awards is set to broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 20 (8:00–11:00pm ET) on ABC and next day on Hulu. The CMA has yet to announce the show’s host, but Luke Bryan has hosted the last three years, the last two partnering up with Peyton Manning.

58th Annual CMA Award 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

 

2024 CMA BROADCAST AWARDS – FINALISTS FOR BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (by market size):   

Weekly National

  • “American Country Countdown” (Kix Brooks) – Cumulus/Westwood One
  • “Country Gold with Terri Clark” (Terri Clark) – Westwood One
  • “Crook & Chase Countdown” (Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase) – Jim Owens Entertainment
  • “Highway Hot 30 with Buzz Brainard” (Buzz Brainard) – SiriusXM
  • “Honky Tonkin’ with Tracy Lawrence” (Tracy Lawrence and Patrick Thomas) – Silverfish Media

Daily National

  • “The Bobby Bones Show” (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, “Lunchbox” Dan Chappell, Eddie Garcia, Morgan Huelsman, “SZN Raymundo” Ray Slater, “Mike D” Rodriguez, Abby Anderson, “Kick Off Kevin” O’Connell, and Stephen “Scuba Steve” Spradlin) – iHeartMedia
  • “Michael J On Air” (Michael J. Stuehler) – iHeartMedia
  • “Nights with Elaina” (Elaina Smith) – Westwood One / Cumulus Media
  • “PickleJar Up All Night with Patrick Thomas” (Patrick Thomas) – PickleJar / Cumulus Media
  • “Steve Harmon Show” (Steve Harmon) – Westwood One / Cumulus Media

Major Market

  • “The Andie Summers Show” (Andie Summers, Jeff Kurkjian, Donnie Black, and Shannon Boyle) – WXTU, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • “Chris Carr & Company” (Chris Carr, Kia Becht, and Sam Sansevere) – KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • “Frito & Katy” (Tucker “Frito” Young and Katy Dempsey) – KCYY, San Antonio, Texas
  • “The Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister” (Matt McAllister, Gabe Mercer, and “Captain Ron” Koons) – KKWF, Seattle, Wash.
  • “The Most Fun Afternoons With Scotty Kay” (Scotty Kay) – WUSN, Chicago, Ill.

Large Market

  • “Dale Carter Morning Show” (Dale Carter) – KFKF, Kansas City, Mo.
  • “Heather Froglear” (Heather Froglear) – KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.
  • “Jesse & Anna” (Jesse Tack and Anna Marie) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • “Mike & Amanda” (Mike Wheless and Amanda Daughtry) – WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
  • “On-Air with Anthony” (Anthony Donatelli) – KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.

Medium Market

  • “Brent Michaels” (Brent Michaels) – KUZZ, Bakersfield, Calif.
  • “Joey & Nancy” (Joey Tack, Nancy Barger, and Karly Duggan) – WIVK, Knoxville, Tenn.
  • “New Country Mornings with Nancy and Woody” (Nancy Wilson and Aaron “Woody” Woods) – WHKO, Dayton, Ohio
  • “Scott and Sarah in the Morning” (Scott Wynn and Sarah Kay) – WQMX, Akron, Ohio
  • “Steve & Gina In The Morning” (Steve Lundy and Gina Melton) – KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa

Small Market

  • “Dan Austin Show” (Dan Austin) – WQHK, Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • “Dave and Jenn” (Dave Roberts and Jenn Seay) – WTCR, Huntington-Ashland, W. Va.
  • “The Eddie Foxx Show” (Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx) – WKSF, Asheville, N.C.
  • “Hilley & Hart” (Kevin Hilley and Erin Hart) – KATI, Columbia, Mo.
  • “Officer Don & DeAnn” (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) – WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky.

 

2024 CMA BROADCAST AWARDS – FINALISTS FOR RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (by market size):

Major Market

  • KCYY – San Antonio, Texas
  • KKBQ – Houston, Texas
  • KYGO – Denver, Colo.
  • WXTU – Philadelphia, Pa.
  • WYCD – Detroit, Mich.

Large Market

  • WIRK – West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla.
  • WMIL – Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.
  • WQDR – Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
  • WSIX – Nashville, Tenn.
  • WWKA – Orlando, Fla.

Medium Market

  • KXKT – Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa
  • WBEE – Rochester, N.Y.
  • WIVK – Knoxville, Tenn.
  • WLFP – Memphis, Tenn.
  • WUSY – Chattanooga, Tenn.

Small Market

  • WCOW – La Crosse, Wis.
  • WKML – Fayetteville, N.C.
  • WKXC – Augusta, Ga.
  • WXFL – Florence-Muscle Shoals, Ala.
  • WYCT – Pensacola, Fla.

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