The 55th Annual CMA Awards will take place on Wednesday, November 10 and air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on ABC at 8pm (ET) and hosted by two-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan. Here is the complete list of all performers, presenters and nominees (w/ updated WINNERS) for the show.
Performers at the 55th Annual CMA Awards:
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood – “If I Didn’t Love You”
Jimmie Allen – “Freedom Was A Highway”
Gabby Barrett – “The Good Ones”
Dierks Bentley feat. BRELAND & HARDY – “Beers On Me”
Brothers Osborne – “Younger Me”
Luke Bryan – “Up”
Eric Church – “Heart On Fire”
Luke Combs – “Unreleased Song,” TBD
Dan + Shay – “I Should Probably Go To Bed
Mickey Guyton feat. Brittney Spencer & Madeline Edwards – TBD
Jennifer Hudson – “Respect”
Miranda Lambert – TBD
Old Dominion – “I Was on a Boat That Day”
Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde – “Never Wanted To Be That Girl”
Thomas Rhett – “Country Again”
Blake Shelton – “Come Back As A Country Boy”
Chris Stapleton – “Cold”
Keith Urban: “Wild Hearts”
Chris Young & Kane Brown: “Famous Friends”
Zac Brown Band – “Same Boat”
Presenters at the 55th Annual CMA Awards:
Trace Adkins
Ingrid Andress
Kelsea Ballerini
Deana Carter
Lauren Daigle
Russell Dickerson
Faith Fennidy
Florida Georgia Line
Freddie Freeman
Amy Grant
Dulé Hill
Alan Jackson
Elle King
Lady A, Zachary Levi
Scotty McCreery
Hayley Orrantia
Katy Perry
Lionel Richie
Darius Rucker
Susan Sarandon
Saycon Sengbloh
Kurt Warner
Lainey Wilson
Trisha Yearwood
Nominees (*winners) at the 55th Annual CMA Awards:
Entertainer of the Year
- Eric Church
- Luke Combs – WINNER
- Miranda Lambert
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
Female Vocalist of the Year
- Gabby Barrett
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Maren Morris
- Carly Pearce – WINNER
Male Vocalist of the Year
- Dierks Bentley
- Eric Church
- Luke Combs
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton – WINNER
Vocal Group of the Year
- Lady A
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion – WINNER
- Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne – WINNER
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- Maddie & Tae
Single of the Year
- “Famous Friends” – Chris Young with Kane Brown (Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young; Mix Engineer: Sean Moffitt)
- “The Good Ones” – Gabby Barrett (Producers: Ross Copperman, Zach Kale; Mix Engineers: Chris Galland, Manny Marroquin)
- “Hell Of A View” – Eric Church (Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
- “One Night Standards” – Ashley McBryde (Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
- “Starting Over” – Chris Stapleton (Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton; Mix Engineer: Vance Powell) – WINNER
Album of the Year
- “29” – Carly Pearce (Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne and Jimmy Robbins; Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore)
- “Dangerous: The Double Album” – Morgan Wallen (Producers: Dave Cohen, Matt Dragstrem, Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome and Joey Moi; Mix Engineer: Joey Moi)
- “Heart” – Eric Church (Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
- “Skeletons” – Brothers Osborne (Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
- “Starting Over” – Chris Stapleton (Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton; Mix Engineer: Vance Powell) – WINNER
Song of the Year
- “Forever After All” – Songwriters: Luke Combs, Drew Parker, Robert Williford
- “The Good Ones” – Songwriters: Gabby Barrett, Zach Kale, Emily Landis, Jim McCormick
- “Hell Of A View” – Songwriters: Casey Beathard, Eric Church, Monty Criswell
- “One Night Standards” – Songwriters: Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde
- “Starting Over” – Songwriters: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton – WINNER
Musical Event of the Year
- “Buy Dirt” – Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan, Producer: Paul DiGiovanni
- “Chasing After You” – Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris, Producers: Aaron Eshuis, Teddy Reimer
- “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” – Elle King & Miranda Lambert, Producer: Martin Johnson
- “Famous Friends” – Chris Young with Kane Brown, Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young
- “Half of my hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney), Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins – WINNER
Musician of the Year
- Jenee Fleenor, fiddle – WINNER
- Paul Franklin, steel guitar
- Aaron Sterling, drums
- Ilya Toshinskiy, banjo
- Derek Wells, guitar
Music Video of the Year
- “Chasing After You” – Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris, Director: TK McKamy
- “Famous Friends” – Chris Young with Kane Brown, Director: Peter Zavadil
- “Gone” – Dierks Bentley, Directors: Wes Edwards, Travis Nicholson, Ed Pryor, Running Bear, Sam Siske
- “Half of my hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney), Director: Patrick Tracy – WINNER
- “Younger Me” – Brothers Osborne, Director: Reid Long
New Artist of the Year
- Jimmie Allen – WINNER
- Ingrid Andress
- Gabby Barrett
- Mickey Guyton
- HARDY
