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Eric Church, Maren Morris, Dierks Bentley, Tim McGraw and Kelsea Ballerini also receive multiple nods at the upcoming 50th Country Music Association Awards.

• Sep 1, 2016

AceShowbiz - The nominees for the upcoming 50th annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards are unveiled on "Good Morning America". Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban score multiple nods each and so do Eric Church, Maren Morris and Dierks Bentley.

Stapleton, Underwood and Urban are up for the top prize, Entertainer of the Year, in a stiff competition against Garth Brooks and Luke Bryan. Stapleton and Urban are also vying for Male Vocalist of the Year along with fellow country stars Bentley, Church and Tim McGraw.

Meanwhile, Underwood and Morris are competing for Female Vocalist of the Year. They are facing off Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves. Morris is additionally among the contenders for New Artist of the Year. She has to beat Ballerini, Brothers Osborne, Old Dominion and Cole Swindell to win the title.

The winners will be celebrated at a gala show live on ABC from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on November 2 at 8 P.M. EST. Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley are set to host the show again.

Entertainer of the Year:

• Garth Brooks
• Luke Bryan
• Chris Stapleton
• Carrie Underwood
• Keith Urban

• Dierks Bentley
• Eric Church
• Tim McGraw
• Chris Stapleton
• Keith Urban

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Miranda Lambert
• Maren Morris
• Kacey Musgraves
• Carrie Underwood

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Brothers Osborne
• Maren Morris
• Old Dominion
• Cole Swindell

• Lady Antebellum
• Little Big Town
• Old Dominion
• Rascal Flatts
• Zac Brown Band

• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Florida Georgia Line
• Joey + Rory
• Maddie & Tae

• "Black" - Dierks Bentley
• "Hero" - Maren Morris
• "Mr. Misunderstood" - Eric Church
• "Ripcord" - Keith Urban
• "Storyteller" - Carrie Underwood

• "Burning House" - Cam
• "Die a Happy Man" - Thomas Rhett
• "Humble and Kind" - Tim McGraw
• "My Church" - Maren Morris
• "Record Year" - Eric Church

• "Burning House" - Cam
• "Fire Away" - Chris Stapleton
• "Humble and Kind" - Tim McGraw
• "Record Year" - Eric Church
• "Somewhere on a Beach" - Dierks Bentley

• "My Church" - Maren Morris
• "Die a Happy Man" - Thomas Rhett
• "Humble and Kind" - Tim McGraw
• "Nobody to Blame" - Chris Stapleton
• "Record Year" - Eric Church

• "Different for Girls" - Dierks Bentley ft. Elle King
• "Home Alone Tonight" - Luke Bryan ft. Karen Fairchild
• "The Fighter" - Keith Urban ft. Carrie Underwood
• "Think of You" - Chris Young with Cassadee Pope
• "You Are My Sunshine" - Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton

• Jerry Douglas
• Paul Franklin
• Dann Huff
• Brent Mason
• Derek Wells