The nominees for the upcoming Country Music Association Awards have been officially announced ahead of the upcoming November 10 ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Sep 10, 2021
AceShowbiz - Eric Church and Chris Stapleton lead all nominees for the 55th annual CMA Awards with five nods apiece.
The country stars will face off in the Entertainer of the Year category, alongside Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, and Carrie Underwood, and they are also up for Single and Album of the Year.
Underwood's fellow former American Idol favourite Gabby Barrett is also set for a big night, landing four nominations.
The 2021 CMA Awards will take place in Nashville, Tennessee on 10 November (21).
The full list of nominations is:
Entertainer of the Year:
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)
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)
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
Female Vocalist of the Year:
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Vocal Group of the Year:
Vocal Duo of the Year:
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- Maddie & Tae
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
Musician of the Year:
- Jenee Fleenor, fiddle
- 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
- "Younger Me" - Brothers Osborne, Director: Reid Long
New Artist of the Year:
