CMA announces nominees for the 55th annual awards ceremony

The Country Music Association has revealed the nominees for “The 55th Annual CMA Awards,” with Eric Church and Chris Stapleton topping the list at five nominations. Other top nominees include Gabby Barrett along with mix engineer Jason Hall and producer Jay Joyce each with four nominations, while Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, LukeCombs, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris and Chris Young secure three nominations each. Combs, Lambert and Carrie Underwood all return alongside Church and Stapleton with nominations in the Entertainer of the Year category, the night’s highest honor. Don’t miss “The 55th Annual CMA Awards” LIVE from Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 10 (8:00 – 11:00 PM/EST) on ABC.

First-time CMA Awards nominees include Brown, Dave Cohen, Corey Crowder, Jordan Davis, Paul DiGiovanni, Matt Dragstrem, Jacob Durrett, Aaron Eshuis, Chris Galland, Mickey Guyton, Charlie Handsome, Nicolette Hayford, Ryan Hurd, Martin Johnson, Emily Landis, Manny Marroquin, Jim McCormick, Sean Moffitt, Travis Nicholson, Drew Parker, Ed Pryor, Teddy Reimer, Running Bear and Aaron Sterling.

“This year, we have the opportunity to honor the superstars, new artists and emerging creators who are paving the way for Country Music,” says Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “These nominees exemplify the creativity, passion and heart that make our Country Music community unlike any other genre. The breadth of voices is evident in this year’s nominations, and we could not be more thrilled to celebrate our deserving nominees in November!”

• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Miranda Lambert
• Chris Stapleton
• Carrie Underwood

• “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

• 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

• “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

• Gabby Barrett
• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Maren Morris
• Carly Pearce

• Dierks Bentley
• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton

• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion
• Zac Brown Band

• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Florida Georgia Line
• Maddie & Tae

• “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

• “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

• • Jimmie Allen
  • Ingrid Andress
  • Gabby Barrett
  • Mickey Guyton
  • HARDY