57th Annual CMA Awards Nominations: Lainey Wilson Tops The List With Nine

Tom Tapp
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The Country Music Association announced the nominees for The 57th Annual CMA Awards, set to air live from Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 8 p.m. – 11 p.m., EST. The show will be hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning.

Lainey Wilson tops the list with nine nominations. Wilson is on the ballot for Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year (“Heart Like A Truck”), Single of the Year (“wait in the truck”), Album of the Year (Bell Bottom Country), Song of the Year (“Heart Like A Truck”), Female Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year (“Save Me”), Musical Event of the Year (“wait in the truck”) and Music Video of the Year (“wait in the truck”).

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Other top nominees include first-timer Jelly Roll with five nominations. Luke Combs and HARDY earned four nominations each.

Vying for the night’s highest honor, reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Combs is nominated alongside Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Wallen and Lainey Wilson.

The CMA Awards have aired on ABC since 2006. ABC is the network home of the CMA Awards and CMA’s other two television properties, CMA Fest and CMA Country Christmas.

FINAL NOMINEES (by ballot category order):

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

· Luke Combs

· Chris Stapleton

· Carrie Underwood

· Morgan Wallen

· Lainey Wilson

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

· “Fast Car” – Luke Combs Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews

· “Heart Like A Truck” – Lainey Wilson Producer: Jay Joyce Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce

· “Need A Favor” – Jelly Roll Producer: Austin Nivarel Mix Engineer: Jeff Braun

· “Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis Producer: Paul DiGiovanni Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley

· “wait in the truck” – HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson) Producers: HARDY, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt, Derek Wells Mix Engineer: Joey Moi

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

· Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville – Ashley McBryde Producers: John Osborne, John Peets Mix Engineers: Gena Johnson, John Osborne

· Bell Bottom Country – Lainey Wilson Producer: Jay Joyce Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce

· Gettin’ Old – Luke Combs Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton Mix Engineers: Michael H. Brauer, Jim Cooley, Chip Matthews

· One Thing At A Time – Morgan Wallen Producers: Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi, Cameron Montgomery Mix Engineers: Josh Ditty, Joey Moi, Eivind Nordland

· Rolling Up the Welcome Mat – Kelsea Ballerini Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym Mix Engineers: Dan Grech-Marguerat, Alysa Vanderheym

SONG OF THE YEAR

· “Fast Car” Songwriter: Tracy Chapman

· “Heart Like A Truck” Songwriters: Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson

· “Next Thing You Know” Songwriters: Jordan Davis, Greylan James, Chase McGill, Josh Osborne

· “Tennessee Orange” Songwriters: David Fanning, Paul Jenkins, Megan Moroney, Ben Williams

· “wait in the truck” Songwriters: Renee Blair, Michael Hardy, Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

· Kelsea Ballerini

· Miranda Lambert

· Ashley McBryde

· Carly Pearce

· 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

· Midland

· Old Dominion

· 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

· “Save Me” – Jelly Roll (with Lainey Wilson)

Producers: Zach Crowell, David Ray Stevens

· “She Had Me At Heads Carolina (Remix)” – Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina

Producer: Zach Crowell

· “Thank God” – Kane Brown (with Katelyn Brown)

Producer: Dann Huff

· “wait in the truck” – HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson)

Producers: HARDY, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt, Derek Wells

· “We Don’t Fight Anymore” – Carly Pearce (featuring Chris Stapleton)

Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

· Jenee Fleenor

· Paul Franklin

· Rob McNelley

· Derek Wells

· Charlie Worsham

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

· “Light On In The Kitchen” – Ashley McBryde

Director: Reid Long

· “Memory Lane” – Old Dominion

Directors: Mason Allen, Nicki Fletcher

· “Need A Favor” – Jelly Roll

Director: Patrick Tohill

· “Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis

Director: Running Bear

· “wait in the truck” – HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson)

Director: Justin Clough

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

· Zach Bryan

· Jelly Roll

· Parker McCollum

· Megan Moroney

· Hailey Whitters

BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (by market size)

Weekly National

· “American Country Countdown” (Kix Brooks) – Cumulus/Westwood One

· “Country Countdown USA” (Lon Helton) – Compass Media Networks

· “Honky Tonkin’ with Tracy Lawrence” (Tracy Lawrence and Patrick Thomas) – Silverfish Media

· “On The Horizon with Buzz Brainard” (Buzz Brainard) – SiriusXM

· “Y’all Access with Kelly Sutton” (Kelly Sutton) – Firefly Media/Silverfish Media

Daily National

· “Angie Ward” – iHeartMedia

· “The Big D and Bubba Show” (Derek “Big D” Haskins, Sean “Bubba” Powell, Patrick Thomas, and Carsen Humphreville) – Silverfish Media

· “Katie & Company” (Katie Neal) – Audacy

· “Nights with Elaina” (Elaina Smith) – Westwood One

· “The Sam Alex Show” (Sam Alex) – Sam Alex Productions, LLC

Major Market

· “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

· “Hawkeye in the Morning with Hawkeye and Michelle” (“Hawkeye” Mark Louis Rybczyk and Michelle Rodriguez) – KSCS, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

· “Josh, Rachael & Grunwald” (Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter, and Steve Grunwald) – WYCD, Detroit, Mich.

· “Scotty Kay” (Scotty Kay) – WUSN, Chicago, Ill.

Large Market

· “The Big Dave Show” (“Big Dave” Chandler, Ashley Heiert, and Jason “Stattman” Statt) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio

· “The Morning Drive with Mike Kellar and Jenny Matthews” (Mike Kellar and Jenny Matthews) – KBEQ, Kansas City, Mo.

· “Scott and Shannen” (Scott Dolphin and “Shannen O” Oesterreich) – WMIL, Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.

· “Tim & Chelsea In The Morning” (Tim Leary and Chelsea Taylor) – WIRK, West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla.

· “The Wayne D Show” (“Wayne D” Danielson and Tay Hamilton) – WSIX, Nashville, Tenn.

Medium Market

· “Cait & Bradley Morning Show” (Cait Fisher and Matt Bradley) – KWEN, Tulsa, Okla.

· “Clay & Company” (Clay Moden, Rob Banks, and Kadie Daye) – WYRK, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.

· “Ellis and Bradley Show” (Bill Ellis and Beth Bradley) – WSSL, Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C.

· “Mo & StyckMan” (Melissa “Mo” Wagner and Greg “StyckMan” Owens) – WUSY, Chattanooga, Tenn.

· “Steve & Gina In The Morning” (Steve Lundy and Gina Melton) – KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa

Small Market

· “The B100 Morning Show with Brittney Baily” (Brittney Baily) – WBYT, South Bend, Ind.

· “The Eddie Foxx Show” (Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx) – WKSF, Asheville, N.C.

· “Officer Don & DeAnn” (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) – WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky.

· “Steve & Tiffany in the Morning” (Steve Waters and Tiffany Kay) – WFLS, Fredericksburg, Va.

· “Steve, Ben and Nikki” (Steve Stroud, Ben Walker, and Nikki Thomas) – WXBQ, Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tenn.-Va.

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (by market size)

Major Market

· KCYY – San Antonio, Texas

· KEEY – Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minn.

· KKBQ – Houston, Texas

· KSCS – Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

· WXTU – Philadelphia, Pa.

Large Market

· WIRK – West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla.

· WKDF – Nashville, Tenn.

· WMIL – Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.

· WUBE – Cincinnati, Ohio

· WWKA – Orlando, Fla.

Medium Market

· KUZZ – Bakersfield, Calif.

· KXKT – Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa

· WGGY – Wilkes Barre-Scranton, Pa.

· WPCV – Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla.

· WQMX – Akron, Ohio

Small Market

· KCLR – Columbia, Mo.

· WBYT – South Bend, Ind.

· WKML – Fayetteville, N.C.

· WXBQ – Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tenn.-Va.

· WYCT – Pensacola, Fla.

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