| Morgan Wallen Tops the List with Seven Nominations Other Top Nominees Include Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton with Five Nominations; Post Malone and Lainey Wilson with Four Nominations; and Louis Bell, Luke Combs, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves with Three Nominations Each Finalists for CMA Broadcast Awards Announced Country Music’s Biggest Night™ Airs LIVE Wednesday, Nov. 20 on ABC ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Luke Combs Jelly Roll Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen Lainey Wilson SINGLE OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s) “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry Mix Engineer: Raul Lopez “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson Producer: Trent Willmon Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen) Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore “Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson Producer: Jay Joyce Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton Mix Engineer: Vance Powell ALBUM OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s) Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian Mix Engineers: Shawn Everett, Konrad Snyder Fathers & Sons – Luke Combs Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews Higher – Chris Stapleton Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton Mix Engineer: Vance Powell Leather – Cody Johnson Producer: Trent Willmon Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke Whitsitt Chapel – Jelly Roll Producers: Andrew Baylis, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Jesse Frasure, David Garcia, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft, Austin Nivarel, David Ray Stevens Mix Engineers: Jeff Braun, Jim Cooley SONG OF THE YEAR Award goes to Songwriter(s) “Burn It Down” Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose “Dirt Cheap” Songwriter: Josh Phillips “I Had Some Help” Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters “The Painter” Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins “White Horse” Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Kelsea Ballerini Ashley McBryde Megan Moroney Kacey Musgraves 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 Old Dominion The Red Clay Strays 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 Award goes to Artists and Producer(s) “Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini (with Noah Kahan) Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen) Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins “I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan (ft. Kacey Musgraves) Producer: Zach Bryan “Man Made A Bar” – Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church) Producer: Joey Moi “you look like you love me” – Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green) Producer: Will Bundy MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR Tom Bukovac – Guitar Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar Rob McNelley – Guitar Charlie Worsham – Guitar MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson Director: Dustin Haney “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen) Director: Chris Villa “I’m Not Pretty” – Megan Moroney Directors: Jeff Johnson, Megan Moroney “The Painter” – Cody Johnson Director: Dustin Haney “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” – Lainey Wilson Director: Patrick Tracy NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR Megan Moroney Shaboozey Nate Smith Mitchell Tenpenny Zach Top Bailey Zimmerman |