CMA AWARDS: Everything You Need to Know
Here's everything you need to know about tonight's CMA 54th annual CMA Awards hosted by Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker.
The show airs at 7 p.m. CT on ABC.
THE NOMINEES
.ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Eric Church
- Miranda Lambert
- Carrie Underwood
- Keith Urban
- Luke Combs
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Eric Chruch
- Luke Combs
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Maren Morris
- Kacey Musgraves
- Carrie Underwood
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Jimmie Allen
- Ingrid Andress
- Gabby Barrett
- Morgan Wallen
- Carly Pearce
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Lady Antebellum
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion
- Rascal Flatts
DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brooks and Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan and Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- Maddie and Tae
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Heartache Medication – Jon Pardi
- Never Will – Ashley McBryde
- Old Dominion – Old Dominion
- What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs
- Wildcard – Miranda Lambert
SONG OF THE YEAR (Award to Songwriter)
- "Bluebird" - Miranda Lambert
- "The Bones" - Maren Morris
- "Even Though I'm Leaving" - Luke Combs
- "I Hope You're Happy Now" - Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
- "More Hearts Than Mine" - Ingrid Andress
SINGLE OF THE YEAR (Award to Artist)
- "10,000 Hours" - Dan and Shay with Justin Bieber
- "Bluebird" - Miranda Lambert
- "Beer Never Broke My Heart" - Luke Combs
- "The Bones" - Maren Morris
- "I Hope" - Gabby Barrett
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
- “10,000 Hours” – Dan and Shay with Justin Bieber
- “Be a Light” – Thomas Rhett featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban
- “The Bones” – Maren Morris with Hozier
- “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” – Miranda Lambert feat. Maren Morris, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes and Caylee Hammack
- “I Hope You're Happy Now” – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice - WINNER
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- "10,000 Hours" - Dan and Shay with Justin Bieber
- "Bluebird" - Miranda Lambert - WINNER
- "Homemade" - Jake Owen
- "I Hope You're Happy Now" - Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
- "Second One to Know" - Chris Stapleton
THE BREAKDOWN
Here's the breakdown of CMA Awards nominees in multiple categories:
- Miranda Lambert leads the pack with seven nods: Entertainer of the Year; Female Vocalist of the Year; Single, Song and Video of the Year for "Bluebird"; Album of the Year for Wildcard; and Musical Event of the Year for “Fooled Around And Fell In Love.” Miranda made history as the first female artist to score a record-breaking 55 total career nominations.
- Luke Combs trails with six nominations: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year for “Beer Never Broke My Heart," Album of the Year for What You See Is What You Get, Song of the Year for “Even Though I’m Leaving” and Song of the Year as a writer of '" Hope You’re Happy Now.”
- Maren Morris has a chance at winning five trophies. She's up for Female Vocalist of the Year; Single, Song, and Musical Event of the Year for "The Bones"; and Musical Event of the Year for "Fooled Around and Fell in Love."
- Dan and Shay are next with four nods. They're contenders for Vocal Duo of the Year and Single, Musical Event and Video of the Year for "10,000 Hours."
- Carly Pearce also has four nominations. She's up for New Artist of the Year, as well as Musical Event of the Year, Song of the Year and Music Video of the Year for "I Hope You're Happy Now."
- Ashley McBryde is a contender in three categories. She's nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for Never Will and Musical Event of the Year for "Fooled Around and Fell in Love."
- First-time CMA nominee Justin Bieber is up for Single, Musical Event and Music Video of the Year for "10,000 Hours."
- Keith Urban has three nominations -- Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year for "Be a Light."
THE PERFORMERS
- Reba McEntire
- Darius Rucker
- Jason Aldean,
- Jimmie Allen
- Ingrid Andress,
- Dierks Bentley
- Chris Stapleton
- Brothers Osborn
- Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber
- Jenee Fleenor
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion
- Jon Pardi
- Carly Pearce with Charles Kelley
- Keith Urban
- Morgan Wallen
- Eric Church
- Luke Combs
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Maren Morris
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Lady A and Darius
- Thomas Rhett featuring Reba, Hillary Scott and Chris Tomlin.
- Gabby Barrett and Charlie Puth
- Brothers Osborne, Ashley, Jason and Dierks will open the show with a tribute to Charlie Daniels.
- Little Big Town will honor Kenny Rogers
- Jon Pardi will pay tribute Joe Diffie.
- In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the movie Urban Cowboy, Old Dominion will perform Johnny Lee’s “Looking for Love.”
- Reba and Darius perform "In the Ghetto" in tribute to Mac Davis.
THE PRESENTERS
- Lauren Akins
- Lauren Alaina
- Bobby Bones
- Jake Owen
- Sara Evans
- Charles Esten
- Taylor Hill
- Cece Winans
- Patrick Schwarzenegger.
HOW IT WILL GO DOWN
- Nominees will sit at tables set eight feet apart with one guest.
- There will be multiple performance stages.
- Each stage will be cleaned after the artist leaves it.