2024 CMA Awards Nominees List

58th CMA Awards Nominees
(Photo courtesy of Country Music Association)

The Country Music Association has announced the nominees for “The 58th Annual CMA Awards,” with Morgan Wallen leading with seven nominations.

Other top nominees include Cody Johnson (5), Chris Stapleton (5), Post Malone (4), and Lainey Wilson (4).

The event will feature categories such as Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and more.

The awards show will be broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on November 20th on ABC. Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen, and Lainey Wilson will compete for the top honor of Entertainer of the Year.

“THE 58TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” – FINAL NOMINEES:

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
Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s)

  • “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