Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood
The Country Music Association Awards nominations were announced Wednesday morning on Good Morning America.
Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban and Cam were beamed into Good Morning America from the stage at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry yesterday morning. The trio of country music stars announced the 2016 CMA nominations, which saw Eric Church Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton leading the pack with five nominations each.
Both Church and Morris are up for Album of the Year, along with Carrie Underwood, Bentley and Urban. Stapleton, meanwhile, is competing for the Entertainer of the Year award against Underwood, Urban, Luke Bryan and Garth Brooks.
Vocal Group of the Year nominees are Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Rascal Flatts and Zac Brown Band. Brothers Osbourne, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Joey + Rory and Maddie & Tae are up for Vocal Duo of the Year.
Morris, Brothers Osbourne, Old Dominion, Kelsea Ballerini and Cole Swindell are nominated for New Artist of the Year.
Underwood and Brad Paisley are back to host the CMA Awards for the ninth year. The show will air live from Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 2.
See the full nominations list below:
Entertainer of the Year
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
Eric Church
Tim McGraw
Chris Stapleton
Dierks Bentley
Keith Urban
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brothers Osbourne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Joey + Rory
Maddie & Tae
New Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Brothers Osbourne
Maren Morris
Old Dominion
Cole Swindell
Single of the Year
“Die a Happy Man,” Thomas Rhett
“Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw
“My Church,” Maren Morris
“Nobody to Blame,” Chris Stapleton
“Record Year,” Eric Church
Song of the Year (Award goes to songwriter)
“Die a Happy Man,” Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett, Joe Spargur
“Humble and Kind,” Lori McKenna
“My Church,” busbee, Maren Morris
“Record Year,” Eric Church, Jeff Hyde
“Burning House,” Cam, Tyler Johnson, Jeff Bhasker
Album of the Year
Hero, Maren Morris
Mr. Misunderstood, Eric Church
Storyteller, Carrie Underwood
Black, Dierks Bentley
Ripcord, Keith Urban
Musical Event of the Year
“Different for Girls,” Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King
“Home Alone Tonight,” Luke Bryan featuring Karen Fairchild
“The Fighter,” Keith Urban featuring Carrie Underwood
“Think of You,” Chris Young (duet with Cassadee Pope)
“You Are My Sunshine,” Morgane Stapleton with Chirs Stapleton
Music Video of the Year
“Fire Away,” Chris Stapleton
“Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw
“Record Year,” Eric Church
“Somewhere on a Beach,” Dierks Bentley
“Burning House,” Cam
Musician of the Year
Jerry Douglas (Dobro/Lap Steel Guitar)
Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)
Dann Huff (Guitar)
Brent Mason (Guitar)
Derek Wells (Guitar)
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