The 51st Annual CMA Awards will be hosted for the 10th time by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The show begins at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
The full list of nominees:
Entertainer of the year: Garth Brooks Luke Bryan Eric Church Chris Stapleton Keith Urban
Single of the year(Award goes to the artist, producer[s] and mix engineer[s])“Better Man” — Little Big Town; producer: Jay Joyce; mix engineers: Jason Hall and Jay Joyce“Blue Ain’t Your Color” — Keith Urban; producers: Dann Huff and Keith Urban; mix engineer: Chris Lord-Alge“Body Like a Back Road” — Sam Hunt; producer: Zach Crowell; mix engineer: Zach Crowell“Dirt on My Boots” — Jon Pardi; producers: Bart Butler and Jon Pardi; mix engineer: Ryan Gore“Tin Man” — Miranda Lambert; producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse and Glenn Worf; mix engineer: Eric Masse
Album of the year(Award goes to the artist and producer[s])The Breaker — Little Big Town; producer: Jay JoyceFrom a Room: Volume 1 — Chris Stapleton; producers: Dave Cobb and Chris StapletonHeart Break — Lady Antebellum; producer: busbeeThe Nashville Sound — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit; producer: Dave CobbThe Weight of These Wings — Miranda Lambert; producers: Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf and Eric Masse
Song of the year (Award goes to the songwriter[s]) “Better Man” — Songwriter: Taylor Swift“Blue Ain’t Your Color” — Songwriters: Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey and Steven Olsen“Body Like a Back Road” — Songwriters: Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne“Dirt on My Boots” — Songwriters: Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure and Ashley Gorley“Tin Man” — Songwriters: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall
Female vocalist of the year Kelsea Ballerini Miranda LambertReba McEntireMaren MorrisCarrie Underwood
Male vocalist of the year Dierks Bentley Eric Church Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton Keith Urban
Vocal group of the year Lady Antebellum Little Big Town Old DominionRascal FlattsZac Brown Band
Vocal duo of the year Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line LoCashMaddie & Tae
Musical event of the year Craving You — Thomas Rhett, featuring Maren MorrisFunny How Time Slips Away — Glen Campbell with Willie NelsonKill a Word — Eric Church, featuring Rhiannon GiddensSetting the World on Fire — Kenny Chesney with PinkSpeak to a Girl - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Musician of the year Jerry Douglas (Dobro)Paul Franklin (steel guitar)Dann Huff (guitar)Mac McAnally (guitar)Derek Wells (guitar)
Music video of the year (Award goes to the artist and director[s])“Better Man” — Little Big Town; directors: Becky Fluke and Reid Long“Blue Ain’t Your Color” — Keith Urban; director: Carter Smith“Craving You” — Thomas Rhett, featuring Maren Morris; director: TK McKamy“It Ain’t My Fault” — Brothers Osborne; directors: Wes Edwards and Ryan Silver“Vice” — Miranda Lambert; director: Trey Fanjoy
New artist of the year Lauren AlainaLuke CombsOld DominionJon PardiBrett Young
CMA small market broadcast personality of the year“Barrett, Fox & Berry” with Bill Barrett, Tim Fox and Tracy Berry, KKNU, Eugene-Springfield, Oregon“Ben and Arnie” with Arnie Andrews and Ben Butler, WCOW, La Crosse, Wisconsin“The Cat Pak Morning Show” with Brent Lane and Candy Cullerton, WYCT, Pensacola, Florida “Officer Don and DeAnn” with Don Evans and DeAnn Stephens, WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky “Scotty & Cara in the Morning” with Scotty Cox and Cara Denis, KCLR, Columbia, Missouri
CMA medium market broadcast personality of the year“Cash and Bradley” with Natalie Cash and Matt Bradley, KWEN, Tulsa, Oklahoma “The Dex and Mo Show” with Bill “Dex” Poindexter and Melissa “Mo” Turner, WUSY, Chattanooga, TennesseeBrent Michaels, KUZZ, Bakersfield, California“New Country Mornings” with Nancy Wilson and James Frye, WHKO, Dayton, Ohio“Tom & Becky” with Tom Owens and Becky Palmer, WBBS, Syracuse, New York
CMA large market broadcast personality of the year “Amanda and Jesse” with Amanda Valentine and Jesse Tack, WUBE, Cincinnati“The Boxer Show” with “Boxer” Brandon Nasby, WCOL, Columbus, Ohio“Double-L” with Lois Lewis, KWNR, Las Vegas“The Randy, Jamie and Jojo Show” with Randy Carroll, Jamie Martin and JoJo Meza, KAJA, San Antonio, Texas“Tige and Daniel” with Tige Rodgers, Daniel Baker and Mari Mueller, WSIX, Nashville“Woody and the Wake-Up Call” with Woody Johnson, Dan E. Zuko and Kayla Hanley, WCOL, Columbus
CMA major market broadcast personality of the year“Bud and Broadway” with Bud Ford, Jerry Broadway and Kelly Rebal, WIL, St. Louis“Michael J on Air” with Michael J. Stuehler, WPOC, Baltimore“Mike & Amy” with Mike Chase and Amy Faust, KWJJ, Portland, Oregon“Paul Schadt and Meg” with Paul Schadt, Meg Butterly and Geof Knight, WKKT, Charlotte–Gastonia–Rock Hill, North Carolina“The Q Morning Zoo” with Tim Tuttle, Kevin Kline and Erica Rico, KKBQ, Houston-Galveston
CMA national broadcast personality of the year“American Country Countdown” with Kix Brooks, Cumulus“The Big D and Bubba Show” with Derek Haskins, Sean Powell, Patrick Thomas and Carsen Humphreville, Compass Media Networks“The Blair Garner Show” with Blair Garner, Cumulus“The Bobby Bones Show” with Bobby Bones, iHeartMedia“Country Gold” with Terri Clark, Westwood One
CMA small market radio station of the year KCLR, Columbia, MissouriKKNU, Eugene-SpringfieldKORA, Bryan–College Station, TexasWCOW, La Crosse, WisconsinWYCT, Pensacola, Florida
CMA medium market radio station of the yearCKRY, Calgary, CanadaKXKT, Omaha, Nebraska–Council Bluffs, IowaWBBS, Syracuse, New YorkWIVK, Knoxville, TennesseeWYRK, Buffalo–Niagara Falls, New York
CMA large market radio station of the yearKCYY, San AntonioWCOL, ColumbusWQDR, Raleigh-Durham, North CarolinaWQIK, Jacksonville, FloridaWSIX, Nashville
CMA major market radio station of the yearKPLX, Dallas–Ft. WorthKUPL, Portland, OregonKWJJ, Portland, OregonWIL, St. LouisWKKT, Charlotte–Gastonia–Rock Hill, North Carolina