CMA Awards 2020

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Live Wednesday, Nov. 11 on ABC

The nominees for this year’s CMA Awards are in! Miranda Lambert came in with seven nominations and made history as the first female to reach 55 nominations, a record previously held by Reba McEntire.

Artists with the Most Nominations

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert
Photo Credit: Ellen Von Unwerth

Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year (“Bluebird”), Album of the Year (Wildcard), Song of the Year (“Bluebird”), Musical Event of the Year (“Fooled Around And Fell In Love”), Music Video of the Year (“Bluebird”) 

Luke Combs

Luke Combs
Photo Credit: David Bergman

Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year (“Beer Never Broke My Heart”), Album of the Year (What You See Is What You Get), Song of the Year (“Even Though I’m Leaving”), Song of the Year (“I Hope You’re Happy Now”) 

Maren Morris

Maren Morris
Photo Credit: Alex Ferrari

Female Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year (“The Bones”), Song of the Year (“The Bones”), Musical Event of the Year (“The Bones”), Musical Event of the Year (“Fooled Around And Fell In Love”) 

“THE 54th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” – NOMINEES and Winners:   


ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

  • Eric Church
  • Luke Combs  
  • Miranda Lambert   
  • Carrie Underwood  
  • Keith Urban   

SINGLE OF THE YEAR


Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Enginee

  • “10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay (with Justin Bieber) 
    Producer: Dan Smyers 
    Mix Engineer: Jeff Juliano
  • “Beer Never Broke My Heart” – Luke Combs 
    Producer: Scott Moffatt 
    Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley  
  • “Bluebird” – Miranda Lambert 
    Producer: Jay Joyce 
    Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce  
  • “The Bones” – Maren Morris 
    Producer: Greg Kurstin 
    Mix Engineer: Greg Kurstin 
  • “I Hope” – Gabby Barrett 
    Producers: Ross Copperman, Zach Kale 
    Mix Engineer: Buckley Miller 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR


Award goes to Artist and Producer(s) 

  • Heartache Medication – Jon Pardi
    Producers: Bart Butler, Ryan Gore, Jon Pardi 
  • Never Will – Ashley McBryde 
    Producers: Jay Joyce, John Peets 
  • Old Dominion – Old Dominion 
    Producers: Shane McAnally, Old Dominion 
  • What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs 
    Producer: Scott Moffatt 
  • Wildcard – Miranda Lambert 
    Producer: Jay Joyce 

SONG OF THE YEAR


Award goes to Songwriters 

  • “Bluebird”  
    Songwriters: Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert 
  • “The Bones”  
    Songwriters: Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz 
  • “Even Though I’m Leaving”  
    Songwriters: Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Ray Fulcher 
  • “I Hope You’re Happy Now”  
    Songwriters: Luke Combs, Randy Montana, Carly Pearce, Jonathan Singleton 
  • “More Hearts Than Mine”  
    Songwriters: Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis, Derrick Southerland 

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

  • Miranda Lambert   
  • Ashley McBryde  
  • Maren Morris  
  • Kacey Musgraves  
  • Carrie Underwood   

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR  

  • Eric Church   
  • Luke Combs  
  • Thomas Rhett  
  • Chris Stapleton  
  • Keith Urban    

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • Lady A 
  • Little Big Town  
  • Midland  
  • Old Dominion   
  • Rascal Flatts  

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

  • Brooks & Dunn  
  • Brothers Osborne  
  • Dan + Shay   
  • Florida Georgia Line  
  • Maddie & Tae

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR 

Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)

  • “10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay (with Justin Bieber) 
    Producer: Dan Smyers 
  • “Be A Light” – Thomas Rhett featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban 
    Producer: Dann Huff 
  • “The Bones” – Maren Morris with Hozier 
    Producer: Greg Kurstin 
  • “Fooled Around And Fell In Love” – Miranda Lambert (feat. Maren Morris, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes & Caylee Hammack) 
    Producer: Jay Joyce 
  • “I Hope You’re Happy Now” – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice 
    Producer: busbee 

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR 

  • Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle 
  • Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar 
  • Rob McNelley, Guitar 
  • Ilya Toshinskiy, Guitar 
  • Derek Wells, Guitar 

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR 

Award goes to Artist(s) and Director 

  • “10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay (with Justin Bieber) 
    Director: Patrick Tracy 
  • “Bluebird” – Miranda Lambert 
    Director: Trey Fanjoy 
  • “Homemade” – Jake Owen 
    Director: Justin Clough 
  • “I Hope You’re Happy Now” – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice 
    Director: Sam Siske 
  • “Second One To Know” – Chris Stapleton 
    Director: David Coleman 

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

  • Jimmie Allen  
  • Ingrid Andress  
  • Gabby Barrett  
  • Carly Pearce  
  • Morgan Wallen   

“THE 54th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” – FINALISTS FOR BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (by market size):   

National 

  • “American Country Countdown” (Kix Brooks) – Westwood One
  • “The Blair Garner Show” (Blair Garner and “Off Eric” Garner) – Westwood One
  • “CMT After Midnite” (Cody Alan) – Premiere Networks
  • “Country Countdown USA” (Lon Helton) – Westwood One
  • “The Mayor of Music Row” (Charlie Monk) – Sirius XM Satellite Radio 

Major Market

  • “Angie Ward” – WUBL, Atlanta, Ga. 
  • “Chris Carr & Company” (Chris Carr, Kia Becht and McKaila Granning) – KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • “Double-L” (Lois Lewis) – KNIX, Phoenix, Ariz. 
  • “Fitz in the Morning” (Cory Fitzner) – KNUC, Seattle-Tacoma, Wash. 
  • “Paul Schadt & Sarah Lee in the Morning with Producer Geof” (Paul Schadt, Sarah Lee and Geof Knight) – WKKT, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C. 

Large Market 

  • “The Big Dave Show (“Big Dave” Chandler, Chelsie Shinkle, Jason Statt and Ashley Hempfling) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • “Jim, Deb & Kevin” (Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt and Kevin Freeman) – WFMS, Indianapolis, Ind.  
  • “Lexi & Banks” (“Lexi” Elena Abatgis and “Banks” Jared Danielson) – KUBL, Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, Utah 
  • “Obie & Ashley” (“Obie” Obed Diaz and Ashley Morrison) – WWKA, Orlando, Fla.  
  • “Ridder, Scott and Shannen” (“Ridder” Shaun Ridderbush, Scott Dolphin and Shannen Oesterreich) – WMIL, Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.   

Medium Market 

  • “Brent Michaels” – KUZZ, Bakersfield, Calif. 
  • “Clay & Company” (Clay Moden, Rob Banks and Val Townsend) – WYRK, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.
  • “Kenn McCloud” – KUZZ, Bakersfield, Calif. 
  • “Scott and Sarah in the Morning” (Scott Wynn and Sarah Kay) – WQMX, Akron, Ohio
  • “Steve & Gina In The Morning” (Steve Lundy and Gina Melton) – KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa 

Small Market 

  • “Big Rick In The Morning” (“Big Rick” Daniels) – WGGC, Bowling Green, Ky.
  • “Bobby & Steve (and Mandi!)” (Bobby Cook, Steve Schwetman and Mandi Turner) – WKYQ, Paducah, Ky.  
  • “Brent and Candy – The Cat Pak Morning Show” (Brent Lane and Candy Cullerton) – WYCT, Pensacola, Fla. 
  • “Officer Don & DeAnn” (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) – WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky.
  • “Steve And Jessica Mornings” (Steve Waters and Jessica Cash) – WFLS, Fredericksburg, Va. 

“THE 54th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” – FINALISTS FOR RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (by market size): 
 

Major Market 

  • KNUC – Seattle-Tacoma, Wash. 
  • KSCS – Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas 
  • KYGO – Denver-Boulder, Colo.  
  • WXTU – Philadelphia, Pa.  
  • WYCD – Detroit, Mich.  

Large Market

  • KNCI – Sacramento, Calif. 
  • KUBL – Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, Utah 
  • WMIL – Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.  
  • WUBE – Cincinnati, Ohio 
  • WWKA – Orlando, Fla.  

Medium Market 

  • KATM – Modesto, Calif.  
  • WHKO – Dayton, Ohio  
  • WQMX – Akron, Ohio 
  • WUSY – Chattanooga, Tenn. 
  • WXCY – Wilmington, Del.   

Small Market

  • KKNU – Eugene-Springfield, Ore. 
  • WBYT – South Bend, Ind. 
  • WKXC – Augusta, Ga. 
  • WXBQ – Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tenn.-Va. 
  • WXFL – Florence-Muscle Shoals, Ala. 
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