Morgan Wallen Leads CMA Nominations With Seven, Chris Stapleton & Cody Johnson Follow With Five Each

And the nominees are… The nominees for the 58th Annual CMA Awards have been released today, and Morgan Wallen leads the pack with seven nominations in total. Coming in right behind him is Chris Stapleton and Cody Johnson with five each, and reigning entertainer of the year Lainey Wilson comes in with four, tying with Post Malone who received his first-ever CMA nods. There will be a tight race for the coveted Entertainer of the Year Award, as Lainey Wilson is nominated again alongside Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen. Deeper Well , Fathers & Sons , Higher , Whitsitt Chapel and Leather will compete for album of the year (if you don't see one of your favorites on the list, it might be because it missed the eligibility period for this years show). For the first time in 17 years, Miranda Lambert failed to receive a Female Vocalist of the year nomination, and Kacey Musgraves is back in that category for the first time in five years. The CMA Awards will air live on November 20th on ABC live event at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, with a host still to be announced. https://www.instagram.com/p/C_shUNVpFV1/?img_index=1

The 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 NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR • Megan Moroney • Shaboozey • Nate Smith • Mitchell Tenpenny • Zach Top • Bailey Zimmerman 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