Morgan Wallen, Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson Dominate 2024 CMA Award Nominations

Mary Varvaris

Morgan Wallen leads with seven nominations, including the prestigious Entertainer of the Year award.

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We’re two months away from the 58th CMA Awards, and the star-studded list of nominees has finally landed.

Of course, country music’s most successful star, Morgan Wallen, leads the list with seven nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Music Video of the Year (the latter two categories for his collaboration with Post Malone, I Had Some Help).

Other top nominees include Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton, both gathering five nominations each; Post Malone and Lainey Wilson with four nominations; and Louis Bell, Luke Combs, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves gathering three nominations.

Morgan Wallen isn’t the only one up for the prestigious Entertainer of the Year award, with Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson also nominated for the award. This year’s CMA Awards will be broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, 20 November, from 8 pm to 11 pm ET on ABC and air the following day on Hulu.

In addition to the multiple award nominees, this year’s CMA Awards find numerous artists nominated for awards for the first time, including Post Malone, Bailey Zimmerman, Riley Green, Noah Kahan, Ella Langley, Shaboozey, Nate Smith, Mitchell Tenpenny, and many more.

Tickets for the 58th Annual CMA Awards go on sale Friday, 13 September, from 10:00 aM/CT via Ticketmaster. You can find the complete list of nominees below.

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 

The 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  

The 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