Annual Recognition Awards 2024 Nominations Dominant by Morgan Wallen, omitting Beyoncé
Morgan Wallen led the pack with seven nominations, followed closely by Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton with five each, while Post Malone and Lainey Wilson garnered four nods each. Louis Bell, Luke Combs, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney, and Kacey Musgraves each earned three nominations. Surprisingly, Beyoncé was absent from the list, having made history this year by becoming the first Black woman to top the Top Country Albums chart with her "Act II: Cowboy Carter."
The 58th Annual CMA Awards will air on ABC on November 20th, with the following day's broadcast on Hulu. Below is a complete list of nominees:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR- Luke Combs- Jelly Roll- Chris Stapleton- Morgan Wallen- Lainey Wilson
SINGLE OF THE YEAR- "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- 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- "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- "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- "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
• "American Country Chart Countdown" (Kix Brooks) – Cumulus/Westwood One • "Golden Tunes with Terry Clark" (Terri Clark) – Westwood One • "Chase & Crook Countdown" (Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase) – Jim Owens Entertainment • "Hot Highway 30 with Buzz Brainard" (Buzz Brainard) – SiriusXM • "Let's Two-Step with Tracy Lawrence" (Tracy Lawrence and Patrick Thomas) – Silverfish Media
Daily Nationwide
• "The Bobby Bones Program" (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, "Lunchbox" Dan Chappell, Eddie Garcia, Morgan Huelsman, "SZN Raymundo" Ray Slater, "Mike D" Rodriguez, Abby Anderson, "Kick Off Kevin" O’Connell, and Stephen "Scuba Steve" Spradlin) – iHeartMedia • "Michael J Radio Time" (Michael J. Stuehler) - iHeartMedia • "Nights with Elaina" (Elaina Smith) – Westwood One / Cumulus Media • "Patrick Thomas Late Night on PickleJar" (Patrick Thomas) – PickleJar / Cumulus Media • "Steve Harmon's Late Night Show" (Steve Harmon) – Westwood One / Cumulus Media
Top Market
• "The Andie Summer's Show" (Andie Summers, Jeff Kurkjian, Donnie Black, and Shannon Boyle) – WXTU, Philadelphia, Pa. • "Chris Carr & Associates" (Chris Carr, Kia Becht, and Sam Sansevere) – KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. • "Fritos & Katy in the Morning" (Tucker "Frito" Young and Katy Dempsey) – KCYY, San Antonio, Texas • "Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister" (Matt McAllister, Gabe Mercer, and "Captain Ron" Koons) – KKWF, Seattle, Wash. • "Scott Kay's Fun Afternoons" (Scotty Kay) – WUSN, Chicago, Ill.
Large Market
• "Dale Carter in the Morning" (Dale Carter) – KFKF, Kansas City, Mo. • "Heather Froglear's Show" (Heather Froglear) – KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. • "Jesse & Anna in the Morning" (Jesse Tack and Anna Marie) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio • "Mike & Amanda on Air" (Mike Wheless and Amanda Daughtry) – WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, N.C. • "On-Air with Anthony" (Anthony Donatelli) – KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.
Medium Market
• "Brent Michaels' Show" (Brent Michaels) – KUZZ, Bakersfield, Calif. • "Joey & Nancy's Morning Ride" (Joey Tack, Nancy Barger, and Karly Duggan) – WIVK, Knoxville, Tenn. • "Nancy and Woody's Country Mornings" (Nancy Wilson and Aaron “Woody” Woods) – WHKO, Dayton, Ohio • "Scott & Sarah in the Morning" (Scott Wynn and Sarah Kay) – WQMX, Akron, Ohio • "Steve & Gina's Morning Drive" (Steve Lundy and Gina Melton) – KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa
Small Market
• "The Dan Austin Show" (Dan Austin) – WQHK, Fort Wayne, Ind. • "Dave & Jenn in the Morning" (Dave Roberts and Jenn Seay) – WTCR, Huntington-Ashland, W. Va. • "The Eddie Foxx Show" (Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx) – WKSF, Asheville, N.C. • "Hilley & Hart in the Morning" (Kevin Hilley and Erin Hart) – KATI, Columbia, Mo. • "Officer Don & DeAnn in the Morning" (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) – WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky.
2024 CMA BROADCAST AWARDS – FINALISTS FOR RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (by market size):
Top Market
• KCYY – San Antonio, Texas • KKBQ – Houston, Texas • KYGO – Denver, Colo. • WXTU – Philadelphia, Pa. • WYCD – Detroit, Mich.
Large Market
• WIRK – West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla. • WMIL – Milwaukee-Racine, Wis. • WQDR – Raleigh-Durham, N.C. • WSIX – Nashville, Tenn. • WWKA – Orlando, Fla.
Medium Market
• KXKT – Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa • WBEE – Rochester, N.Y. • WIVK – Knoxville, Tenn. • WLFP – Memphis, Tenn. • WUSY – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Small Market
• WCOW – La Crosse, Wis. • WKML – Fayetteville, N.C. • WKXC – Augusta, Ga. • WXFL – Florence-Muscle Shoals, Ala. • WYCT – Pensacola, Fla.
The CMA Awards ceremony will feature various categories, including the highly anticipated Entertainer of the Year award, with nominees including Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen, and Lainey Wilson. The entertainment for the night will also include performances from artists who have been recognized for their songs and albums, such as Kacey Musgraves, Luke Combs, and Cody Johnson.
