ORIGINAL   DOMAINTM

THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR “THE 57TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”  

Lainey Wilson Tops the List with Nine Nominations 
 
Other Top Nominees Include Jelly Roll with Five Nominations; Luke Combs and HARDY with
Four Nominations Each; and Jordan Davis, Ashley McBryde, Producer/Mix Engineer Joey Moi, Songwriter/Producer Jordan Schmidt, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen, and Musician/Producer
Derek Wells with Three Nominations Each 
 
Lainey Wilson Makes CMA Awards History as Only Artist to Top Nominations List  
in First Two Appearances on Final Ballot 
 
Finalists for CMA Broadcast Awards Announced   
 
“The 57th Annual CMA Awards,” Country Music’s Biggest Night™ Airs LIVE Wednesday, Nov. 8 on ABC  hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning broadcasts LIVE from Nashville (8:00 – 11:00 PM/EST) on ABC. 

For more information visit CMA at https://cmaawards.com/

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“THE 57th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” – FINAL NOMINEES (by ballot category order):    

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

• Luke Combs 

• Chris Stapleton 

• Carrie Underwood 

• Morgan Wallen 

• Lainey Wilson 

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SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)

• “Fast Car” – Luke Combs 
  Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton 
  Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews 

• “Heart Like A Truck” – Lainey Wilson 
  Producer: Jay Joyce 
  Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce 

• “Need A Favor” – Jelly Roll 
  Producer: Austin Nivarel 
  Mix Engineer: Jeff Braun 

• “Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis 
  Producer: Paul DiGiovanni 
  Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley 

• “wait in the truck” – HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson) 
  Producers: HARDY, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt, Derek Wells 
  Mix Engineer: Joey Moi

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)

• Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville – Ashley McBryde 
  Producers: John Osborne, John Peets 
  Mix Engineers: Gena Johnson, John Osborne 

• Bell Bottom Country – Lainey Wilson 
  Producer: Jay Joyce 
  Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce 

• Gettin' Old – Luke Combs 
  Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton 
  Mix Engineers: Michael H. Brauer, Jim Cooley, Chip Matthews 

• One Thing At A Time – Morgan Wallen 
  Producers: Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi, Cameron Montgomery 
  Mix Engineers: Josh Ditty, Joey Moi, Eivind Nordland 

• Rolling Up the Welcome Mat – Kelsea Ballerini 
  Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym 
  Mix Engineers: Dan Grech-Marguerat, Alysa Vanderheym 

SONG OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Songwriter(s) 

• “Fast Car” 
  Songwriter: Tracy Chapman 

• “Heart Like A Truck” 
  Songwriters: Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson 

• “Next Thing You Know” 
  Songwriters: Jordan Davis, Greylan James, Chase McGill, Josh Osborne 

• “Tennessee Orange” 
  Songwriters: David Fanning, Paul Jenkins, Megan Moroney, Ben Williams 

• “wait in the truck” 
  Songwriters: Renee Blair, Michael Hardy, Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt 

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• Kelsea Ballerini 

• Miranda Lambert 

• Ashley McBryde 

• Carly Pearce 

• 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 

• Midland 

• Old Dominion 

• 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) 

• “Save Me” – Jelly Roll (with Lainey Wilson)
  Producers: Zach Crowell, David Ray Stevens 

• “She Had Me At Heads Carolina (Remix)” – Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
  Producer: Zach Crowell 

• “Thank God” – Kane Brown (with Katelyn Brown)
  Producer: Dann Huff 

• “wait in the truck” – HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson)
  Producers: HARDY, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt, Derek Wells 

• “We Don't Fight Anymore” – Carly Pearce (featuring Chris Stapleton)
  Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce 

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

• Jenee Fleenor 

• Paul Franklin 

• Rob McNelley 

• Derek Wells 

• Charlie Worsham 

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s) 

• “Light On In The Kitchen” – Ashley McBryde 
  Director: Reid Long 

• “Memory Lane” – Old Dominion 
  Directors: Mason Allen, Nicki Fletcher 

• “Need A Favor” – Jelly Roll 
  Director: Patrick Tohill 

• “Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis 
  Director: Running Bear 

• “wait in the truck” – HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson) 
  Director: Justin Clough 

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Zach Bryan  

• Jelly Roll  

• Parker McCollum 

• Megan Moroney 

• Hailey Whitters 

2023 CMA BROADCAST AWARDS – FINALISTS FOR BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (by market size):     

Weekly National 

• “American Country Countdown” (Kix Brooks) – Cumulus/Westwood One 

• “Country Countdown USA” (Lon Helton) – Compass Media Networks 

• “Honky Tonkin’ with Tracy Lawrence” (Tracy Lawrence and Patrick Thomas) – Silverfish Media 

• “On The Horizon with Buzz Brainard” (Buzz Brainard) – SiriusXM 

• “Y’all Access with Kelly Sutton” (Kelly Sutton) – Firefly Media/Silverfish Media 

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Daily National 

• “Angie Ward” – iHeartMedia 

• “The Big D and Bubba Show” (Derek “Big D” Haskins, Sean “Bubba” Powell, Patrick Thomas, and Carsen Humphreville) – Silverfish Media 

• “Katie & Company” (Katie Neal) - Audacy 

• “Nights with Elaina” (Elaina Smith) – Westwood One 

• “The Sam Alex Show” (Sam Alex) – Sam Alex Productions, LLC 

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Major Market

• “Chris Carr & Company” (Chris Carr, Kia Becht, and Sam Sansevere) – KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. 

• “Frito & Katy” (Tucker “Frito” Young and Katy Dempsey) – KCYY, San Antonio, Texas 

• “Hawkeye in the Morning with Hawkeye and Michelle” (“Hawkeye” Mark Louis Rybczyk and Michelle Rodriguez) – KSCS, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas 

• “Josh, Rachael & Grunwald” (Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter, and Steve Grunwald) – WYCD, Detroit, Mich. 

• “Scotty Kay” (Scotty Kay) – WUSN, Chicago, Ill. 

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Large Market

• “The Big Dave Show” (“Big Dave” Chandler, Ashley Heiert, and Jason “Stattman” Statt) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio 

• “The Morning Drive with Mike Kellar and Jenny Matthews” (Mike Kellar and Jenny Matthews) – KBEQ, Kansas City, Mo.  

• “Scott and Shannen” (Scott Dolphin and “Shannen O” Oesterreich) – WMIL, Milwaukee-Racine, Wis. 

• “Tim & Chelsea In The Morning” (Tim Leary and Chelsea Taylor) – WIRK, West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla. 

• “The Wayne D Show” (“Wayne D” Danielson and Tay Hamilton) – WSIX, Nashville, Tenn. 

Medium Market

• “Cait & Bradley Morning Show” (Cait Fisher and Matt Bradley) – KWEN, Tulsa, Okla. 

• “Clay & Company” (Clay Moden, Rob Banks, and Kadie Daye) – WYRK, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y. 

• “Ellis and Bradley Show” (Bill Ellis and Beth Bradley) – WSSL, Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C. 

• “Mo & StyckMan” (Melissa “Mo” Wagner and Greg “StyckMan” Owens) – WUSY, Chattanooga, Tenn. 

• “Steve & Gina In The Morning” (Steve Lundy and Gina Melton) – KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa 

Small Market

• “The B100 Morning Show with Brittney Baily” (Brittney Baily) – WBYT, South Bend, Ind. 

• “The Eddie Foxx Show” (Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx) – WKSF, Asheville, N.C. 

• “Officer Don & DeAnn” (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) – WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky. 

• “Steve & Tiffany in the Morning” (Steve Waters and Tiffany Kay) – WFLS, Fredericksburg, Va. 

• “Steve, Ben and Nikki” (Steve Stroud, Ben Walker, and Nikki Thomas) – WXBQ, Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tenn.-Va. 

2023 CMA BROADCAST AWARDS – FINALISTS FOR RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (by market size):   

Major Market 

• KCYY – San Antonio, Texas 

• KEEY – Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minn. 

• KKBQ – Houston, Texas 

• KSCS – Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas 

• WXTU – Philadelphia, Pa. 

Large Market 

• WIRK – West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla. 

• WKDF – Nashville, Tenn. 

• WMIL – Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.  

• WUBE – Cincinnati, Ohio 

• WWKA – Orlando, Fla. 

Medium Market 

• KUZZ – Bakersfield, Calif. 

• KXKT – Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa 

• WGGY – Wilkes Barre-Scranton, Pa. 

• WPCV – Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla. 

• WQMX – Akron, Ohio 

Small Market 

• KCLR – Columbia, Mo.  

• WBYT – South Bend, Ind.  

• WKML – Fayetteville, N.C. 

• WXBQ – Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tenn.-Va. 

• WYCT – Pensacola, Fla.