THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES   NOMINEES FOR “THE 55th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” 

Broadcast Personality

Weekly National

• American Country Countdown; Kix Brooks; Westwood One
• Country Countdown USA; Lon Helton; Westwood One
• Country Gold; Terri Clark; Westwood One
• The Crook & Chase Countdown; Lorianne Crook, Charlie Chase; iHeartMedia
• Honky Tonkin’ With Tracy Lawrence; Tracy Lawrence, Patrick Thomas; Compass

Daily National

• The Big D & Bubba Show; Derek Haskins, Sean Powell, Patrick Thomas, Carsen Humphreville; Compass
• The Bobby Bones Show; Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, “Lunchbox” Dan Chappell, Eddie Garcia, “Morgan #2” Huelsman, “Raymundo” Ray Slater, “Scuba Steve” Stephen Spradlin, “Mike D” Rodriguez, “Utility Hillary” Borden; Premiere
• CMT After Midnite; Cody Alan; Premiere
• The Lia Show; Lia Knight; Westwood One
• The Music Row Happy Hour; Buzz Brainard, Ania Hammar; SiriusXM

Major Market

• Angie Ward; WUBL/Atlanta
• Double-L; Lois Lewis; KNIX/Phoenix
• Hawkeye In The Morning; “Hawkeye” Mark Louis Rybczyk, Michelle Rodriguez; KSCS/Dallas
• The Morning Bull; George Lindsey, “Mo” Monica Lunsford and “Cowboy Dave” Bayless; KILT/Houston
• Tampa Bay’s Morning Krewe; “J.R.” Jon Jaus, Launa Phillips, Kevin Ebel; WQYK/Tampa Bay

Large Market

• Jesse Tack; WUBE/Cincinnati
• Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt, Kevin Freeman; WFMS/Indianapolis
• Lexi & Banks; “Lexi” Elena Abatgis, “Banks” Jared Danielson; KUBL/Salt Lake City
• Ridder, Scott And Shannen; “Ridder” Shaun Ridderbush, Scott Dolphin, Shannen Oesterreich; WMIL/Milwaukee
• The Wayne D Show; “Wayne D” Danielson, Taylor Rosenberg; WSIX/Nashville

Medium Market

• Brent Michaels; KUZZ/Bakersfield
• Ellis And Bradley Show; Bill Ellis, Beth Bradley; WSSL/Greenville, SC
• Julie And DJ in the Morning; “Julie K” Kansy, “D.J. Thee Trucker” Dale Sellers; WPCV/Lakeland
• Mo & StyckMan; “Mo” Melissa Wagner, “StyckMan” Greg Owens; WUSY/Chattanooga
• Steve & Gina In The Morning; Steve Lundy, Gina Melton; KXKT/Omaha

Small Market

• Barrett, Fox & Berry; Bill Barrett, Tim Fox, Tracy Berry; KKNU/Eugene, OR
• Dr. Shane And Tess In The Morning; Shane Collins, Tess Connell; WPAP/Panama City, FL
• KTTS Morning Show With Nancy & Rick; Nancy Simpson, Rick Moore; KTTS/Springfield, MO
• Liz & Scotty In The Morning; Liz Del Grosso, Scotty Cox; KCLR/Columbia, MO
• Steve, Ben and Nikki; Steve Stroud, Ben Walker, Nikki Thomas; WXBQ/Johnson City, TN

Radio Station

Major Market

• KNIX/Phoenix
• KNUC/Seattle
• KYGO/Denver
• WNSH/New York
• WXTU/Philadelphia
• WYCD/Detroit

Large Market

• WFMS/Indianapolis
• WMIL/Milwaukee
• WQDR/Raleigh
• WSIX/Nashville
• WUBE/Cincinnati

Medium Market

• KATM/Modesto
• KXKT/Omaha
• KUZZ/Bakersfield
• WQMX/Akron
• WXCY/Wilmington

Small Market

• KCLR/Columbia, MO
• KTTS/Springfield, MO
• WBYT/South Bend, IN
• WXBQ/Johnson City, TN
• WXFL/Florence, AL
• WYCT/Pensacola, FL

Entertainer

• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Miranda Lambert
• Chris Stapleton
• Carrie Underwood

Female

• Gabby Barrett
• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Maren Morris
• Carly Pearce

Male

• Dierks Bentley
• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton

Group

• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion
• Zac Brown Band

Duo

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

Single

• “Famous Friends,” Chris Young with Kane Brown; Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young; Mix Engineer: Sean Moffitt
• “The Good Ones,” Gabby Barrett; Producers: Ross Copperman, Zach Kale; Mix Engineers: Chris Galland, Manny Marroquin
• “Hell Of A View,” Eric Church; Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
• “One Night Standards,” Ashley McBryde; Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
• “Starting Over,” Chris Stapleton; Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton; Mix Engineer: Vance Powell

Album

• 29, Carly Pearce; Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Jimmy Robbins; Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore
• Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen; Producers: Dave Cohen, Matt Dragstrem, Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi; Mix Engineer: Joey Moi
• Heart, Eric Church; Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
• Skeletons, Brothers Osborne; Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
• Starting Over, Chris Stapleton; Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton; Mix Engineer: Vance Powell

Song

• “Forever After All,” Luke Combs, Drew Parker, Robert Williford
• “The Good Ones,” Songwriters: Gabby Barrett, Zach Kale, Emily Landis, Jim McCormick
• “Hell Of A View,” Casey Beathard, Eric Church, Monty Criswell
• “One Night Standards,” Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde
• “Starting Over,” Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton

Event

• “Buy Dirt,” Jordan Davis, Luke Bryan; Producer: Paul DiGiovanni
• “Chasing After You,” Ryan Hurd, Maren Morris; Producers: Aaron Eshuis, Teddy Reimer
• “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home),” Elle King, Miranda Lambert; Producer: Martin Johnson
• “Famous Friends,” Chris Young, Kane Brown; Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young
• “Half Of My Hometown,” Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney; Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins

Musician

• Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
• Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar
• Aaron Sterling, Drums
• Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo
• Derek Wells, Guitar

Video

• “Chasing After You,” Ryan Hurd, Maren Morris; Director: TK McKamy
• “Famous Friends,” Chris Young, Kane Brown; Director: Peter Zavadil
• “Gone,” Dierks Bentley; Directors: Wes Edwards, Travis Nicholson, Ed Pryor, Running Bear, Sam Siske
• “Half Of My Hometown,” Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney; Director: Patrick Tracy
• “Younger Me,” Brothers Osborne; Director: Reid Long

New Artist

• Jimmie Allen
• Ingrid Andress
• Gabby Barrett
• Mickey Guyton
• Hardy