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CMA Awards: Here are the winners for the 58th annual ceremony


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L-R Cody Johnson (Credit - Acacia Evans+CMA), Morgan Wallen (AP Photo/John Locher) and Chris Stapleton (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

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The Country Music Association is gearing up for their 58th annual CMA Awards right here in Nashville on Wednesday night.

Let's take a look at this year's nominees.

Country star Morgan Wallen tops the list this year with seven nominations, followed by Chris Stapleton and Cody Johnson, who both secured five nominations.

Other stars to be recognized with nominations include big names Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson and up and coming country star Post Malone. Wilson, the 2023 CMA Entertainer of the Year, is nominated for the award again this year alongside Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen.

The 58th annual awards will be held at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. CST. New this year, Wilson is joining hosts Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning on stage.

Performers for the night include Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Kacey Musgraves and more!

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Below are the final nominees for CMA Awards and FOX 17 News will continue to update this story as winners are announced.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

  • Luke Combs
  • Jelly Roll
  • Chris Stapleton
  • *WINNER 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
  • *WINNER “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
  • *WINNER 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
  • *WINNER “White Horse” | Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Ashley McBryde
  • Megan Moroney
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • *WINNER Lainey Wilson

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

  • Luke Combs
  • Jelly Roll
  • Cody Johnson
  • *WINNER Chris Stapleton
  • Morgan Wallen

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • Lady A
  • Little Big Town
  • *WINNER Old Dominion
  • The Red Clay Strays
  • Zac Brown Band

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

  • *WINNER 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
  • *WINNER “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
  • *WINNER 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
  • *WINNER “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” – Lainey Wilson | Director: Patrick Tracy

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • *WINNERMegan Moroney
  • Shaboozey
  • Nate Smith
  • Mitchell Tenpenny
  • Zach Top
  • Bailey Zimmerman

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