Thursday, 15 November 2018

The 52nd Annual CMA Awards 2018 – the Details

Keith Urban wins Entertainer of the Year, 
Chris Stapleton snags Single, Song & Male Vocalist again
Kacey Musgraves snags Album of the Year!
Brothers Osborne retain Vocal Duo of the Year























CMA Awards 2018: 
Nominees, Winners, Background 

At a glance
Winners of the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards presented Wednesday night (Nov 14, 2018) in Nashville:

Entertainer of the Year: Keith Urban
Album of the Year: GOLDEN HOUR – Kacey Musgraves
Song of the Year: “Broken Halos” Songwriter(s): Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton
Single of the Year: “Broken Halos” - Chris Stapleton; Producer: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
Male Vocalist of the Year: Chris Stapleton
Female Vocalist of the Year: Carrie Underwood
New Artist of the Year: Luke Combs
Vocal Group of the Year: Old Dominion
Vocal Duo of the Year: Brothers Osborne (3rd year in a row)
Music Video of the Year: “Marry Me” – Thomas Rhett; Director(s): TK McKamy
Musical Event of the Year: “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” – David Lee Murphy (with Kenny Chesney)
Musician of the Year: Mac McAnally (Guitar)

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Going into the awards Chris Stapleton led the pack of the 2018’s top nominees with a total of five nominations
Producer and musician Dann Huff followed close behind with four nominations each.
Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, DAN + SHAY, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Janson, Miranda Lambert , MIDLAND, Thomas Rhett, and Keith Urban also garnered three nominations each.

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Going into the awards Chris Stapleton led the pack of the 2018’s top nominees with a total of five nominations.
Producer and musician Dann Huff followed close behind with four nominations each.

Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, DAN + SHAY, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Janson, Miranda Lambert, MIDLAND, Thomas Rhett, and Keith Urban also garnered three nominations each.

PRESENTERS:
Country music artists included New Artist Of The Year nominees Lauren Alaina, Luke Combs, and Brett Young; BROKEN BOW RECORDS' Dustin Lynch; three-time CMA AWARDS winner Trisha Yearwood.

Country music artists included Jimmie Allen, Kane Brown, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch, Martina McBride, Carly Pearce and Trisha Yearwood.

Non-artist presenters include nationally syndicated radio personality Bobby Bones; Sharna Burgess (Australian ballroom dancer, best known for being a professional partner and troupe member on the ABC series Dancing with the Stars), Olivia Culpo (American model, actress and Miss Universe 2012), Mackenzie Foy (18-year old American model and actress), Dennis Quaid (American actor), Lionel Richie, Noah Schnapp and Rita Wilson.

Non artist presenters include nationally syndicated radio personality Bobby Bones; NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson; model Karlie Kloss; and actors Lea Michele, Michelle Monaghan, Tyler Perry, Jason Ritter, Joanna Garcia Swisher, Ruby Rose, and Brittany Snow

PERFORMERS:
Artists included Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean with Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley with Brothers Osborne, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Chesney, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line with Bebe Rexha, Midland, Kacey Musgraves, Old Dominion, Paisley, Pistol Annies, Thomas Rhett, Ricky Skaggs, Chris Stapleton with Maren Morris and Mavis Staples, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Brett Young, as well as special appearances by Lindsay Ell, Sierra Hull, Chris Janson, Ashley McBryde, Murphy, Jon Pardi, Carson Peters, Marty Stuart, and Cole Swindell.

 WINNERS

Country music has a new Entertainer of the Year, and he was just as shocked as anyone. Keith Urban won the 2018 CMA Awards honor on Wednesday night (Nov. 14). His reaction was priceless.
After dabbing away tears and making his way to the stage, the "Never Comin' Down" singer stammered through the usual thank you messages, including his wife and daughters, whom he referred to by their nicknames. Nicole Kidman stood in the crowd watching as Urban took the award. Fanning her face, she was in awe.
"Above all God I thank you," Urban said. "I wish my dad was alive to see this, but I think he's watching over me tonight."
Keith has been nominated 11 times in the Entertainer category and this was his second win last picking it up in 2005.
His first CMA award came in 2001 winning Horizon Award. He has been nominated 49 times and has 13 wins.

YES! Kacey Musgraves snags Album of the Year
Kacey Musgraves was in awe as her latest release Golden Hour was recognized as Album of the Year with producers Ian Kitchuck and Daniel Tashian. She thanked her producers, management, fans, and her family. 
Award show presenters typically try to keep a straight face before they announce the winner — but on Wednesday night, the four members of Little Big Town couldn’t conceal their excitement as they read the envelope at the Country Music Association Awards.
“And the CMA Award for album of the year goes to . . ." Karen Fairchild trailed off. Then she smiled. “For all the little girls writing songs out there, ‘Golden Hour,’ Kacey Musgraves!”
In the audience, Kacey Musgraves looked stunned — while some predicted she could win the tough category, the odds weren’t exactly in her favor. She hugged her grandmother, then made her way up to the stage.
“Wow. This is really, really crazy timing, because I just realized this morning — it sounds like a lie — 10 years ago today, I moved to Nashville,” the 30-year-old Musgraves said, as she thanked her husband, Ruston Kelly, along with her management and record label. “Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian, my two co-producers, made this record with me, and we poured everything we have into this. And I’m so proud of it. It’s inspired by just this beautiful universe, all of you and just most of all, love.”




 While Musgraves’s win is significant for her career. Since its release GOLDEN HOUR has shifted about 107,000 copies in America since its release in March (is now back near the top of the all-genre iTunes charts).
In the UK Kacey’s GOLDEN HOUR has enjoyed a 32-weeks UK Official UK Country Album Top 20 chart run peaking at No.1 and she’s been one of the highest worldwide country music sellers the last 4 years.  
It’s also a big deal for the industry with women of country ridiculously only make up approximately 10 percent of the songs played on country radio and the industry as a whole skewed male. It was an all-men Entertainer Of The Year category for the second consecutive year.
Kacey has been nominated 20 times for a CMA Award with 4 wins (Note: 5 nominations and 1 win as an Album and song producer & video director).

With a similar repeat story to 2017 when Keith Urban beat out Sam Hunt’s much fancied 34-week No.1 “Body Like A Back Road” to with the 2017 CMA Single of the Year for “Blue Ain’t Your Color” this year saw singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton with
“Broken Halos” (Producer: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton) overhaul the 50-week Hot Country Songs No.1 “Meant To Be” by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line to snag the 2018 CMA Single of the Year.

The organic-styled “Halos” is the second single from the former’s From A Room: Volume 1, which arrived atop Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart dated May 27, 2017
Stapleton reached the summit of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for the first time when “Broken Halos” (Mercury) ascended 2-1 in its 35th week on the list (dated March 24; 41.191 million audience / 8,170 radio plays).

On Country Digital Song Sales “Halos” (released July 17, 2017) peaked at #2 (May 6, 2017) and as of July 2018 has sold 556,000 downloads. On Hot Country Songs chart, it peaked at #3 (chart dated March 3, 2018).
“Broken Halos” (writers Stapleton, Mike Henderson) also won the 2018 CMA Song of the Year winning out over Sam Hunts’   
“Body Like A Back Road”, “Drowns the Whiskey” (Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert), “Drunk Girl” (Chris Janson) and Dan + Shay’s “Tequila”.

Stapleton also bagged Male Vocalist of the Year for the fourth successive year (2015-2018). He has been nominated 21 times with 13 wins (Note: 5 nominations and 3 wins as a producer Album of the Year & Single of the Year).

When Carrie Underwood was putting together her Cry Pretty album, any hope of winning an award as a result of it was far in the back of her mind. The superstar picked up her fifth win for Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2018 CMA Awards on Wednesday (Nov. 14), resulting in a tear-filled moment as she collected the honor. She has now tallied 30 CMA nominations winning surprisingly just 7. She last won Female Vocalist in 2016 and before that held the crown from 2006-2008.



 The Brothers Osborne have now had 7 CMA nominations and won four of them this year retaining the Vocal Duo of the Year (2016-2018) for a third year.  

Old Dominion won Vocal Group of the Year for the first time after being nominated the last 3 -years in the category thus ending the 6-year winning streak by Little Big Town (2012-2017). Old Dominion have now received 5 CMA nominations missing out on New Artist of the Year in 2016 & 2017.

Luke Combs took home New Artist of the Year at his second attempt. He has received 3 CMA nominations missing out on New Artist of the Year in 2017 & Male Vocalist in 2018.


 Kenny Chesney and David Lee Murphy won Musical Event of the Year for “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright.” Chesney is a 12-time Musical Event of the Year nominee and three-time winner. Prior to this year’s win, Chesney also took home the award in 2007 for “Find Out Who Your Friends Are” with Tracy Lawrence and Tim McGraw, and 2012 for “Feel Like A Rockstar” with McGraw. Murphy received his first nomination and win for Musical Event of the Year this year.
Entertainer of the Year nominee Kenny Chesney was unable to attend the 2018 CMA Awards due to a death in his family, a tweet on the CMA's official channel read

When Kenny decided to make what became No Zip Code with David Lee Murphy, he believed in the singularity of Murphy's voice as an artist and as a writer. When Murphy asked Chesney to sing on “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,” a song about finding grace in the eye of the storm, he was honored to sing with his good friend.
“Sometimes you hear songs, and they just feel good,” said Chesney. “And occasionally one of the ones that feels so good says something that people are needing to hear. That’s how I felt about ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Alright’ the moment I heard it. Being able to be part of David Lee’s song was just awesome.”
“David Lee is so singular, I’d hear his demos and think, ‘People need to hear this voice, and his perspective,’” Chesney says. “I couldn’t be happier to see him win his first CMA Award. We’ve sung this song all over America this year, and I’ve seen the way stadiums full of people respond. Every night when he’d walk out, they’d cheer – and when the chorus came along, it was something they wanted to sing with us.”
“The crowd sings along from the very first line with their hands in the air,” Murphy says. “What’s been heartwarming for me are the personal stories from people whose lives have been affected by this song. That’s what it’s all about.”
“My heartfelt thanks to everyone who made this possible,” Murphy responds, “especially my great friend Kenny Chesney. Love you, brother!

Music Video of the Year went to Thomas Rhett and director TK McKamy for “Marry Me.”
Previously announced Broadcast Awards winners were acknowledged during the live telecast.

Mac McAnally (Guitar) won the CMA Musician of the Year for the 10th time (2009-2015; 2017-2018). He has been nominated 12 times and has 10 wins. Back in 2008 he missed winning Musician and Musical Event of the Year in 2009 with “Down The Road” (Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally).
In claiming his tenth trophy, McAnally passes the mark set by Chet Atkins -- who was the winner in the previously-titled instrumentalist of the year category nine times from 1967 and 1988.

 THE LIVE SHOW

Garth Brooks began the night with a touching tribute to those affected by the Thousand Oaks tragedy, saying, “Tonight’s show is lovingly dedicated to the 12 individuals whom we lost far too soon just a week ago tonight at the Borderline [Bar & Grill] in Thousand Oaks, CA. Tonight let’s celebrate their lives, let the music unite us with love in their enduring memory, so please, join me now in a moment of silence.”

Luke Bryan opened the CMA Awards, performing “What Makes You Country,” and welcomed newcomers Luke Combs, Lindsay Ell, Chris Janson, Ashley McBryde, Jon Pardi and Cole Swindell. Ell shredded during her guitar solo, Janson rocked on the harmonica, and Combs, McBryde, Pardi and Swindell joined in on vocals before all seven artists united center stage to close out the first performance of the night. 

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood took their hosting to a new level, spoofing “A Star is Born,” singing “Look Carrie, a star is bored” as Underwood yawned and added “which one, Brad?” They continued, “Well, Keith just nodded off on Nicole’s shoulder. Shh don’t wake Chris Stapleton, he just started snoring in the front row. Hey quick record it, it’s going No. 1.”
Paisley then reminisced about #BradBlewIt, the trending topic in 2016 where he let the gender of Underwood’s baby slip. He equally tried the same stunt this year by asking her rapid-fire girl or boy questions, enticing her to share, to which she finally said, “Willie, it’s a Willie,” before Paisley took out his phone to spread #CarrieBlewIt, “trending worldwide,” he added. 

Carrie Underwood Reveals Baby Gender at 2018 CMA Awards
It happened, y’all! Carrie Underwood revealed the gender of her baby on the way during her and Brad Paisley’s intro at the 2018 CMA Awards.
After performing their intro song, Brad began to press Carrie to reveal the gender, asking if it was a “Johnny or June,” “Waylon or Willie,” “George or Tammy,” “Tim or Faith,” and so on. Finally, after about a full minute of banter, Carrie exclaims, “Fine, it’s a Willie!” as the crowd erupts in cheers.
Brad quickly took to Twitter to share the news of baby boy Underwood using the hashtag #CarrieBlewIt, poking fun at the moment when he revealed the gender of Carrie’s first born and the hashtag #BradBlewIt went viral.

Paisley then welcomed Underwood’s “first born” to the stage as a nice surprise, but instead Mason Ramsey appeared to sing a parody of the yodel that went viral. Underwood interrupted their singing, “I would like to say, this isn’t my son.” 

Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson accepted the Song of the Year award for “Broken Halos” as Stapleton said, “I didn’t expect this one...I wrote this one with one of my dear friends and heroes.” He then thanked his wife, family, and lucky stars that he gets to live in Nashville where “all this cool stuff happens.”

Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert took the stage for a heartfelt performance of “Drowns The Whiskey.”
A shocked and emotional Combs accepted the New Artist of the Year award, thanking his mom, dad, girlfriend, and road family, ending with, “God, I love Country Music, man.”

Thomas Rhett took viewers through “Life Changes” as he moved from the stage to the audience before the entire Ravenwood High School Marching Band from Williamson County, TN made their way to the stage. They were then joined by Thomas Rhett for the grand finale as he jammed on one of the student's drums while sparks showered the stage.

Dan + Shay took us on a journey of love, heartbreak and second chances during their performance. They had everyone raising a glass of “Tequila” as snow fell to the stage before the piano lit up for the final verse.

Stapleton took the stage again to accept his second win of the night for Single of the Year with producers Dave Cobb and mix engineer Vance Powell, for “Broken Halos” and said, “We wrote this song about people that have gone on long before their time...and I want to be thinking about the people out in California right now as we are accepting this award and want to dedicate this to them.”

Lauren Alaina gave us “A Lesson in Leavin’” as she acknowledged Country Music legend Dottie West from the middle of the audience, recognizing West’s recent induction into The Country Music Hall of Fame. 



 Kelsea Ballerini convinced everyone to forget about the ex they “thought they’d miss” during her edgy performance of “Miss Me More.” 


 Old Dominion brought the motel vibes, glowing neon signs and all, to the CMA Awards with their summer smash “Hotel Key.” 

Carrie Underwood reminded us that “Love Wins” during her powerful, color-filled anthem. The Portara Ensemble from Middle Tennessee then made a surprise appearance during the performance, joining Underwood on stage for a commanding finale.



The shock on Old Dominion’s faces said it all as they made their way to the stage after winning Vocal Group of the Year for the first time, making sure to thank their fans, the songwriters, and all those who believe in what they’re doing. 

Brett Young had us begging for “Mercy” during his raw, emotion-filled performance. Casually sitting solo on a stool in the middle of the audience, Young thanked fans for making this his fourth No. 1 song before recognizing the CMA Broadcast Awards Radio Station of the Year winners.

Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Ricky Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder took viewers on a journey from one classic song to another, starting with “Black Eyed Suzie” before Urban and John Osborne made a surprise appearance for “Highway 40 Blues.” Skaggs and band were then joined by young instrumentalists Sierra Hull on mandolin and Carson Peters on fiddle. Paisley joined on guitar and Marty Stuart on mandolin for “Country Boy.”

Midland made their CMA Awards debut, honouring songwriter Jerry Reed and Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds with a performance of “East Bound and Down,” bringing their traditional Country vibes, dance moves and personalities to the stage.

Underwood congratulated Mac McAnally, the Musician of the Year winner, which was announced at the pre-telecast reception. 

Florida Georgia Line and Bebe Rexha’s collaboration was “Meant To Be,” and their performance on the CMA Awards highlighted their record-breaking crossover and No.1 single. Florida Georgia Line and Rexha, who made her CMA Awards debut this year, were joined by a 21-person orchestra, providing the audience with a classical rendition of their smash song.



 Underwood and Paisley took a moment during the show to thank the firefighters and first responders who are battling the wildfires in California, sending their thoughts to all those affected.

New Artist of the Year winner Luke Combs shared a story about heartbreak during performance of “She Got The Best of Me.”
Luke Combs treated 2018 CMA Awards viewers to "She Got the Best of Me" from the rising star's 2017 debut and 17 non-consecutive weeks No1 Billboard Top Country Album, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU.
Winning New Artist of the Year Combs didn't slow down. The country artist gave a lively rendition of his hot new single a song about jumping right into the fire of love and coming out burned but appreciating the experience regardless. Combs' bravado stood strong on the giant stage as he gave one of the better vocal performances of the night.  The single "She Got the Best of Me" (writers Combs, Channing Wilson and Rob Snyder) has appreciated major mainstream radio success with 4-weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot Country Chart-- the only song of 2018 to do so.

Keith Urban delivered an electric performance of “Never Comin Down” 10 feet high above the stage with a silhouette of his band and a rock guitar finale. 

Garth Brooks made the worldwide debut of his new song “Stronger Than Me,” written about his wife Trisha Yearwood, giving us a glimpse into their almost 14-year marriage. As Brooks sang, the spotlight shone on Yearwood, and he performed directly to her, a personal moment that fans experienced alongside the couple.

Brothers Osborne graciously accepted the award for Vocal Duo of the Year joking, “We don’t know why we keep winning this...we thought this was going to Dan + Shay. And if we were in Florida, there’d be a recount.” 

Pistol Annies took back their independence during their rousing girl power anthem “Got My Name Changed Back” as Lambert played an “authentic washboard.”



 Dierks Bentley and Brothers Osborne commanded the stage with a powerful duet of “Burning Man.” 

Stapleton, alongside Maren Morris, Mavis Staples and Marty Stuart, brought pure soul to the stage during their medley of Pops Staples’ “Friendship” and The Staple Singers’ “I’ll Take You There.”


 Co-host Paisley’s television debut of his new song “Bucked Off” was filled with rodeo cowboys, a fiddle solo, the always epic Paisley shredding on the guitar, and a nod to hero George Strait.

Stapleton accepted the award for Male Vocalist of the Year saying, “I’m really proud of this award, and I've tried really hard to be a good singer” before thanking his kids who “put up with him being gone quite a bit and not getting to be as good a dad as I would always like to be” before telling them he loves them and thanking them for “sharing him with all these people.”
Musgraves took the stage for “Slow Burn,” showcasing her effortless vocals and poignant lyrics. 

Two last minute performance changes found Eric Church added after Kenny Chesney cancelled his scheduled performance with David Lee Murphy because of a death in Chesney's family

Keith Urban and John Osborne were added to the Ricky Skaggs performance following Vince Gill's hospitalization for kidney stones.


 Eric Church closed out the CMA Awards with a high-energy, showstopping performance of his hit single “Desperate Man.”
An emotional Underwood took the stage to accept the Female Vocalist of the Year award, thanking her family, her Country Music family and continuing, “Thank you God, I have been so blessed in my life.”


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The Nominations and the Winners of the 52nd Annual CMA Awards 2018:

NEW = New to the Category for 2018 compared to the 2017 nominees

Entertainer Of The Year (Category 1) 

Jason Aldean NEW; Luke Bryan; Kenny Chesney NEW; Chris Stapleton; Keith Urban ** Winner **





























Single Of The Year (Category 2) 
(Award goes to Artist, Producer(s), and Mix Engineer(s)) (Category 2)

“Broken Halos” - Chris Stapleton; Producer: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton; Mix Engineer(s): Vance Powell ** Winner **
“Drinkin Problem” – Midland; Producer: Dann Huff, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne; Mix Engineer(s): Justin Niebank
“Drowns The Whiskey” – Jason Aldean ft. Miranda Lambert; Producer: Michael Knox; Mix Engineer(s): Jeff Braun
“Meant To Be” – Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line; Producer: Willshire; Mix Engineer(s): Serban Ghenea
“Tequila” – Dan and Shay; Producer: Scott Hendricks and Dan Smyers; Mix Engineer(s): Jeff Juliano

Album Of The Year (Category 3) 
(Award goes to Artist and Producer(s))

FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 2 – Chris Stapleton; Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
GOLDEN HOUR – Kacey Musgraves; Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian, Kacey Musgraves ** Winner **
GRAFFITI U – Keith Urban; Producers: Benny Blanco, Ross Copperman, Captain Cuts, Mike Elizondo, Jason Evigan, Oscar Holter, Dann Huff, Josh Kerr, Ian, Kirkpatrick, Johnny McDaid, Matt Rad, Jimmy Robbins, J.R. Rotem, Jesse Shatkin, Ed Sheeran, Keith Urban, Greg Wells
LIFE CHANGES – Thomas Rhett; Producers: Julian Bunetta, Jesse Frasure, Dann Huff, Joe London, Thomas Rhett
THE MOUNTAIN – Dierks Bentley; Producers: Ross Copperman, Jon Randall Stewart, Arturo Buenahora Jnr.



























Song Of The Year (Category 4)  
(Award goes to Songwriter(s))
“Body Like A Back Road” Songwriter(s): Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
“Broken Halos” Songwriter(s): Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton ** Winner **
“Drowns the Whiskey” Songwriter(s): Brandon Kinney, Jeff Middleton, Josh Thompson
“Drunk Girl” Songwriter(s): Scooter Carusoe, Tom Douglas, Chris Janson
“Tequila” Songwriter(s): Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers

Female Vocalist Of The Year (Category 5) 

Kelsea Ballerini; Miranda Lambert; Maren Morris; Kacey Musgraves NEW; Carrie Underwood ** Winner **

Male Vocalist Of The Year (Category 6) 

Dierks Bentley; Luke Combs NEW; Thomas Rhett; Chris Stapleton ** Winner **; Keith Urban

Vocal Group Of The Year (Category 7) 

Lady Antebellum; LANCO NEW; Little Big Town; Midland NEW; Old Dominion ** Winner **

Vocal Duo Of The Year (Category 8) 

Brothers Osborne ** Winner **, Dan + Shay; Florida Georgia Line; Maddie and Tae; Sugarland NEW

Musical Event Of The Year (Category 9) 
(Award goes to each Artist)
“Burning Man” – Dierks Bentley Feat. Brothers Osborne
“Dear Hate” – Maren Morris (Feat. Vince Gill)
“Drowns the Whiskey” – Jason Aldean (Feat. Miranda Lambert)
“Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” – David Lee Murphy (with Kenny Chesney) ** Winner **
“Meant to Be” – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
Musician Of The Year (Category 10) 

Jerry Douglas (Dobro); Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar); Dann Huff (Guitar); Mac McAnally (Guitar) ** Winner **; Derek Wells (Guitar)

Music Video Of The Year (Category 11) 
(Award goes to Artist and Director(s))

“Babe” – Sugarland (Featuring Taylor Swift); Director(s): Anthony Mandler
“Cry Pretty” – Carrie Underwood; Director(s): Randee St. Nicholas
“Drunk Girl” – Chris Janson; Director(s): Jeff Venable
“Marry Me” – Thomas Rhett; Director(s): TK McKamy ** Winner **
“Tequila” – Dan + Shay; Director(s): Patrick Tracy


 New Artist Of The Year (Category 12) 

Lauren Alaina: Luke Combs ** Winner **; Chris Janson NEW; Midland NEW; Brett Young

 See all the #CMAawards nominees & their reactions in the Country Music Association Twitter Moments CLICK HERE
ABOUT The Country Music Association & Voting
About the CMA Awards: The first “CMA Awards Banquet and Show” was held in 1967. The following year, the CMA Awards was broadcast for the first time – making it the longest running, annual music awards program on network television. The Awards have aired on ABC since 2006. ABC will be the network home of the CMA Awards and CMA’s other two television properties, “CMA Fest” and “CMA Country Christmas,” through 2021.

Who Can Vote for the CMA Awards?
Only CMA members are allowed to take part in the three-ballot CMA Awards process. Each registered member of the CMA is issued a CMA member number and a PIN to certify their votes.

Who Is Eligible to Win at the CMA Awards?
Eligibility Period: July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018

Nominees in each of the 12 CMA Awards categories do not have to be CMA members themselves. Eligibility is determined based on the period of July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the current year; in other words, for the 2018 CMA Awards, voters should be considering work done in the period of July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018.
However, in addition to those broad qualifications, there are certain, more-specific eligibility requirements for each of the 12 CMA Awards categories. The Country Music Association explains those in detail on their website.

CMA Awards 2018 Videos:
SOURCE: Sounds Like Nashville - Videos

CMA Awards 2018 Background: 
"The 52nd Annual CMA Awards" were hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood for a 11th consecutive year and broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Wednesday, Nov. 14 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.


RED CARPET COVERAGE
“The CMA Awards: All Access” Streamed Exclusively
In addition, “The CMA Awards: All Access” red carpet livestream returns to the CMA Awards with music artist and two-time CMA Awards nominee Kellie Pickler and Emmy-nominated television personality Ben Aaron (both of Emmy-nominated “Pickler & Ben”) alongside “Today In Nashville’s” Kelly Sutton. The red carpet show streamed globally on ABC’s YouTube channel and CMAawards.com Wednesday, Nov. 14. from 6:30-8:00 PM/ET (5:30-7:00 PM/CT). Pickler and Aaron appeared on both “Good Morning America” and “GMA Day” the same day to give fans a sneak peak of “The CMA Awards: All Access” livestream.  



The show, was sponsored by Walmart, and streamed exclusively on live.twitter.com/CMAawards  beginning with the red-carpet stream at 6 PM ET (5 PM CT) on Wednesday, Nov 11.


PHOTOS
CMA Awards 2018 Red Carpet Gallery Photos: Taste Of Country

BBC RADIO 2
CMA Awards Highlights 2018, presented by Bob Harris Thursday 15 November, 21:00 – 0.00:  Bob Harris broadcasting live from Music Row in Nashville, presenting highlights from the CMAs. 
The three-hour show sees Bob joined in the studio to play some of their classic songs are multi CMA winners Suzy Bogguss, Pam Tillis & Terri Clark, and chat from 3 time CMA winner & broadcaster Kelly Ford and country star Thomas Rhett, literally en route to to his UK tour! Plus Big Machine label boss Scott Borchetta - the man who discovered Taylor Swift and Florida Georgia Line - gives Bob his take on the evening and marks our cards for the stars of the future.
Listen live on BBC Radio 2 or online BBC iPlayer Page

BBC 4 TV
When: 23 November 2018 Time: 22:45-23:45 BBC Page

Bob Harris introduces the best bits from country music's biggest night of the year, the 52nd annual CMA Awards from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Returning hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood announce the big winners with performers including Bebe Rexha, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley with the Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, Pistol Annies, Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Dan + Sha and Old Dominion with some surprise collaborations.

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