Tuesday, 3 September 2019

The Nominations for the 53rd Annual CMA Awards 2019






Scroll down for a) Full nomination listings b) CMA Awards 2019 Playlist c) Snubs 
d) About The CMA  e) About the Awards Voting Process   

 In Brief:
Published on Aug 28, 2019 by CMA Country Music Association: CMA Awards 2019 Nominees Announced | Winners Revealed Wed, Nov. 13 on ABC


 Maren Morris Tops the List of Finalists with Six Nominations

Brothers Osborne Receives Four Nominations, While Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Scott Hendricks, Dann Huff, Greg Kurstin, Kacey Musgraves, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton And Carrie Underwood Are Up for Three Nominations Each

Finalists for CMA Broadcast Awards Announced
Carrie Underwood Hosts Country Music’s Biggest Night™ with Special Guest Hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, Live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 8/7c on ABC


The Country Music Association has announced the final nominees for “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards,” as Maren Morris tops the list of finalists with six nominations. Brothers Osborne receives four nominations, the second most nominations this year, while 11 garner three nominations each—Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Scott Hendricks, Dann Huff, Greg Kurstin,

Kacey Musgraves, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton and Carrie Underwood. For the night’s highest honor, reigning Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban is nominated again in the category alongside Garth Brooks, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton and Underwood.

Jimmie Allen and Ashley McBryde revealed select nominees on ABC’s “Good Morning America” today, live from their Times Square studio in New York, followed by a >> performance of “If I Know Me” by Morgan Wallen.

Strahan Sara and Keke published on Aug 28, 2019 The country stars talk about McBryde's nominations, Allen's engagement and more



Immediately following the broadcast, Morgan Wallen and Midland visited Billboard’s Times Square studio to reveal the remaining eight CMA Awards categories in addition to the CMA Broadcast Awards finalists on Billboard’s Twitter and YouTube, as well as CMA’s Twitter and YouTube.
“This year, we have the privilege of honoring Country legends, new and emerging talent and even artists from outside our genre,” says Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “The breadth of Country Music’s landscape is evident in this year’s nominations, and we can’t wait to celebrate our deserving nominees in November.”

Billboard: Here Are All Of the 2019 CMA Awards Surprises and Snubs. Billboard Live Stream Replay:


 MAREN MORRIS – SIX NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year (“GIRL”), Album of the Year (GIRL), Song of the Year (“GIRL”), Female Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year (“All My Favorite People”), Music Video of the Year (“GIRL”)

Morris tops this year’s CMA Awards nominations with six, adding to her previous 10 nominations and one win. She scores her fourth nomination for Female Vocalist and third nomination in Musical Event of the Year for “All My Favorite People” featuring Brothers Osborne, produced by Morris and busbee. This marks her second nomination in four categories – Single, Album, Song and Music Video of the Year. “GIRL” was written by Morris and first-time nominees Sarah Aarons and Kurstin. The single was also mixed and produced by Kurstin. The album was produced by busbee, Morris and Kurstin. First-time nominee Dave Meyers directed the music video for “GIRL.”
Maren tweeted: really unexpected to wake up to but DAMN. thank you, @CountryMusic and my peers for the nominations this year.✨


 BROTHERS OSBORNE – FOUR NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year (“Burning Man”), Vocal Duo of the Year, Musical Event of the Year (“All My Favorite People”), Music Video of the Year (“Burning Man”)
The reigning CMA Vocal Duo of the Year returns to this year’s ballot vying for the title for the fifth consecutive year – a trophy they’ve claimed for the last three years. This marks the brothers’ first nomination for Single and second nod for Music Video of the Year, both for their featured performance on Bentley’s “Burning Man.” They won Music Video in 2017 for “It Ain’t My Fault.” The duo earns their second nomination for Musical Event of the Year with Morris’ “All My Favorite People.”

DIERKS BENTLEY – THREE NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year (“Burning Man”), Male Vocalist of the Year, Music Video of the Year (“Burning Man”)
Adding three nominations to his previous 24 nods and three wins, “Burning Man” earns Bentley his third nominations in both Single and Music Video of the Year. The single features Brothers Osborne, was produced by Ross Copperman, Jon Randall and Arturo Buenahora, Jr., and mixed by first-time nominee F. Reid Shippen. The video was directed by Wes Edwards.

ERIC CHURCH – THREE NOMINATIONS
Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year (Desperate Man), Music Video of the Year (“Some Of It”)
With 25 prior nominations and three wins under his belt, Church claims his third nomination for both Entertainer and Music Video of the Year for “Some Of It,” which was directed by Reid Long. He also earns his fourth nomination for Album of the Year with Desperate Man produced by Jay Joyce and Buenahora, Jr.

LUKE COMBS – THREE NOMINATIONS
Song of the Year (“Beautiful Crazy”), Male Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year (“Brand New Man”)
Combs garners three nominations on top of his previous three, nabbing his second nomination for Male Vocalist of the Year. He is a first-time nominee in Song of the Year for “Beautiful Crazy,” co-written with Wyatt B. Durrette III and first-time nominee Robert Williford. He also secures a first-time nod for Musical Event of the Year with “Brand New Man” alongside Country Music Hall of Fame inductees and the most awarded artists in CMA history – Brooks & Dunn.

DAN + SHAY – THREE NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year (“Speechless”), Album of the Year (Dan + Shay), Vocal Duo of the Year
Dan + Shay tally three nominations alongside their previous seven. This marks their sixth consecutive nomination for Vocal Duo and their first nomination for Album of the Year. Dan + Shay was produced by Hendricks and the duo’s Dan Smyers. They also earn their second nomination in Single of the Year with “Speechless,” produced by Smyers and Hendricks and mixed by Jeff Juliano. Smyers earns his second Song of the Year nomination for “Tequila” with co-writers Nicolle Galyon and Jordan Reynolds.

SCOTT HENDRICKS – THREE NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year (“God’s Country”), Single of the Year (“Speechless”), Album of the Year (Dan + Shay)
Hendricks adds to his 16 prior nominations with three additional nods, claiming an Album of the Year nomination for his production work on Dan + Shay alongside Smyers. This marks his ninth nomination for Album, a category he’s won twice previously. He also secures two Single of the Year nominations for Shelton’s “God’s Country” produced by Hendricks and mixed by Justin Niebank, and Dan + Shay’s “Speechless,” produced by Smyers and Hendricks and mixed by Juliano.

DANN HUFF – THREE NOMINATIONS
Album of the Year (Center Point Road), Musical Event of the Year (“Brand New Man”), Musical Event of the Year (“What Happens In A Small Town”)
Huff is a 35-time CMA Awards nominee and five-time winner adding three nominations to his roster. His two nominations for Musical Event of the Year mark his first-ever nods in the category for his production work on “Brand New Man” performed by Brooks & Dunn (with Combs) and “What Happens In A Small Town” performed by Brantley Gilbert and first-time nominee Lindsay Ell. 2019 is the first year producers are being honored in the Musical Event category. He nabs his 11th nomination for Album of the Year with Thomas Rhett’s Center Point Road, alongside co-producers Jesse Frasure, Thomas Rhett, Julian Bunetta, The Stereotypes and Cleve Wilson—with the last two being first-time nominees.

GREG KURSTIN – THREE NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year (“GIRL”), Album of the Year (GIRL), Song of the Year (“GIRL”)
Kurstin is a first-time CMA Awards nominee garnering nods in Single, Song and Album of the Year. He’s nominated as a songwriter, producer and mix engineer for Morris’ song “GIRL” on the album GIRL. He co-wrote the song with Morris and Aarons.

KACEY MUSGRAVES – THREE NOMINATIONS
Song of the Year (“Rainbow”), Female Vocalist of the Year, Music Video of the Year (“Rainbow”)
With 15 previous nominations and three wins to her credit, Musgraves claims her sixth nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year. She earns a fourth nomination in Song of the Year for “Rainbow” with co-writers Natalie Hemby and Shane McAnally. She last won the category in 2014 with “Follow Your Arrow.” “Rainbow” also nabs Musgraves’ third nomination for Music Video of the Year, directed by first-time nominee Hannah Lux Davis.

BLAKE SHELTON – THREE NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year (“God’s Country”), Musical Event of the Year (“Dive Bar”), Music Video of the Year (“God’s Country”)
Shelton adds three nominations to his prior 25, claiming his fifth nomination for Single and fourth for Music Video with “God’s Country,” produced by Hendricks and mixed by Niebank. The music video was directed by first-time nominee Sophie Muller. This marks Shelton’s fourth nomination in Musical Event of the Year for “Dive Bar” with Garth Brooks. Shelton is a nine-time CMA Awards winner.

CHRIS STAPLETON – THREE NOMINATIONS
Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year (“Millionaire”), Male Vocalist of the Year
With 16 prior nominations and 10 wins, Stapleton earns his fifth nod for Male Vocalist of the Year, a category he’s won consecutively since 2015. He scores his third nomination for Single of the Year with “Millionaire” produced by Dave Cobb and Stapleton, mixed by Vance Powell. This marks Stapleton’s fourth nomination for Entertainer of the Year.





























CARRIE UNDERWOOD – THREE NOMINATIONS
Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year (Cry Pretty), Female Vocalist of the Year
30-time CMA Awards nominee and seven-time winner Underwood claims her second nomination for Entertainer of the Year, first securing the nod in 2016. She nabs a 14th consecutive nomination for Female Vocalist, a title she’s won five times, including in 2018. This marks her fifth nomination for Album of the Year with Cry Pretty, produced by Underwood and first-time nominees David Garcia and Jim Jonsin.

Created by CMA 30 song CMA Awards 2019 Playlist



Of NOTE:
Shane McAnally earning his seventh Song of the Year nomination, tying the category's record. (Read the Aircheck interview with McAnally here).
Songwriter-producer MCANALLY has now tied with Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame members Alan Jackson and Bob McDill. MCANALLY scored his seventh nomination (Aug 28) for his co-writing credit on the Kacey Musgraves song "Rainbow," from her "Golden Hour" album. Other MCANALLY compositions that have been nominated in previous years include "Mama's Broken Heart" (Miranda Lambert), "Merry Go Round" (Musgraves), "Follow Your Arrow" (Musgraves), "American Kids" (Kenny Chesney), "Take Your Time" (Sam Hunt) and "Body Like A Back Road" (Hunt).
Jenee Fleenor became the first woman ever to be nominated for Musician of the Year. Fittingly enough, Fleenor heard about her nomination as she was arriving at a recording session in Nashville. "I just broke down in tears," she told The Tennessean. "It's been a dream of mine since I knew what the CMAs were, to be named with all of my peers and heroes." It was also news to her that she was the first-ever female in the category, which was added to the ceremony in 1988…. Read More
Leading the Broadcast finalists with two nominations each are:
WIL/St. Louis; KCYY/San Antonio; WQDR/Raleigh; WIVK/Knoxville; KKNU/Eugene, OR; and WBYT/South Bend, IN. 

Both Country stations in INDIANAPOLIS (CUMULUS’ WFMS and EMMIS’ WLHK) will compete head-to-head (along with four other nominees), in the large market station category.
There’s a second in-market battle in the Large Market Broadcast Personality category, where shows from rivals KAJA (iHEARTMEDIA) and KCYY (COX MEDIA GROUP) will compete.

Carrie Underwood hosts “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards” with special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, celebrating legendary women in Country Music throughout the ceremony. Country Music’s Biggest Night™ broadcasts live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network.
Winners of “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards” will be determined in a final round of voting by eligible voting CMA members. The third and final ballot will be emailed to CMA members Tuesday, Oct. 1. Voting for the CMA Awards final ballot ends Thursday, Oct. 24 (6:00 PM/CT). All balloting is tabulated by the professional services organization, Deloitte.
“The 53rd Annual CMA Awards” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer, Alex Rudzinski is the Director, and David Wild is the Head Writer.

Final Nominees for "The 53rd Annual CMA Awards" 
(by ballot category order):

NEW = New to the Category for 2019 compared to the 2018 nominees

Entertainer Of The Year (Category 1) Tweet

Garth Brooks NEW; Eric Church NEW; Chris Stapleton; Carrie Underwood NEW; Keith Urban

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

“Burning Man” – Dierks Bentley Feat. Brothers Osborne; Producers: Ross Copperman, Jon Randall, Arturo Buenahora, Jr.
Mix Engineer: F. Reid Shippen
“GIRL” – Maren Morris; Producer: Greg Kurstin; Mix Engineer: Greg Kurstin
“God’s Country” – Blake Shelton; Producer: Scott Hendricks; Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank
“Millionaire” – Chris Stapleton; Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton; Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
“Speechless” – Dan + Shay; Producers: Dan Smyers, Scott Hendricks; Mix Engineer: Jeff Juliano



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

CENTER POINT ROAD, Thomas Rhett
CRY PRETTY, Carrie Underwood
DAN + SHAY, Dan + Shay
DESPERATE MAN, Eric Church
GIRL, Maren Morris

Song Of The Year (Category 4) Tweet
(Award goes to Songwriter(s))

“Beautiful Crazy” – written by Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, and Rob Williford; recorded by Luke Combs
“GIRL” – written by Maren Morris, Sarah Aarons and Greg Kurstin; recorded by Maren Morris
“God’s Country” – written by Devin Dawson, Jordan Schmidt and Michael Hardy; recorded by Blake Shelton
“Rainbow” – written by Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, and Kacey Musgraves; recorded by Kacey Musgraves
“Tequila” – written by Dan Smyers, Nicolle Galyon and Jordan Reynolds; recorded by Dan + Shay



Female Vocalist Of The Year (Category 5) Tweet

Kelsea Ballerini; Miranda Lambert; Maren Morris; Kacey Musgraves; Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist Of The Year (Category 6) Tweet

Dierks Bentley; Luke Combs; Thomas Rhett; Chris Stapleton; Keith Urban

Vocal Group Of The Year (Category 7) Tweet

Lady Antebellum; Little Big Town; Midland; Old Dominion; Zac Brown Band NEW

Vocal Duo Of The Year (Category 8) Tweet

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

Musical Event Of The Year (Category 9) Tweet
(Award goes to each Artist)
“All My Favorite People”- Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne
“Brand New Man” – Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs
“Dive Bar” – Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton
“Old Town Road (Remix)” – Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus
“What Happens In A Small Town” – Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell




















Musician Of The Year (Category 10) Tweet
Jenee Fleenor (Fiddle) NEW; Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar); Mac McAnally (Guitar); Illya Toshinsky (Banjo/Guitar) NEW; Derek Wells (Guitar)

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

“Burning Man” – Dierks Bentley Feat. Brothers Osborne; Director: Wes Edwards
“GIRL” – Maren Morris; Director: Dave Meyers
“God’s Country” – Blake Shelton; Director: Sophie Muller
“Rainbow” – Kacey Musgraves; Director: Hannah Lux Davis
“Some Of It” – Eric Church; Director:  Reid Long

New Artist Of The Year (Category 12) Tweet

Cody Johnson NEW; Ashley McBryde NEW; Midland; Carly Pearce NEW; Morgan Wallen NEW

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2019 CMA Broadcast Finalists:
Finalists for CMA's Broadcast Station and Personality of the Year were revealed
Winners will be notified prior to and honored on ABC-TV's Nov. 13 telecast of the 53rd CMA Awards.

“THE 53RD ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” – FINALISTS FOR BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
(by market size):

NATIONAL

·         “The Blair Garner Show” (Blair Garner and “Off Eric” Garner) – Westwood One
·         “The Bobby Bones Show” (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, “Lunchbox” Dan Chappell, and Eddie Garcia) – Premiere Networks
·         “The Mayor of Music Row” (Charlie Monk) – Sirius XM Satellite Radio
·         “Nash Nights Live” (Shawn Parr and Elaina Smith) – Westwood One
·         “The Storme Warren Show” (Storme Warren) – Sirius XM Satellite Radio

MAJOR MARKET

·         “Chris Carr & Company” (Chris Carr, Kia Becht, McKaila Granning, and “Maverick” Jeffrey Bolen) – KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
·         “Mason & Remy” (Mason Schreader and “Remy” Zachary Hoesly) – WIL, St. Louis, Mo.
·         “The Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister” (Matt McAllister, Emily Raines, and “Slow Joe” Wallace) – KKWF, Seattle-Tacoma, Wash.
·         “The Rob + Holly Show” (Rob Stone and Holly Hutton) – WYCD, Detroit, Mich.
·         “Tanner in the Morning” (Rob Tanner, Catherine Lane, Chris Allen, and “Captain Jim” Homa) – WSOC, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C.
·         “Tony, Jake & Jenn” (Tony Russell, Jake Byron, and Jenn Hays) – KUPL, Portland, Ore.


LARGE MARKET
·         “Amanda and Jesse” (Amanda Valentine and Jesse Tack) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
·         “J.R. and Beth in the Morning” (“J.R.” Jon Jaus, Beth Boehm, and Chris Cardenas) – KCYY, San Antonio, Texas
·         “Q Morning Crew” (Mike Wheless and Janie Carothers) – WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
·         “The Randy, Jamie, and Jojo Show” (Randy Carroll, Jamie Martin, and Jojo Meza) – KAJA, San Antonio, Texas
·         “Ridder, Scott and Shannen” (“Ridder” Shaun Ridderbush, Scott Dolphin, and Shannen Oesterreich) – WMIL, Milwaukee-Racine, WI

MEDIUM MARKET

·         “Clay & Company” (Clay Moden and Val Townsend) – WYRK, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.
·         “The Doc Show with Jessie” (Ken “Doc” Medek and Jessie Roberts) – WGGY, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, Pa.
·         “Mo & StyckMan” (“Mo” Melissa Wagner and “Styckman” Greg Owens) – WUSY, Chattanooga, Tenn.
·         “Scott and Sarah in the Morning” (Scott Wynn and Sarah Kay) – WQMX, Akron, Ohio
·         “Tony and Kris” (Tony Randall and Kris Rochester) – WIVK, Knoxville, Tenn.

SMALL MARKET

·         “Barrett, Fox & Berry” (Bill Barrett, Tim Fox, and Tracy Berry) – KKNU, Eugene-Springfield, Ore.
·         “Ben & Arnie” (Ben Butler and Arnie Andrews) – WCOW, La Crosse, Wis.
·         “Dr. Shane and Tess in the Morning” (Shane Collins and Tess Connell) – WPAP, Panama City, Fla.
·         “Mackey and Miles in the Morning” (Jim Mackey and Deb Miles) – WBYT, South Bend, Ind.
·         “Officer Don & DeAnn” (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) – WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky.


“THE 53RD ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” – FINALISTS FOR RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (by market size):  

MAJOR MARKET
KILT – Houston-Galveston, Texas
KPLX – Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
WIL – St. Louis, Mo.
WKLB – Boston, Mass.
WYCD – Detroit, Mich.

LARGE MARKET
KCYY – San Antonio, Texas
KUBL – Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, Utah
WFMS – Indianapolis, Ind.
WLHK – Indianapolis, Ind.
WQDR – Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
WSIX – Nashville, Tenn.

MEDIUM MARKET
CKRY – Calgary, Alta.
KXKT – Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa
WBBS – Syracuse, N.Y.
WIVK – Knoxville, Tenn.
WXCY – Wilmington, Del.

SMALL MARKET
KCLR – Columbia, Mo.
KFDI – Wichita, Kan.
KKNU – Eugene-Springfield, Ore.
WBYT – South Bend, Ind.
WYCT – Pensacola, Fla.

See all CMA Broadcast Award Nominees here

SNUBS (Billboard)
Kane Brown, one of the hottest stars in country music, earned no nominations. We can’t consider this a surprise, because Brown has never received a CMA Award nomination…not even for New Artist of the year. For some reason, CMA voters tend to nominate the same group of artists over and over and worthwhile artists like Brown or Chris Young (who’s only previously been nominated for new artist and musical event) get left out.

Kane Brown is not happy about getting snubbed by the CMAs, again. And as he’s did last year, he took to Twitter on Wednesday (Aug 28) after the CMA nominations were revealed to show his disdain, posting a GIF of Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry shaking his head in disappointment. This caused many reactions on Twitter and beyond of people both in Kane’s corner, and people calling him a sore loser who might receive a nomination if he didn’t complain as much, along with predictions that he would eventually buckle and delete the tweet, which he did. And then Kane Brown deleted his entire Twitter account
The 25-year-old Georgia native has never received a nomination for a CMA Award, despite having four No. 1 hits and several platinum recordings, but he has not confirmed that his departure from Twitter had anything to do with feeling snubbed.
Read More: Why Did Kane Brown Delete His Twitter Account?  
Kane Brown restarted his Twitter account late Friday morning, and posted on Instagram, “My management team will be running my twitter and Facebook from now on so I can focus on music and my family and stay off my phone it’s taking over my life lol so instagram will be the only thing u can get ahold of me on at least until the next album.”

For the first time since 2012, Luke Bryan missed an Entertainer of the Year nomination. He’s won twice (in 2015 and 2016) and is one of the few country artists who can fill stadiums. Maybe the fact that his most recent tour stopped mainly at amphitheatres instead of stadiums swayed voters or maybe it was just someone else’s turn.

Artists like Jimmie Allen and Russell Dickerson, both of whom broke through in a large way in 2018 and 2019, being left out of the New Artist of the Year category. Acts can get nominated twice for new artist -- hence Midland being in the category again after being nominated in 2018 (similarly, Kelsea Ballerini, Old Dominion, Lauren Alaina, Brett Young and Luke Combs were all nominated in consecutive years recently). We say you can only be “new” once. Change the rule and open the category up.

Just as the Grammys have opened up album, single, record and best new artist of the year to eight nominees, maybe it’s time for the CMA Awards to follow suit because it’s nothing short of criminal that Little Big Town’s “The Daughters” -- one of the strongest statements ever recorded by a country act -- didn’t receive a song of the year nomination.
Same with Ashley McBryde’s “Girl Goin’ Nowhere.” Having said that, there’s nothing I would take out of the category that got a nod.

SURPRISE: After being nominated for Single of the Year in 2018, Dan + Shay’s “Tequila” gets a nod for Song of the Year this year. How can that be? For song of the year, a tune has to have some chart activity (with no regard to rank) in the eligibility period and since “Tequila” was such a long-lived smash and was still on the charts, it qualified into the 2019 eligibility period (July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019) even though it came out in January 2018!.

SAVING COUNTRY MUSIC: 2019 CMA Awards Nominees and Predictions

Billboard Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum & More React to 2019 CMA Nominations: 'What a Way to Start the Day!'

ABOUT the CMA Awards:
The CMA Awards nominees and winners are determined by the more than 6,300 industry professional members of CMA, which when established in 1958 became the first trade organization formed to promote an individual genre of music.
The first CMA Awards Banquet and Show was held in 1967.
The following year, the CMA Awards was broadcast on NBC television for the first time – making it the longest running, annual music awards program on network television. The show aired on NBC through 1971 and on the CBS Television Network from 1972 through 2005 before moving in 2006 to ABC, where it is set to air through 2021.

ABOUT The Country Music Association

Who Makes Up the Country Music Association?
The Country Music Association is a 7,400-plus-member affiliation of industry professionals from within 17 eligible categories: advertising / public relations / media, affiliated, artist, composer, entertainment services, international, marketing / digital, musician, personal manager, producer / engineer / studio, publisher / PRO, radio, record company, talent agent, talent buyer / promoter, touring personnel and venue. Those who work full-time in one of those categories and earn their income mostly from within the country music industry pay an annual membership fee if they wish to be part of the CMA.
Companies within the country music industry can also apply for CMA membership, though they are not eligible to vote for the CMA Awards.

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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.
All CMA members can vote in 11 of the awards show's 12 categories; however, voters in the final category, Musician of the Year, are limited to musician, composer, producer / engineer / studio, and artist category CMA members.

Who Is Eligible to Win at the CMA Awards?
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 2019 CMA Awards, voters should be considering work done in the period of July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019.
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 Voting Process

How Does the CMA Awards Voting Process Work?
The CMA Awards voting process involves three rounds:
Round One: The first CMA Awards ballot is for nominations.
June 30, 2018: CMA broadcast ballots were due at 6:00 p.m. CT.
CMA first round ballot opened Monday July 1, 2019 and closed Thursday July 17, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. CT.

Round One: The first CMA Awards ballot is for nominations. CMA members are allowed to make one nomination per category, based on an artist's work in the previous 12 months (that July 1-June 30 period); however, they are not required to make a nomination in every category.
The top 20 nominees in each category are automatically advanced to the second round of voting, with the exception of the Entertainer of the Year category. The Entertainer of the Year category only includes the Top 15 nominees, at most, and every nominee must have a minimum of 10 votes to advance.

Round Two:
CMA first round ballot opened Monday August 5, 2019 and closed Tuesday August 20, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. CT
The next step in the CMA Awards voting process is the second ballot. During this round, members are allowed to vote for up to five of the whittled-down nominees in each category; once again, members do not have to vote in every category. The results are calculated by an independent accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, and the top five nominees in each category move on to the final round.

Round Three: 
CMA final round ballot opens on Tuesday Oct 1, 2019 and closes on Thurs October 24, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. CT
The third and last step in the CMA Awards voting process is the final ballot. CMA members are allowed, once again, to vote for only one nominee in each category; once again, members are not required to vote in every category. The Deloitte & Touche agents who tabulate the votes are the only individuals with knowledge of the results before the CMA Awards take place during a live-broadcast ceremony.

How Can I Find Out the Winners of the CMA Awards?
The 2019 CMA Awards are scheduled to take place Nov. 13. The event will air live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville beginning at 8PM ET on ABC.

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At its inception in 1967, the CMA Awards trophy was designed to resemble a chart bullet. Constructed of a rich walnut and a sturdy marble base, the trophy signified the strength, durability and warmth of the genre. A brass music note adorning the center read “Best Liked World Wide,” CMA’s slogan at the time. The limited supply of walnut wood in 1983 encouraged a transition to crystal, the material still used today. With the update arrived a new medallion in the center that has been modified only slightly since.
Today’s 15-inch, 7.5-pound trophy is a stylish, high-value adornment made of hand-blown fine crystal in Florence, Italy, with final assembly by Francis & Lusky in Nashville, Tenn. The CMA logo appears on a tri-level, die-struck medallion in polished bronze. After the CMA Awards winners have been revealed live on the annual broadcast, the award is engraved with the winner’s name and CMA Awards category.

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