The 58th Annual CMA Awards
2024
CMA Awards Ballot Schedule
The Nomination
Ballot and instructions were emailed Wednesday, July 8 to CMA members in
good standing who are eligible to vote
· Nomination ballot and instructions emailed to CMA members July 8 with voting closing July 17.
· The second ballot was emailed to members Aug. 6 with voting closing Aug. 20.
·
The
third and final ballot will be sent to members Oct. 1 and voting will end Oct.
29
2024 CMA Awards Criteria: Eligibility Period: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024
(by ballot category order):
FULL LIST OF NOMINEES GRAPHIC
THE COUNTRY
MUSIC ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES
NOMINEES FOR
“THE 58TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Morgan Wallen
Tops the List with Seven Nominations
Other Top
Nominees Include Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton with Five Nominations; Post
Malone and Lainey Wilson with Four Nominations; and Louis Bell, Luke Combs,
Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves with
Three Nominations Each
Finalists for
CMA Broadcast Awards Announced
Country Music’s
Biggest Night™ Airs LIVE Wednesday, Nov. 20 on ABC
The Country
Music Association has announced nominees for “The 58th Annual CMA Awards,”
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within the Country Music industry.
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Morgan Wallen tops the list with seven nominations, while other top nominees
include Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton with five nominations,
and Post Malone and Lainey Wilson with four nominations each.
Louis Bell, Luke
Combs, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves
each secure three nominations. Vying for the night’s highest honor, CMA
Entertainer of the Year, is Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, Morgan
Wallen and Lainey Wilson. “The 58th Annual CMA Awards,” broadcasts live from
Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, Nov. 20 (8:00 – 11:00 PM/EST) on ABC
and next day on Hulu.
First-time CMA
Awards nominees include Andrew Baylis, Louis Bell, Brock Berryhill, Tom
Bukovac, Will Bundy, Sean Cook, Benjy Davis, Shawn Everett, Riley Green, Kevin
“Thrasher” Gruft, Kat Higgins, Hoskins, Jeff Johnson, Noah Kahan, Ella Langley,
Ryan Larkins, Raul Lopez, Josh Phillips, Post Malone, Nevin Sastry, Shaboozey,
Ernest Keith Smith, Nate Smith, Konrad Snyder, Mitchell Tenpenny, The Red Clay
Strays, Zach Top, Chris Villa, Chandler Paul Walters and Bailey Zimmerman.
MORGAN
WALLEN – SEVEN NOMINATIONS
Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year (“I Had Some Help”),
Song of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Male Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event
of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Musical Event of the Year (“Man Made A Bar”),
Music Video of the Year (“I Had Some Help”)
Morgan Wallen leads the pack this year with
seven nominations. He earns his third consecutive nomination in both the
Entertainer and Male Vocalist categories this year. His hit collaboration “I
Had Some Help” with Post Malone, produced by Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome and
Hoskins, and mixed by Ryan Gore, lands him nominations in the Single, Song,
Musical Event and Music Video categories. Wallen’s fellow songwriters on “I Had
Some Help” include Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin
Post, Ernest Keith Smith and Chandler Paul Walters. The music video was
directed by Chris Villa. His song “Man Made A Bar” featuring Eric Church was
produced by Joey Moi and secures him a second Musical Event of the Year
nomination. Wallen now has a career total of 15 nominations since 2019.
CODY
JOHNSON – FIVE NOMINATIONS
Single
of the Year (“Dirt Cheap”), Album of the Year (Leather), Male Vocalist of the
Year, Music Video of the Year (“Dirt Cheap”), Music Video of the Year (“The
Painter”)
Cody Johnson lands five nominations this year including
his third consecutive Male Vocalist of the Year nomination. Dustin Haney
directed both Music Video nominations for Johnson’s hits “Dirt Cheap” and “The
Painter.” Johnson also receives a Single of the Year nod for “Dirt Cheap,” in
addition to his album Leather securing a spot in Album of the Year. Both were
produced by Trent Willmon and mixed by Jack Clarke. Johnson now has a career
total of 11 nominations.
CHRIS
STAPLETON – FIVE NOMINATIONS
Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year (“White Horse”),
Album of the Year (Higher), Song of the Year (“White Horse”), Male Vocalist of
the Year
Seven-time Male Vocalist of the Year Chris Stapleton
returns to the Entertainer and Male Vocalist categories this year, marking his
eighth Entertainer nomination and tenth Male Vocalist nomination. He adds
nominations for Single and Song for his hit “White Horse,” which was produced
by Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton and Morgane Stapleton, mixed by Vance Powell, and
written by Chris Stapleton and Dan Wilson. His album Higher is also nominated
and was produced by Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton and Morgane Stapleton, and mixed
by Vance Powell. With this year’s nods, Stapleton has received 39 total
nominations since 2015.
POST MALONE – FOUR NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Song of the Year (“I Had
Some Help”), Musical Event of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Music Video of the
Year (“I Had Some Help”)
First-time nominee Post Malone receives four nominations for his
chart-topping collaboration “I Had Some Help” featuring Morgan Wallen. New to
Country Music, Post Malone collects nominations in the Single, Song, Musical
Event and Music Video categories. The hit song was produced by Louis Bell,
Charlie Handsome and Hoskins, mixed by Ryan Gore, and written by Louis Bell,
Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post (Post Malone), Ernest
Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen and Chandler Paul Walters. The song’s music video
was directed by Chris Villa.
LAINEY WILSON – FOUR NOMINATIONS
Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year (“Watermelon
Moonshine”), Female Vocalist of the Year, Music Video of the Year (“Wildflowers
and Wild Horses”)
Reigning Entertainer of the Year and two-time Female Vocalist Lainey
Wilson lands four nominations, including her second nomination for the
night’s highest honor and third nomination for Female Vocalist. Her hit song
“Watermelon Moonshine,” produced by Jay Joyce and mixed by Joyce and Jason
Hall, earns a Single of the Year nomination. In addition, she receives a Music
Video of the Year nod for “Wildflowers and Wild Horses,” which was directed by
Patrick Tracy. With Wilson’s nominations this year, her career total is now 19.
LOUIS BELL – THREE NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Song of the Year (“I Had
Some Help”), Musical Event of the Year (“I Had Some Help”)
Louis Bell lands three nominations as a first-time
nominee for his production and songwriting on Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s
chart-topping collaboration “I Had Some Help” in the Single, Song and Musical
Event categories. The song was produced by Bell, Charlie Handsome and Hoskins,
mixed by Ryan Gore, and written by Ashley Gorley, Bell, Charlie Handsome,
Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen and Chandler Paul
Walters.
LUKE
COMBS – THREE NOMINATIONS
Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year (Fathers & Sons),
Male Vocalist of the Year
The reigning Single of the Year winner Luke Combs earns three
nominations including his fifth consecutive nomination for the night’s highest
honor and seventh consecutive Male Vocalist nomination. Combs also earns an
Album of the Year nod for Fathers & Sons, produced by Combs, Chip Matthews
and Jonathan Singleton, and mixed by Matthews. Combs now has 25 career
nominations.
CHARLIE HANDSOME – THREE NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Song of the Year (“I Had
Some Help”), Musical Event of the Year (“I Had Some Help”)
Charlie Handsome lands three nominations for his production and
songwriting on Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping collaboration “I
Had Some Help” in the Single, Song and Musical Event categories. The song was
produced by Louis Bell, Handsome and Hoskins, mixed by Ryan Gore, and written
by Ashley Gorley, Louis Bell, Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith
Smith, Morgan Wallen and Chandler Paul Walters. With two previous nominations,
Handsome’s career nominations now total five.
HOSKINS – THREE NOMINATIONS
Single of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Song of the Year (“I Had
Some Help”), Musical Event of the Year (“I Had Some Help”)
Hoskins lands three nominations as a first-time nominee for his
production and songwriting on Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping
collaboration “I Had Some Help” in the Single, Song and Musical Event
categories. The song was produced by Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome and Hoskins,
mixed by Ryan Gore, and written by Ashley Gorley, Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome,
Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen and Chandler Paul
Walters.
JELLY ROLL – THREE NOMINATIONS
Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year (Whitsitt Chapel),
Male Vocalist of the Year
Reigning New
Artist of the Year Jelly Roll garners three nominations including his first bid
for the night’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year, and his second Male
Vocalist nomination. Jelly Roll also receives a nomination for his album
Whitsitt Chapel, produced by Andrew Baylis, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell,
Jesse Frasure, David Garcia, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft, Austin Nivarel and David
Ray Stevens, and mixed by Jeff Braun and Jim Cooley. Jelly Roll’s career
nominations now total eight.
MEGAN
MORONEY – THREE NOMINATIONS
Female Vocalist of the Year, Music Video of the Year (“I’m Not
Pretty”), New Artist of the Year
Megan Moroney lands three nominations this year, including her
second consecutive New Artist of the Year nomination and her first Female
Vocalist of the Year nod. Moroney also receives her first Music Video of the
Year nomination for “I’m Not Pretty,” which she co-directed with Jeff Johnson.
Moroney’s nominations this year bring her career total to five.
KACEY MUSGRAVES – THREE NOMINATIONS
Album of the Year (Deeper Well), Female Vocalist of the Year,
Musical Event of the Year (“I Remember Everything”)
Kacey Musgraves holds three nominations this year including
Female Vocalist of the Year, a category she has received seven prior
nominations in. Musgraves also receives a nod for her album Deeper Well, which
she produced alongside Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian. The album was mixed by
Shawn Everett and Konrad Snyder. She also lands a Musical Event nomination for
her feature on Zach Bryan’s chart-topping hit “I Remember Everything,” produced
by Bryan. Musgraves now has 22 career nominations.
“The 58th Annual
CMA Awards” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is
the Executive Producer, Alan Carter is the Director and Jon Macks is the Head
Writer.
Tickets for “The
58th Annual CMA Awards” went on-sale Friday Sept. 13th starting at 10:00 AM/CT
through Ticketmaster.
“THE 58TH ANNUAL
CMA AWARDS” – FINAL NOMINEES (by ballot category order):
Entertainer Of
The Year (Category 1)
Luke Combs; Jelly
Roll; Chris Stapleton; Morgan Wallen; Lainey Wilson
Single Of The
Year (Category
2)
(Award goes to Artist,
Producer(s), and Mix Engineer(s)) (Category 2)
“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
“White Horse”
– Chris Stapleton; Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton; Mix
Engineer: Vance Powell
Album
Of The Year (Category 3)
(Award goes to
Artist and 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;vMix
Engineer: Vance Powell
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 (Category 4)
(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
“White Horse”
Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson
Female Vocalist
Of The Year (Category 5)
Kelsea Ballerini;
Ashley McBryde; Megan Moroney; Kacey Musgraves; Lainey Wilson
Male Vocalist Of
The Year (Category 6)
Luke Combs; Jelly
Roll; Cody Johnson; Chris Stapleton; Morgan Wallen
Vocal
Group Of The Year (Category 7)
Lady A; Little
Big Town; Old Dominion; The Red Clay Strays; Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo Of The
Year (Category 8)
Brooks &
Dunn; Brothers Osborne; Dan + Shay; Maddie & Tae; The War And Treaty
Musical Event Of
The Year (Category 9)
]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
“you look
like you love me” – Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green); Producer: Will Bundy
Musician Of The
Year (Category 10)
Tom Bukovac –
Guitar; Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle; Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar; Rob McNelley –
Guitar; Charlie Worsham – Guitar
Music Video Of
The Year (Category
11)
(Award goes to
Artist 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
“Wildflowers
and Wild Horses” – Lainey Wilson; Director: Patrick Tracy
New Artist Of
The Year (Category 12)
Megan Moroney; Shaboozey;
Nate Smith; Mitchell Tenpenny; Zach Top; Bailey Zimmerman
THE OFFICIAL 2024
CMA AWARDS PLAYLIST
The countdown to
the 2024 CMA Awards is on and we’ve got the perfect curated playlist to get
ready for awards season! Sing along to your favorite nominated artists as we
lead up to the big night in November.
2024 CMA
BROADCAST AWARDS – FINALISTS FOR BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (by market
size):
WEEKLY NATIONAL
- “American Country Countdown” (Kix
Brooks) – Cumulus/Westwood One
- “Country Gold with Terri Clark”
(Terri Clark) – Westwood One
- “Crook & Chase Countdown”
(Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase) – Jim Owens Entertainment
- “Highway Hot 30 with Buzz Brainard”
(Buzz Brainard) – SiriusXM
- “Honky Tonkin’ with Tracy Lawrence”
(Tracy Lawrence and Patrick Thomas) – Silverfish Media
DAILY NATIONAL
- “The Bobby Bones Show” (Bobby Bones,
Amy Brown, “Lunchbox” Dan Chappell, Eddie Garcia, Morgan Huelsman, “SZN
Raymundo” Ray Slater, “Mike D” Rodriguez, Abby Anderson, “Kick Off Kevin”
O’Connell, and Stephen “Scuba Steve” Spradlin) – iHeartMedia
- “Michael J On Air” (Michael J.
Stuehler) – iHeartMedia
- “Nights with Elaina” (Elaina Smith) –
Westwood One / Cumulus Media
- “PickleJar Up All Night with Patrick
Thomas” (Patrick Thomas) – PickleJar / Cumulus Media
- “Steve Harmon Show” (Steve Harmon) –
Westwood One / Cumulus Medi
MAJOR MARKET
- “The Andie Summers Show” (Andie
Summers, Jeff Kurkjian, Donnie Black, and Shannon Boyle) – WXTU,
Philadelphia, Pa.
- “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
- “The Morning Wolfpack with Matt
McAllister” (Matt McAllister, Gabe Mercer, and “Captain Ron” Koons) –
KKWF, Seattle, Wash.
- “The Most Fun Afternoons With Scotty Kay” (Scotty Kay) – WUSN, Chicago, Ill.
LARGE MARKET
- “Dale Carter Morning Show” (Dale
Carter) – KFKF, Kansas City, Mo.
- “Heather Froglear” (Heather Froglear)
– KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.
- “Jesse & Anna” (Jesse Tack and
Anna Marie) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
- “Mike & Amanda” (Mike Wheless and
Amanda Daughtry) – WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
- “On-Air with Anthony” (Anthony
Donatelli) – KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.
MEDIUM MARKET
- “Brent Michaels” (Brent Michaels) –
KUZZ, Bakersfield, Calif.
- “Joey & Nancy” (Joey Tack, Nancy
Barger, and Karly Duggan) – WIVK, Knoxville, Tenn.
- “New Country Mornings with Nancy and
Woody” (Nancy Wilson and Aaron “Woody” Woods) – WHKO, Dayton, Ohio
- “Scott and Sarah in the Morning”
(Scott Wynn and Sarah Kay) – WQMX, Akron, Ohio
- “Steve & Gina In The Morning”
(Steve Lundy and Gina Melton) – KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa
SMALL MARKET
- “Dan Austin Show” (Dan Austin) –
WQHK, Fort Wayne, Ind.
- “Dave and Jenn” (Dave Roberts and
Jenn Seay) – WTCR, Huntington-Ashland, W. Va.
- “The Eddie Foxx Show” (Eddie Foxx and
Amanda Foxx) – WKSF, Asheville, N.C.
- “Hilley & Hart” (Kevin Hilley and
Erin Hart) – KATI, Columbia, Mo.
- “Officer Don & DeAnn” (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) – WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky.
2024 CMA
BROADCAST AWARDS – FINALISTS FOR RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (by market size):
Major Market
·
KCYY – San Antonio, Texas
·
KKBQ – Houston, Texas
·
KYGO – Denver, Colo.
·
WXTU – Philadelphia, Pa.
·
WYCD – Detroit, Mich.
Large Market
·
WIRK – West Palm Beach-Boca
Raton, Fla.
·
WMIL – Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.
·
WQDR – Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
·
WSIX – Nashville, Tenn.
·
WWKA – Orlando, Fla.
Medium Market
·
KXKT – Omaha-Council Bluffs,
Neb.-Iowa
·
WBEE – Rochester, N.Y.
·
WIVK – Knoxville, Tenn.
·
WLFP – Memphis, Tenn.
·
WUSY – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Small Market
·
WCOW – La Crosse, Wis.
·
WKML – Fayetteville, N.C.
·
WKXC – Augusta, Ga.
·
WXFL – Florence-Muscle Shoals,
Ala.
·
WYCT – Pensacola, Fla.
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 CMA Awards have aired on ABC since
2006. ABC is the network home of the CMA Awards and CMA’s other two television
properties, “CMA Fest” and “CMA Country Christmas.”
All balloting is
tabulated by the professional services organization, Deloitte.
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LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of
Deloitte’s legal structure. Certain services may not be available to attest
clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting.
“The 58th Annual
CMA Awards,” will broadcast live from Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 20 (8:00 –
11:00 PM/EST) on ABC and next day on Hulu.
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CMA AWARDS SNUBS 2024
Beyoncé
has been snubbed by the Country Music Awards, despite having one of the biggest
country hits of the year with Texas Hold 'Em.
When the nominees for the ceremony were announced on Monday
morning, the star was notably absent - with not a single nomination.
Beyoncé had widely been expected to gain recognition at the
awards, with fans speculating she could become the first black woman to be
shortlisted for album of the year, for Cowboy Carter.
Instead, Morgan Wallen walked away with the most nominations,
three years after being suspended by his record label for using a racial slur.
Source:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2y84gpgp0o
Snubbed:
CMA Awards Voters' Big Misses This Year
2024 CMA Awards Nominations: Biggest
Snubs + Surprises, Ranked
No.
1: Snub: Country Music Fans: Nominations for the 2024 CMA
Awards are nearly a replica of the 2024 ACM Awards. The only difference in the
Entertainment, Male, Female, Group and Duo categories is Flatland Calvary is
out, and the Red Clay Strays are in. The ACMs also added a few extra EOTY
nominees, but the same five are at the core. It’s like voters forgot to submit
until the last minute and just copy-pasted what they wrote last time. That’s an
insult to fans who (whether they admit it or not) look to ACM/CMA/CMT voters as
tastemakers. This set of nominees lacks the most popular streaming artists (Beyonce,
Post Malone, Zach Bryan) and the most popular live artists (similar list, plus
Kenny Chesney).
No.
1: Snub: Country Music Fans: Nominations for the 2024 CMA
Awards are nearly
a replica of the 2024 ACM Awards. The only difference in the Entertainment,
Male, Female, Group and Duo categories is Flatland Calvary is out, and the Red
Clay Strays are in. The ACMs also added a few extra EOTY nominees, but the same
five are at the core. It’s like voters forgot to submit until the last minute
and just copy-pasted what they wrote last time. That’s an insult to fans who
(whether they admit it or not) look to ACM/CMA/CMT voters as tastemakers. This
set of nominees lacks the most popular streaming artists (Beyonce, Post Malone,
Zach Bryan) and the most popular live artists (similar list, plus Kenny
Chesney).
No.
2: Snub: Zach Bryan: Zach
Bryan is at or near the top of streaming and sales charts most weeks, and
his tour is one of the biggest in country music. He represents a much bigger
snub, however ...
No.
3: Snub: Beyonce: There
is going to be a lot written this week about why Beyonce deserved
some CMA love. She truly did. Cowboy Carter got us through a
very sleepy first half of 2024, and her music pushed the genre forward in
meaningful ways. If nothing else, she should have been mentioned in Single of
the Year or the uninspiring Album of the Year category.
No. 4: Snub: Post Malone: Post Malone earned four nominations, but
didn't get one in the Male Vocalist or New Artist category. He should have.
He's the Jelly Roll of 2024.
No.
5: Surprise: Jelly Roll, 'Whitsitt Chapel': Jelly Roll was praised for a
lot in 2023 and 2024, but his album was rarely talked about in Album of the
Year conversations. It's a strong effort, but he seemed much more likely to nab
Song or Single of the Year nominations. His Entertainer of the Year nom is no
surprise. He very well could win it.
No.
6: Snub: Parmalee:
Hey, it's us — just over here waving the flag for Parmalee, the most snubbed
country act of the last five years. This group continue to churn out radio
hits, but can't crack a very weak Vocal Group category. It's mystifying.
No.
7: Surprise: Kacey Musgraves: Artistically, Kacey deserves each and
everyone of her CMA nominations in 2024, but typically the artists who aim
their arrow at mainstream country radio get the artist-based nominations. It's
refreshing to see her hold a spot in the Female category.
8. Snub: Nate Smith, "World on Fire": Nate Smith's "World
on Fire" spent 10 weeks at No. 1, tying Morgan Wallen's record. That
wasn't enough for a Single of the Year nomination.
9.
Snub: Miranda Lambert: Her streak of 17 straight years with a Female Vocalist
nomination comes to an end in 2024.
10.
Snub: Carrie Underwood: It's surprising not to see her nominated for the first time
ever
Read
More: 2024 CMA Awards
Nominations: Biggest Snubs + Surprises, Ranked (via tasteofcountry.com)
Snub
– Scotty McCreery: Following
the success of his #2 single “Cab in a Solo” and the release of his Top 25
album Rise & Fall, fans fully expected to see Scotty McCreery earn a few
nominations from the CMA this year.
Snub
– Carly Pearce: Grand
Ole Opry member Carly Pearce is usually a mainstay at country music awards
shows. Her latest album, Hummingbird, received a warm response from
fans, and it ranked at #31 on the Top Country Albums chart.
She’s also a busy live performer, having toured with Tim McGraw earlier this
year and headlining her own tour as well.
Despite
her incredible year, Pearce didn’t earn any nominations from the CMA and was
completely snubbed.
Snub
– Riley Green: There’s
no arguing Riley Green’s popularity right now. Fans fully expected to see him
earn several CMA nominations this year, especially for his song “Jesus Saves.”
However,
“Jesus Saves” was not nominated for any CMA Awards. Green did
earn one nomination for Musical Event of the Year for his hit duet with
Ella Langley, “you look like you love me.”
Read
More at countryrebel.com
Beyoncé’s
Cowboy Carter snubbed at Country Music Awards
Voters
for the CMAs have ignored the superstar singer's album, instead showering
Morgan Wallen with seven nominations… Read More at theguardian.com
Beyoncé’s shocking, predictable CMA snub, explained
The CMA snub just proves what Beyoncé was trying to tell us all along. Despite having the biggest new country album of the year, Beyoncé received a complete shut-out from the 2024 Country Music Awards. Her Cowboy Carter topped the country chart — a historic first for a Black woman singing country — and spent 22 weeks on the Billboard top 200 album ranking. Yet despite the CMAs giving nominations to other pop crossover artists, including Post Malone and Shaboozey, the voting body denied Cowboy Carter nominations in any category. The rejection marks the second time the CMAs and its audience have clashed with Beyoncé. But while the 2016 backlash over her CMA performance with the Chicks arguably stemmed from tension over the artists’ political identities, it’s hard to chalk this snub up to anything but misogynoir at its most blatant — especially in a year that saw both Malone (in a chart-topping collab with Morgan Wallen) and Shaboozey nominated for Single of the Year…..Read More at www.vox.com
‘Cowboy Carter’ Was Never Going to Change the CMA’s Mind About
Beyoncé
The musician was shut out of nominations at this year’s CMA
Awards, the same ceremony that made her feel so unwelcome in 2016 that she was
compelled to create a thesis-level country album of her own …..Read More at rollingstone.com
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Absent From 2024 CMAs Nominations
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2024 CMA INTERNATIONAL AWARDS – NOMINEES:
The Country
Music Association, the premier trade association of the Country
Music industry, presented another of its 2024 CMA International Awards.
CMA, the premier trade association of the Country Music
industry, has presented two of its 2024 international awards.
On Wednesday, August 14, Sarah Trahern (CMA
CEO) and Milly Olykan (CMA Vice President, International
Relations and Development) presented Sina Hall (Senior Project
Manager and Head of International Booking, Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH
and CMA Board member) with the 2024 CMA Jo Walker Meador International Award
at the CMA Board of Directors meeting in Nashville. This award recognizes
outstanding achievement by an individual in advocating and supporting Country
Music’s marketing development in territories outside the United States.
A trailblazer for Country Music in Germany, Hall is the
driving force behind C2C Germany, a dedicated member of the CMA European Task
Force, and an advocate for young artists making their way into the format. She
is the founder of Sound of Nashville and continues to promote the genre’s
growth in the German market and propel Country Music forward, making her the
perfect representation of this honor.
On Wednesday, August 28, Christer Modig (CEO
of Viaplay Radio), alongside Country artists Larry
Fleet and Lauren Watkins, presented Joakim
Richardson (Station Manager, Go Country Sweden) with the 2024 CMA
International Country Broadcaster Award at the CMA Reception prior to
Morgan Wallen’s headlining concert at Strawberry Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
This award recognizes outstanding achievement by a radio broadcaster or
syndicated radio reporter outside the United States who has made important
contributions for the development of Country Music in their country.
Richardson is responsible for developing new opportunities
for both international and domestic Country acts in Sweden. Two of his recent
initiatives, “Go Country Live” and “Welcome to Sweden” have expanded engagement
opportunities for U.S. Country artists by providing promotional support,
showcase opportunities and meet-and-greets for fans and industry alike.
Richardson is a prominent member of the CMA Nordic Task Force, a CMA
Professional Member and the first Swedish broadcaster to receive this award.
CMA will present the remaining 2024 CMA International
Awards throughout the year.
JO WALKER MEADOR INTERNATIONAL AWARD
This award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual in advocating
and supporting Country Music’s marketing development in territories outside the
United States.
2024– Sina Hall, Semmel
Concerts, Germany ** Winner **
ROB POTTS INTERNATIONAL LIVE MUSIC ADVANCEMENT
AWARD
This award recognizes outstanding achievements
by an individual who has made important contributions to the live music
industry by extending performance opportunities and building live audiences for
Country Music outside of the United States.
WESLEY ROSE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD
This award recognizes outstanding achievements in the media as they relate
to Country Music outside of the United States.
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
This award recognizes outstanding achievement by a United States-based
artist who has demonstrated the most significant creative growth, development
and promotion of the Country Music industry outside of the United States during
the eligibility period.
INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY BROADCASTER AWARD
This award recognizes outstanding achievement by a radio broadcaster or
syndicated radio reporter outside the United States who has made important
contributions for the development of Country Music in his/her country.
2024 – Joakim Richarson, Go
Country, Sweden ** Winner **
Previous Winners: 2023 –
Ricky Ross, BBC Radio Scotland, UK; 2022 – Chris Stevens, formerly with
CountryLine (ChrisCountry), UK; 2021 – Baylen Leonard, Absolute Radio
Country/Bauer Radio Limited, UK; 2020 – Ben Earle, UK; 2019 – Baylen Leonard,
UK; 2018 – Chris Stevens, UK; 2017 – Bob Harris, UK
JEFF WALKER GLOBAL COUNTRY ARTIST AWARD
This award recognizes outstanding achievements by a Country Music artist
signed outside of the United States. The artist must have furthered the
popularity of Country Music as well as brought attention to the Country Music
format in their foreign-based territory.
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