Just Announced: Here Are The Nominees For The 2022 CMA Awards

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It’s that time of year again…time for the CMA Awards!

The 2022 CMA Awards will be held on Wednesday, November 9 at 8/7c on ABC. The show will also be available to watching the following day on Hulu. Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning will serve as the hosts of the ceremony.

Now, we also know the names of the artists, songs, albums, music videos, and musicians that have earned nominations at this year’s CMA Awards. The nominees were revealed early on Wednesday morning (September 7).

Keep reading for the full list of nominees, and check to see if your favorite artist earned a nod in any of the categories.

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

• Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle
• Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
• Brent Mason – Guitar
• Ilya Toshinsky – Guitar
• Derek Wells – Guitar

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

(Award given to artists and producers)

• “Beers On Me” – Dierks Bentley (with BRELAND and HARDY)
• “If I Didn’t Love You” – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
• “Longneck Way to Go” – Midland (featuring Jon Pardi)
• “Never Say Never”  – Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)
• “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

(Award given to artists and video directors)

• “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” – Taylor Swift
• “Longneck Way to Go” – Midland (featuring Jon Pardi)
• “Never Say Never”  – Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)
• “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
• “Til’ You Can’t” – Cody Johnson

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

(Award given to artists, producers, and mix engineers)

• “Buy Dirt” – Jordan Davis (featuring Luke Bryan)
• “half of my hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney)
• “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
• “Til’ You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
• “You Should Probably Leave” – Chris Stapleton

SONG OF THE YEAR

(Award given to songwriters)

• “Buy Dirt” – Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, and Matt Jenkins (Recorded by Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan)
• “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” – Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde, and Carly Pearce (Recorded by Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde)
• “Sand in My Boots” – Ashley Gorley, Michael Hardy, and Josh Osborne (Recorded by Morgan Wallen)
• “Things A Man Oughta Know” – Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton, and Lainey Wilson (Recorded by Lainey Wilson)
• “You Should Probably Leave” – Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley, and Chris Stapleton (Recorded by Chris Stapleton)

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

(Award given to artists and producers)

• Growin’ Up by Luke Combs
• Humble Quest by Maren Morris
• Palomino by Miranda Lambert
• Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’ by Lainey Wilson
• Time, Tequila & Therapy by Old Dominion

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• HARDY
• Walker Hayes
• Cody Johnson
• Parker McCollum
• Lainey Wilson

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

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

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• LOCASH
• Maddie & Tae

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Cody Johnson
• Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Carly Pearce
• Carrie Underwood
• Lainey Wilson

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

• Luke Combs
• Miranda Lambert
• Chris Stapleton
• Carrie Underwood
• Morgan Wallen

Congratulations to everyone who earned a nomination! Watch the CMA’s video announcing all of the nominees below.