The 2016 CMA Awards have announced the nominations for their major awards and we are so excited to talk about who can be taking home hardware this year at the award show. The show will be live on November 2 on ABC and will be hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. You won’t want to miss it.
The leaders of the pack each have five nominations and they include Maren Morris, Chris Stapleton and Eric Church. There are so many awards, so we’ll take two days to break down who is nominated for what. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest…
Entertainer of the Year
Garth Brooks
Keith Urban
Carrie Underwood
Chris Stapleton
Luke Bryan
Album of the Year
Dierks Bentley – Black
Eric Church – Mr. Misunderstood
Keith Urban – Ripcord
Carrie Underwood – Storyteller
Maren Morris – Hero
Song of the Year
Cam – Burning House
Thomas Rhett – Die a Happy Man
Eric Church – Eric Church
Maren Morris – My Church
Tim McGraw – Humble and Kind
Single of the Year
Thomas Rhett – Die a Happy Man
Chris Stapleton – Nobody to Blame
Eric Church – Record Year
Tim McGraw – Humble and Kind
Maren Morris – My Church
Music Video of the Year
Chris Stapleton – Fire Away
Cam – Burning House
Tim McGraw – Humble and Kind
Dierks Bentley – Somewhere on a Beach
Eric Church – Record Year
Musician of the Year
Jerry Douglas
Dann Huff
Brent Mason
Derek Wells
Paul Franklin
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