Earlier today the first round of nominees were announced for seven categories for the upcoming 44th Annual CMA Awards.
I’ve listed the nominees for each category released below. You can catch the nominees for the remaining five categories on tomorrow’s Good Morning America. I’ll post them as well once they are released tomorrow.
New Artist of the Year
- Luke Bryan
- Easton Corbin
- Jerrod Niemann
- Chris Young
- Zac Brown Band
Vocal Group of the Year
- Lady Antebellum
- Little Big Town
- Rascal Flatts
- The Band Perry
- Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
- Brooks & Dunn
- Joey + Rory
- Montgomery Gentry
- Steel Magnolia
- Sugarland
Single of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Producer(s))
- A Little More Country Than That
Easton Corbin
Produced by Carson Chamberlain
Mercury Nashville - Hillbilly Bone
Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
Produced by Scott Hendricks
Reprise Records - Need You Now
Lady Antebellum
Produced by Paul Worley and Lady Antebellum
Capitol Records Nashville - The House That Built Me
Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Columbia Nashville - White Liar
Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Columbia Nashville
Song of the Year
(Award goes to Songwriter(s))
- A Little More Country Than That
Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, and Wynn Varble - Need You Now
Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott, and Josh Kear - The House That Built Me
Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin - Toes
Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, John Driskell Hopkins, and Shawn Mullins - White Liar
Miranda Lambert and Natalie Hemby
Music Video of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Director)
- Hillbilly Bone
Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
Directed by Roman White - Need You Now
Lady Antebellum
Directed by David McClister - The House That Built Me
Miranda Lambert
Directed by Trey Fanjoy - Water
Brad Paisley
Directed by Jim Shea - White Liar
Miranda Lambert
Directed by Chris Hicky
Musician of the Year
- Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
- Dann Huff – Guitar
- Brent Mason – Guitar
- Mac McAnally – Guitar
- Randy Scruggs – Guitar
