Right here’s an awards trajectory you don’t see too typically, no less than in nation music: Lainey Wilson has by no means even been nominated for the CMA Awards earlier than, however as of Wednesday morning, she’s formally the main nominee for 2022.
Wilson got here out forward with six nominations when the Nation Music Affiliation introduced the finalists Wednesday morning for its 56th annual awards present. Shut behind with 5 nominations every was a quartet of contenders: Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton and songwriter/producer Shane McAnally.
Racking up a four-pack of nods have been Cody Johnson and writer-producer Josh Osbourne. Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs, Hardy and Midland all got here up as triple-nominees.
The infusion of so many contemporary blood among the many prime nominees didn’t imply there was a giant turnover, although, within the ranks of the nominees for the highest prize, entertainer of the 12 months. 4 of the 5 artists up for which might be holdovers from 2021: Lambert, Underwood, Stapleton and final 12 months’s winner, Combs. The class did, nonetheless, see the introduction of 1 singer who’s by no means been nominated for entertainer earlier than: Morgan Wallen.
Of all of the entertainer of the 12 months nominees, Wallen has the.least total nominations; he has simply two — apart from entertainer, he’s additionally up for finest male vocalist. However getting these nods represents a fairly large uptick in his fortunes with the CMAs. Final 12 months, he was barred from attending the present, and was allowed by the CMA’s board to compete solely in classes the place he would have shared the award with others, that means he was then disqualified from eligibility for both of the 2 awards he’s nominated for in 2022. The actions have been taken because of the stir over his having been caught on tape utilizing the N-word, however Wallen has grow to be welcome once more at awards reveals this 12 months.
Talking of controversies, there was some hypothesis about whether or not Maren Morris and Jason Aldean may should be seated far aside at this 12 months’s ceremony, ought to they each attend. However attendance could not appear obligatory for both of the artists who’ve been within the information for being on reverse sides of trans points. Every is up for a single award — Morris for album of the 12 months (for “Humble Quest”), and Aldean for musical occasion of the 12 months (a shared nomination with Underwood for the duet “If I Didn’t Love You”).
For what many in Nashville take into account probably the most prestigious of all of the CMA Awards, album of the 12 months, the contenders apart from Morris are Combs (for “Growin’ Up”), Lambert (“Palomino”), Wilson (“Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’”) and Outdated Dominion (“Time, Tequila & Remedy”).
The information of Wilson’s main six nominations will undoubtedly ship happy ripples by way of a lot of the nation neighborhood, because the artist has been upheld as a popular contemporary face in addition to the too-rare instance of a newish feminine singer who’s been in a position to conquer the chart.
In addition to album of the 12 months, Wilson can be nominated for tune of the 12 months (as a co-writer of her hit “Issues a Man Oughta Know”), feminine vocalist, musical occasion (shared with Cole Swindell for the duet “By no means Say By no means”), music video (additionally shared with Swindell) and, final however not least, new artist of the 12 months.
Different new artist nominees apart from Wilson are Hardy, Johnson, Walker Hayes and Parker McCollum.
The Nation Music Affiliation stories that Wilson is barely the fourth individual to choose up six nominations in an artist’s very first time at bat. Previous her have been Glen Campbell in 1968, Brad Paisley in 2000 and Kacey Musgraves in 2013.
Wilson will simply have launched her sophomore major-label album, “Bell Backside Nation,” when she hits the CMAs’ crimson carpet. The brand new effort comes out Oct. 26. (The Louisiana-bred singer had two impartial releases out earlier than making a splash upon becoming a member of the BBR roster.)
The ascendancy of McBryde and Pearce to the ranks of prime nominees can even be welcomed by many. The 2 ladies collaborated on a duet, “By no means Wished to Be That Lady,” that went to No. 1. That tune is nominated for single of the 12 months, tune of the 12 months, musical occasion and music video. The one nomination the 2 don’t share is their respective nods for feminine vocalist of the 12 months.
Though Lambert didn’t accumulate fairly as many nomination as a number of the others, she continues to make historical past together with her CMAs nods. With 61 profession nominations now, Lambert continues to be probably the most nominated feminine artist of all time, however provides to that accolade the truth that she is now the third most-nominated artist of both gender, trailing solely George Strait and Alan Jackson (who’ve 83 and 81 profession nominations, respectively).
The 56th annual CMA Awards will air dwell from Nashville on ABC Nov. 9. Beforehand introduced as co-hosts have been Luke Bryan, getting back from final 12 months’s telecast, and a newcomer to the position, soccer participant Peyton Manning.
A full listing of nominees:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs
- Miranda Lambert
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
- Morgan Wallen
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Combine Engineer
- “Purchase Dust” – Jordan Davis that includes Luke Bryan
Producer: Paul DiGiovanni
Combine Engineer: Jim Cooley - “half of my hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Kenny Chesney)
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins
Combine Engineer: Dan Grech-Marguerat - “By no means Wished To Be That Lady” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
Combine Engineer: Ryan Gore - “’Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon
Combine Engineer: Jack Clarke - “You Ought to Most likely Depart” – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
Combine Engineer: Vance Powell
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Combine Engineer(s)
- Growin’ Up – Luke Combs
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Combine Engineers: Jim Cooley, Chip Matthews - Humble Quest – Maren Morris
Producer: Greg Kurstin
Combine Engineer: Serban Ghenea - Palomino – Miranda Lambert
Producers: Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Mikey Reaves
Combine Engineer: Jason Lehning - Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’ – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Combine Engineer: F. Reid Shippen - Time, Tequila & Remedy – Outdated Dominion
Producers: Shane McAnally, Outdated Dominion
Combine Engineer: Justin Niebank
SONG OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Songwriters
- “Purchase Dust”
Songwriters: Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins - “By no means Wished To Be That Lady”
Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce - “Sand In My Boots”
Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Michael Hardy, Josh Osborne - “Issues A Man Oughta Know”
Songwriters: Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton, Lainey Wilson - “You Ought to Most likely Depart”
Songwriters: Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley, Chris Stapleton
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Carly Pearce
- Carrie Underwood
- Lainey Wilson
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Eric Church
- Luke Combs
- Cody Johnson
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Woman A
- Little Large City
- Midland
- Outdated Dominion
- Zac Brown Band
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- LOCASH
- Maddie & Tae
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s) and Producer(s)
- “Beers On Me” – Dierks Bentley with BRELAND & HARDY
Producers: Dierks Bentley, Ross Copperman - “If I Didn’t Love You” – Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
Producer: Michael Knox - “Longneck Approach To Go” – Midland (that includes Jon Pardi)
Producers: Dann Huff, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne - “By no means Say By no means” – Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)
Producer: Zach Crowell - “By no means Wished To Be That Lady” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
- Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
- Paul Franklin, Metal guitar
- Brent Mason, Guitar
- Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo
- Derek Wells, Guitar
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s) and Administrators
- “I Wager You Assume About Me” (Taylor’s Model) (From The Vault) – Taylor Swift (that includes Chris Stapleton)
Director: Blake Vigorous - “Longneck Approach To Go” – Midland (that includes Jon Pardi)
Director: Harper Smith - “By no means Say By no means” – Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)
Director: Michael Monaco - “By no means Wished To Be That Lady” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
Director: Alexa Campbell - “’Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
Director: Dustin Haney
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- HARDY
- Walker Hayes
- Cody Johnson
- Parker McCollum
- Lainey Wilson
2022 CMA BROADCAST AWARDS – FINALISTS FOR BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (by market measurement):
Weekly Nationwide
- “American Nation Countdown” (Kix Brooks) – Westwood One
- “The Nation Prime 40 with Fitz” (Cory Fitzner) – Hubbard Radio
- “The Criminal & Chase Countdown” (Lorianne Criminal and Charlie Chase) – iHeartMedia
- “Right now’s Nation with Kelleigh Bannen” (Kelleigh Bannen) – Apple Music Radio
- “With Elaina” (Elaina Smith) – Westwood One
Every day Nationwide
- “Angie Ward” – iHeartMedia
- “The Large D and Bubba Present” (Derek “Large D” Haskins, Sean “Bubba” Powell, Patrick Thomas, and Carsen Humphreville) – Compass Media Networks
- “The Bobby Bones Present” (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, “Lunchbox” Dan Chappell, Eddie Garcia, “Morgan #2” Huelsman, “Raymundo” Ray Slater, “Scuba Steve” Stephen Spradlin, “Mike D” Rodriguez, and “Cellphone Screener Abby” Anderson) – Premiere Networks
- “Nights with Elaina” (Elaina Smith) – Westwood One
- “The Sam Alex Present” (Sam Alex) – Sam Alex Productions, LLC
Main Market
- “The Andie Summers Present” (Andie Summers) – WXTU, Philadelphia, Pa.
- “Chris Carr & Firm” (Chris Carr, Kia Becht, and McKaila Poppen) – KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
- “Danny Dwyer” – KUPL, Portland, Ore.
- “Josh, Rachael & Grunwald” (Josh Holleman, Rachel Hunter, and Steve Grunwald) – WYCD, Detroit, Mich.
- “The Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister” (Matt McAllister, Emily Raines, and Joe Wallace) – KKWF, Seattle, Wash.
Massive Market
- “Jim, Deb & Kevin” (Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt and Kevin Freeman) – WFMS, Indianapolis, Ind.
- “The Wayne D Present” (“Wayne D” Danielson and Tay Hamilton) – WSIX, Nashville, Tenn.
- “The Dale Carter Morning Present” (Dale Carter) – KFKF, Kansas Metropolis, Mo.
- “The Large Dave Present” (“Large Dave” Chandler, Chelsie Shinkle, Jason “Stattman” Statt, and Ashley Hempfling) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
- “The Wake Up Name with David and Kelli” (David Bugenske and Kelli Inexperienced) – KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.
- “The New Q-Morning Crew with Mike and Amanda” (Mike Wheless and Amanda Daughtry) – WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
Medium Market
- “Buzz Jackson” – KIIM, Tucson, Ariz.
- “Cliff & Tanya within the Morning” (Cliff Dumas and Tanya Brakebill) – KUZZ, Bakersfield, Calif.
- “Julie and DJ within the Morning” (“Julie Ok” Kansy, “D.J. Thee Trucker” Dale Sellers, and Jon Dennis) – WPCV, Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla.
- “New Nation Mornings with Nancy and Woody” (Nancy Wilson and Aaron “Woody” Woods) – WHKO, Dayton, Ohio
- “Steve & Gina In The Morning” (Steve Lundy and Gina Melton) – KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa
Small Market
- “The Cat Pak Morning Present with Brent and Mel” (Brent Lane and Mel McCrae) – WYCT, Pensacola, Fla.
- “Dr. Shane and Tess within the Morning” (“Dr. Shane” Collins and Tess Connell) – WPAP, Panama Metropolis, Fla.
- “The Eddie Foxx Present” (Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx) – WKSF, Asheville, N.C.
- “Liz & Scotty within the Morning” (Liz Del Grosso and Scotty Cox) – KCLR, Columbia, Mo.
- “Officer Don & DeAnn” (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) – WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky.
2022 CMA BROADCAST AWARDS – FINALISTS FOR RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (by market measurement):
Main Market
- KILT – Houston, Texas
- KNIX – Phoenix, Ariz.
- KSCS – Dallas-Fort Value, Texas
- WXTU – Philadelphia, Pa.
- WYCD – Detroit, Mich.
Massive Market
- KFKF – Kansas Metropolis, Mo.
- WIRK – West Palm Seashore-Boca Raton, Fla.
- WMIL – Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.
- WQDR – Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
- WSIX – Nashville, Tenn.
Medium Market
- KXKT – Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa
- WHKO – Dayton, Ohio
- WIVK – Knoxville, Tenn.
- WQMX – Akron, Ohio
- WUSY – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Small Market
- WCOW – La Crosse, Wis.
- WKML – Fayetteville, N.C.
- WKXC – Augusta, Ga.
- WXBQ – Johnson Metropolis-Kingsport-Bristol, Tenn.-Va.
- WXFL – Florence-Muscle Shoals, Ala.