The Country Music Awards is arguably one of the biggest nights in the industry, filled with star-studded performances, tributes and, of course, awards.
Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan will once again be hosting the event that airs tonight at 7PM on ABC. Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton and Luke Combs are among tonight’s performers, along with collaborations by HARDY, Morgan Wallen, Post Malone and more. The ceremony will also honor the late Jimmy Buffet with a tribute performance by Kenny Chesney, Mac McAnally, Alan Jackson and Zac Brown Band.
This year’s nominees include:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
- Morgan Wallen
- Lainey Wilson
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville by Ashley McBryde
- Bell Bottom Country by Lainey Wilson
- Gettin’ Old by Luke Combs
- One Thing At A Time by Morgan Wallen
- Rolling Up the Welcome Mat by Kelsea Ballerini
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Carly Pearce
- Lainey Wilson
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs
- Jelly Roll
- Cody Johnson
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
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
- Maddie & Tae
- The War And Treaty
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Zach Bryan
- Jelly Roll
- Parker McCollum
- Megan Moroney
- Hailey Whitters
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- Fast Car by Luke Combs
- Heart Like A Truck by Lainey Wilson
- Need A Favor by Jelly Roll
- Next Thing You Know by Jordan Davis
- wait in the truck by HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson)
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Fast Car by Tracy Chapman
- Heart Like A Truck by Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson
- Next Thing You Know by Jordan Davis, Greylan James, Chase McGill, Josh Osborne
- Tennessee Orange by David Fanning, Paul Jenkins, Megan Moroney, Ben Williams
- wait in the truck by Renee Blair, Michael Hardy, Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
- wait in the truck by HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson)
- Save Me by Jelly Roll (with Lainey Wilson)
- She Had Me At Heads Carolina (Remix) by Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
- Thank God by Kane Brown (with Katelyn Brown)
- We Don’t Fight Anymore by Carly Pearce (feat. Chris Stapleton)
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- wait in the truck by HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson)
- Light On In The Kitchen by Ashley McBryde
- Memory Lane by Old Dominion
- Need A Favor by Jelly Roll
- Next Thing You Know by Jordan Davis
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
- Jenee Fleenor (Fiddle)
- Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)
- Rob McNelley (Guitar)
- Derek Wells (Guitar)
- Charlie Worsham (Guitar)
Leading up to the 57th Country Music Association Awards, VegasInsider.com has allocated a list of the potential records that could be broken at the 2023 ceremony including:
OVERALL
- Brooks & Dunn could break their tie with Vince Gill and become the sole holder of the record for the most overall wins in CMAs history – they have won 18 awards out of 53 nominations, and they could win their record-breaking 19th trophy if they win for Vocal Duo Of The Year
- Miranda Lambert could extend her record as the female artist with the most overall wins (and she would also join the list of the top 5 most awarded artists in the CMAs history, she is currently tied for 6th-8th place with 3 other artists) – Lambert has won 14 awards out of 62 nominations, and she could win her 15th trophy in the Female Vocalist of the Year category
- Lainey Wilson could join Alan Jackson and Vince Gill as the only artists to have ever won the 4 main categories at the CMAs (Album of the year, Song of the year, Vocalist of the year and Entertainer of the year) in one year – Jackson did so in 2002, Gill in 1993; Wilson would also become the first female artist ever to achieve a single night win in all 4 major categories
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs could join Kenny Chesney and Alabama as the only artist to win Entertainer of the year for 3 consecutive years (Chesney won between 2006-2008 and Alabama did so between 1982-1984); Combs would also be the only second solo artist to do so after Chesney
- Chris Stapleton could get rid of his record as the most nominated artist to have never won Entertainer of the year – he has been nominated 7 times but has never won
- Similar to Stapleton, Carrie Underwood is tied with Miranda Lambert as the female artist with the most EOTY nominations without a win (6), but she could get rid of this record if she wins this year
- Lainey Wilson could join a group of 10 other artists who won EOTY on their first nomination, and if she manages to win, she would be only the third female artists to ever win on her first nomination after Shania Twain and Taylor Swift
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- If Luke Combs wins for “Gettin’ Old”, he would join an elite group of only 4 other performers that have won Album of the year 3 or more times (Johnny Cash & Chris Stapleton – 3 wins, Ronnie Milsap – 4 wins, George Strait – 5 wins)
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Chris Stapleton could extend his record for the most wins in the Male vocalist of the year category – he has won record-breaking 6 times, and this year he could win his 7th trophy
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Miranda Lambert could extend her record for the most wins in the Female vocalist of the year category – she has won record-breaking 7 times, and this year she could win her 8th trophy
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Little Big Town could break their tie with Rascal Flatts and become the sole holder of the record for the second most wins in the Vocal group of the year category – they have won 6 times and could win their 7th trophy this year (on the other hand, if Old Dominion win, they would join the tie with Little Big Town)
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brooks & Dunn could extend their record for the most wins in the Vocal duo of the year category – they have won 14 awards, and a win in 2023 would make it their 15th
- Brothers Osborne could break their 2nd-3rd place tie with Sugarland (5 wins) and become the sole holder of the record for the second most wins in the Vocal duo of the year category
- Maddie & Tae could become only the second ever (and first since 1988) all-female duo to win in the Vocal duo of the year category after The Judds.
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