On 20-NOV Luke Bryan former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning and Lainey Wilson, the reigning Entertainer of the Year, will host the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Nashville Bridgestone Arena which will see seven times nominee Morgan Wallen compete with Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson for the Entertainer Of The Year Award, performances by Eric Church, Post Malone & Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves, Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde or Shabozey and a Tribute to Kris Kristofferson. Here is your ultimate Guide for Country Music’s Biggest Night:
The Nominations for the 58th CMA Awards:
Entertainer of the Year
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson
Single of the Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen)
“Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson
“White Horse” – Chris Stapleton
Album of the Year
“Deeper Well” – Kacey Musgraves
“Fathers & Sons” – Luke Combs
“Higher “– Chris Stapleton
“Leather “– Cody Johnson
“Whitsitt Chapel” – Jelly Roll
Song of the Year
“Burn It Down” – Parker McCollum
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen)
“The Painter” – Cody Johnson
“White Horse” – Chris Stapleton
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Ashley McBryde
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
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
Old Dominion
The Red Clay Strays
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War and Treaty
Musical Event of the Year
“Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini (with Noah Kahan)
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen)
“I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan (feat. Kacey Musgraves)
“Man Made a Bar” – Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church)
“You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green)
Music Video of the Year
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen)
“I’m Not Pretty” – Megan Moroney
“The Painter” – Cody Johnson
“Wildflowers and Wild Horses” – Lainey Wilson
New Artist of the Year
Megan Moroney
Shaboozey
Nate Smith
Mitchell Tenpenny
Zach Top
Bailey Zimmerman
Musician of the Year
Tom Bukovac – Guitar
Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Rob McNelley – Guitar
Charlie Worsham – Guitar
Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award:
George Strait
These are the scheduled performances:
Post Malone & Chris Stapleton: „California Sober“
Kelsea Ballerini & Noah Kahan: „Cowboys Cry Too”
Brooks & Dunn ft. Jelly Roll: “Believe”
Ella Langley & Riley Green: “you look like you love me”
Thomas Rhett & Teddy Swims: “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Woman” and “Lose Control”
Luke Combs: “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma”
Megan Moroney: “Am I Okay?”
Kacey Musgraves: “The Architect”
Bailey Zimmerman: “New to Country”
Dierks Bentley ft. Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull and Bronwyn Keith-Hynes: “American Girl”
Luke Bryan: “Love You, Miss You, Mean It”
Eric Church: “Darkest Hour”
Cody Johnson
Ashley McBryde: Tribute to Kris Kristofferson
Post Malone: “Yours“
Shaboozey: “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and “Highway“
Chris Stapleton: “What Am I Gonna Do”
Lainey Wilson: “4x4xU”
Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson: Tribute to George Strait
These are the Hosts & Presenters:
Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning and Lainey Wilson
Simone Biles, Clint Black, Jeff Bridges, Mark Collie, Jordan Davis, Freddie Freeman, Don Johnson, Jackson Laux, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch, Katharine McPhee, The Oak Ridge Boys, Taylor Frankie Paul, Carly Pearce, Caleb Pressley, Nate Smith, Daniel Sunjata, Mitchell Tenpenny and Billy Bob Thorton
How to watch the 58th CMA Awards on TV:
USA: 20-NOV at 8:00pm ET/7:00 on ABC
Eastern: 8pm (Airing Live)
Central: 7pm (Airing Live)
Mountain: 7pm
Pacific: 8pm
Alaska: 7pm
Hawaii: 7pm
Stream: from 21-NOV at 8:00pm EST on Hulu
Canada: 20-NOV at 8:00 ET/7:00 on CTV2
UK: 21-NOV live on BBC iPlayer & 29-NOV on BBC 4
Australia: 21-NOV at 11:00 am on Stan, 07-DEC Nine
Mexico: 25-NOV Canal 6
Germany, Austria & Switzerland: 20-DEC on RTLup
Norway: 13-DEC on NRK1
Sweden: 30-NOV on SVT