Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert lead 2017 CMA Awards nominations

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Monday, September 4, 2017
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Nominees for the 51st Annual CMA Awards were announced live today on "Good Morning America" with Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban, topping the list.



Country music stars Brothers Osborne with Lauren Alaina and Dustin Lynch announced the nominees in the 12 CMA Award categories live from the "GMA" studio in New York's Times Square.



The 51st Annual CMA Awards will be hosted for the 10th time by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.



Here's the full list of nominees:



ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR



Garth Brooks


Luke Bryan


Eric Church


Chris Stapleton


Keith Urban



SINGLE OF THE YEAR



"Better Man" - Little Big Town; Producer(s): Jay Joyce; Mix Engineer(s): Jason Hall, Jay Joyce


"Blue Ain't Your Color" - Keith Urban; Producer(s): Dann Huff, Keith Urban; Mix Engineer(s): Chris Lord-Alge


"Body Like A Back Road" - Sam Hunt; Producer(s): Zach Crowell; Mix Engineer(s): Zach Crowell


"Dirt On My Boots" - Jon Pardi; Producer(s): Bart Butler, Jon Pardi; Mix Engineer(s): Ryan Gore


"Tin Man" - Miranda Lambert; Producer(s): Frank Liddell, Eric Masse, Glenn Worf; Mix Engineer(s): Eric Masse



ALBUM OF THE YEAR



The Breaker - Little Big Town; Producer(s): Jay Joyce


From A Room: Volume 1 - Chris Stapleton; Producer(s): Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton


Heart Break - Lady Antebellum; Producer(s): busbee


The Nashville Sound - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit; Producer(s): Dave Cobb


The Weight of These Wings - Miranda Lambert; Producer(s): Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf, Eric Masse



SONG OF THE YEAR



"Better Man" -- Songwriter(s): Taylor Swift


"Blue Ain't Your Color" -- Songwriter(s): Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Olsen


"Body Like A Back Road" -- Songwriter(s): Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne


"Dirt On My Boots" -- Songwriter(s): Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley


"Tin Man" -- Songwriter(s): Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall



FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR



Kelsea Ballerini


Miranda Lambert


Reba McEntire


Maren Morris


Carrie Underwood



MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR



Dierks Bentley


Eric Church


Thomas Rhett


Chris Stapleton


Keith Urban



VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR


Lady Antebellum


Little Big Town


Old Dominion


Rascal Flatts


Zac Brown Band



VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR



Dan + Shay


Florida Georgia Line


LOCASH


Maddie & Tae


Brothers Osborne



MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR


Craving You - Thomas Rhett (feat. Maren Morris)


Funny How Time Slips Away - Glen Campbell with Willie Nelson


Kill A Word - Eric Church (feat. Rhiannon Giddens)


Setting the World on Fire - Kenny Chesney (with P!nk)


Speak to a Girl - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill



MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR



Jerry Douglas (Dobro)


Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)


Dann Huff (Guitar)


Mac McAnally (Guitar)


Derek Wells (Guitar)



MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR



"Better Man" - Little Big Town; Director(s): Becky Fluke and Reid Long


"Blue Ain't Your Color" - Keith Urban; Director(s): Carter Smith


"Craving You" - Thomas Rhett (feat. Maren Morris); Director(s): TK McKamy


"Vice" - Miranda Lambert; Director(s): Trey Fanjoy


"It Ain't My Fault" - Brothers Osborne; Director(s): Wes Edwards and Ryan Silver



NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD



Luke Combs


Old Dominion


Jon Pardi


Brett Young


Lauren Alaina



CMA SMALL MARKET BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR



"Barrett, Fox & Berry" with Bill Barrett, Tim Fox, and Tracy Berry on KKNU, Eugene-Springfield, Oregon


"Ben and Arnie" with Arnie Andrews and Ben Butler on WCOW, La Crosse, Wisconsin


"The Cat Pak Morning Show" with Brent Lane and Candy Cullerton on WYCT, Pensacola, Florida


"Officer Don and DeAnn" with Don Evans and DeAnn Stephens on WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky


"Scotty & Cara in the Morning" with Scotty Cox and Cara Denis on KCLR, Columbia, Missouri



CMA MEDIUM MARKET BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR



Brent Michaels on KUZZ, Bakersfield, California


"Cash and Bradley" with Natalie Cash and Matt Bradley with KWEN, Tulsa, Oklahoma


"The Dex and Mo Show" with Bill "Dex" Poindexter and Melissa "Mo" Turner on WUSY, Chattanooga, Tennessee


"New Country Mornings" with Nancy Wilson and James Frye on WHKO, Dayton, Ohio


"Tom & Becky" with Owens and Becky Palmer on WBBS, Syracuse, New York



CMA LARGE MARKET BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR



"Amanda and Jesse" with Amanda Valentine and Jesse Tack on WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio


"The Boxer Show" with "Boxer" Brandon Nasby on WCOL, Columbus, Ohio


"Double-L" with Lois Lewis on KWNR, Las Vegas, Nevada


"The Randy, Jamie, and Jojo Show" with Randy Carroll, Jamie Martin, and JoJo Meza on KAJA, San Antonio, Texas


"Tige And Daniel" with Tige Rodgers, Daniel Baker, and Mari Mueller on WSIX, Nashville, Tennessee


"Woody and the Wake-UP Call" with Woody Johnson, Dan E. Zuko, and Kayla Hanley on WCOL, Columbus, Ohio



CMA MAJOR MARKET BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR



"Bud and Broadway" with Bud Ford, Jerry Broadway, and Kelly Rebal on WIL, St. Louis, Missouri


"Michael J On Air" with Michael J. Stuehler on WPOC, Baltimore, Maryland


"Mike & Amy" with Mike Chase and Amy Faust on KWJJ, Portland, Oregon


"Paul Schadt and Meg" with Paul Schadt, Meg Butterly, and Geof Knight on WKKT, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina


"The Q Morning Zoo" with Tim Tuttle, Kevin Kline, and Erica Rico on KKBQ, Houston-Galveston, Texas



CMA NATIONAL BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR



"American Country Countdown" with Kix Brooks on Cumulus


"The Big D and Bubba Show" with Derek Haskins, Sean Powell, Patrick Thomas, and Carsen Humphreville on Compass Media Networks


"The Blair Garner Show" with Blair Garner on Cumulus


"The Bobby Bones Show" with Bobby Bones on iHeartMedia


"Country Gold" with Terri Clark on Westwood One



CMA SMALL MARKET RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR



KCLR in Columbia, Missouri


KKNU in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon


KORA in Bryan-College Station, Texas


WCOW in La Crosse, Wisconsin


WYCT in Pensacola, Florida



CMA MEDIUM MARKET RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR



CKRY in Calgary, Alberta, Canada


KXKT in Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska-Iowa


WBBS in Syracuse, New York


WIVK in Knoxville, Tennessee


WYRK in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York



CMA LARGE MARKET RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR



KCYY in San Antonio, Texas


WCOL in Columbus, Ohio


WQDR in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina


WQIK in Jacksonville, Florida


WSIX in Nashville, Tennessee



CMA MAJOR MARKET RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR



KPLX in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas


KUPL in Portland, Oregon


KWJJ in Portland, Oregon


WIL in St. Louis, Missouri


WKKT in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina



Watch the CMA Awards LIVE Wednesday, November 8 at 8 p.m. ET| 7 p.m. CT on ABC.



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