The Country Music Association announced the nominations for the 2024 CMA Awards this morning, and Morgan Wallen leads the way with the most nominations this year, with seven. Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton each have five nominations; Post Malone and Lainey Wilson have four; Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney, and Kacey Musgraves have three.
Nominees in Group of the Year and Duo of the Year have remained the same except for newcomer The Red Clay Strays being included in their first major award show.
The 2024 CMA Awards will air live on ABC on Wednesday, Nov. 20th .
Last year, Lainey Wilson led the field with nine nominations and the most individual wins. “Fast Car” took home song of the year and single of the year despite being won by two different people. Tracy Chapman initially wrote the song in the 80s and went through a major rebirth when Luke Combs put out a cover of it in 2023 for his Gettin’ Old album. Unfortunately, Morgan Wallen left the award show empty-handed that year despite being nominated three times.
Full List of Nominations
Entertainer of the Year
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson
Single of the Year
Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry
Mix Engineer: Raul Lopez
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon
Mix Engineer: Jack Clark
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen)
Producer: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore
“Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
“White Horse” – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
Album of the Year
Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves
Father & Sons – Luke Combs
Higher – Chris Stapleton
Leather – Cody Johnson
Whitsitt Chapel
Song of the Year
Award goes to Songwriter(s)
“Burn It Down”
Songwriters: Hillary Lindsay, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose
“Dirt Cheap”
Songwriter: Josh Phillips
“I Had Some Help”
Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorely, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters
“The Painter”
Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins
“White Horse”
Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Ashley McBryde
Megann 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
New Artist of the Year
Megan Moroney
Shaboozey
Nate Smith
Mitchell Tenpenny
Zach Top
Bailey Zimmerman
Musical Event of the Year
Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)
“Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini (with Noah Kahan)
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen)
Producer: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
“I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan (feat. Kacey Musgraves
Producer: Zach Bryan
“Man Made A Bar” – Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church)
Producers: Joey Moi
“You look like you love me” – Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green)
Producers: Will Bundy
