This year’s CMA Award Nominations were announced this morning and all of us at K99.1FM are incredibly humbled and honored to receive a nomination in the category of Mid-Market Station of The Year. Our own Lon Helton from Country Countdown USA was also nominated for National Radio Personality of The Year!
Check out what the artists are saying about this year’s nominees
Watch Ingrid Andress and Gabby Barrett announce the nominees below
All of this year’s nominees have been announced and you can check them all out below:
Mid-Market Radio Station of The Year
- KATM-FM - Modesto, CA
- WHKO-FM - Dayton, OH (that’s us!)
- WQMX-FM - Akron, OH
- WUSY-FM - Chattanooga, TN
- WXCY-FM - Wilmington, DE
National Radio Personality of The Year
- Kix Brooks - American Country Countdown
- Cody Allen - CMT After Midnite
- Lon Helton - Country Countdown USA
- Charlie Monk - The Mayor of Music Row
- Blair Garner - The Blair Garner Show
Entertainer of The Year
- Eric Church
- Luke Combs
- Carrie Underwood
- Miranda Lambert
- Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of The Year
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Kacey Musgraves
- Carrie Underwood
- Maren Morris
Male Vocalist of The Year
- Eric Church
- Luke Combs
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
Vocal Group of The Year
- Lady A
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion
- Rascal Flatts
Vocal Duo of The Year
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- Maddie & Tae
New Artist of The Year
- Jimmie Allen
- Ingrid Andress
- Gabby Barrett
- Carly Pearce
- Morgan Wallen
Album of The Year
- Heartache Medication - Jon Pardi - Producers: Bart Butler, Ryan Gore, Jon Pardi
- Never Will - Ashley McBryde - Producers: Jay Joyce, John Peets
- Old Dominion - Old Dominion - Producers: Shaney McAnally, Old Dominion
- What You Shee Is What You Get - Luke Combs - Producer: Scott Moffatt
- Wildcard - Miranda Lambert - Producer: Jay Joyce
Single of The Year
- 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay with Justin Beiber - Producer: Dan Smyers - Mix Engineer: Jeff Juliano
- Beer Never Broke My Heart - Luke Combs - Producer: Scott Moffatt - Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley
- Bluebird - Miranda Lambert - Producer: Jay Joyce - Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
- I Hope - Gabby Barrett - Producers: Ross Copperman, Zach Kale - Mix Engineer: Buckley Miller
- The Bones - Maren Morris - Producer: Greg Kurstin - Mix Engineer: Greg Kurstin
Song of The Year
- Bluebird - Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert
- Even Though I’m Leaving - Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Ray Fulcher
- I Hope You’re Happy Now - Luke Combs, Randy Montana, Carly Pearce, Jonathan Singleton
- More Hearts Than Mine - Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis, Derrick Southerland
- The Bones - Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz
Music Event of The Year
- 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay with Justin Beiber - Producer: Dan Smyers
- Be A Light - Thomas Rhett featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, and Keith Urban - Producer: Dann Huff
- Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Miranda Lambert featuring Maren Morris, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, and Caylee Hammack - Producer: Jay Joyce
- I Hope You’re Happy Now - Carly Pearce and Lee Brice - Producer: busbee
- The Bones - Maren Morris with Hozier - Producer: Greg Kurstin
Music Video of The Year
- 10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay with Justin Beiber - Director: Patrick Tracy
- Bluebird - Miranda Lambert - Director: Trey Fanjoy
- Homemade - Jake Owen - Director: Justin Clough
- I Hope You’re Happy Now - Carly Pearce and Lee Brice - Director: Sam Siske
- Second One To Know - Chris Stapleton - Director: David Coleman
Musician of The Year
- Jenee Fleenor - Fiddle
- Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar
- Rob McNelley - Guitar
- Ilya Toshinskiy - Guitar
- Derek Wells - Guitar
The winners will be announced during the 54th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, November 8th in Nashville, Tennessee at 8 p.m. on ABC.
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