Miranda Lambert leads the 2020 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards nominations.
Lambert came out on top of Tuesday’s shortlist with an impressive seven nods. Not only did the tally make her the most-nominated act this year, but it also ups her total nominations to 55 – a record for a female artist in CMA history.
Her nominations include the Single and Album of the Year prizes for Bluebird and Wildcard, respectively, and she’s also secured nods for Song of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year, and Music Video of the Year.
The hitmaker’s seventh nod is for Entertainer of the Year, which pits her up against Eric Church, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and Luke Combs – who followed closely behind her with six nominations. His nods include Album of the Year for What You See Is What You Get, Single of the Year for Beer Never Broke My Heart, and Male Vocalist of the Year.
Noticeably absent from the Entertainer of the Year category is Garth Brooks, who urged officials to drop him from consideration for the 2020 title after winning the honour for a seventh time last year.
Elsewhere in the nominations, Maren Morris received several nods for her crossover smash The Bones, including Single of the Year, Song of the Year, and Musical Event of the Year, one of two she received in that category, as well as a Female Vocalist of the Year nod for five in total.
Carly Pearce earned four nominations, as did Dan + Shay and producer Jay Joyce. Ashley McBryde and Keith Urban are up for three awards – and they’re joined by a surprise CMA face, Justin Bieber, by virtue of his featured appearance on Dan + Shay’s thrice-nominated single 10,000 Hours.
The 2020 CMA Awards will be broadcast on ABC on 11 November. Details about a venue, host and format amid the ongoing pandemic have not been revealed.
The main 2020 CMA Awards nominees are as follows:
Entertainer of the Year:
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Single of the Year:
10,000 Hours – Dan + Shay (with Justin Bieber)
Beer Never Broke My Heart – Luke Combs
Bluebird – Miranda Lambert
The Bones – Maren Morris
I Hope – Gabby Barrett
Album of the Year:
Heartache Medication – Jon Pardi
Never Will – Ashley McBryde
Old Dominion – Old Dominion
What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs
Wildcard – Miranda Lambert
Song of the Year:
Bluebird – Miranda Lambert
The Bones – Maren Morris
Even Though I’m Leaving – Luke Combs
I Hope You’re Happy Now – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
More Hearts Than Mine – Ingrid Andress
Female Vocalist of the Year:
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
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
Musical Event of the Year:
10,000 Hours – Dan + Shay (with Justin Bieber)
Be A Light – Thomas Rhett featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban
The Bones – Maren Morris with Hozier
Fooled Around And Fell In Love – Miranda Lambert featuring Maren Morris, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes & Caylee Hammack
I Hope You’re Happy Now – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
Music Video of the Year:
10,000 Hours – Dan + Shay (with Justin Bieber)
Bluebird – Miranda Lambert
Homemade – Jake Owen
I Hope You’re Happy Now – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
Second One To Know – Chris Stapleton
New Artist of the Year:
Jimmie Allen
Ingrid Andress
Gabby Barrett
Carly Pearce
Morgan Wallen
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