Carrie Underwood is once again nominated for Entertainer of the Year at the upcoming 2023 CMA Awards. It is, surprisingly, her only nomination of the year, a category she shares with Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson. This marks Underwood’s sixth time being nominated for Entertainer of the Year, one that has historically been dominated largely by…
We now know who will be handing out trophies at this year’s CMA Awards. Keith Urban, Martina McBride and Chris Young have been announced as presenters, along with Paula Abdul, Bill Anderson, comedian Nate Bargatze, Jordan Davis, Brian Kelley, Lady A, Broadway actor Kevin Cahoon, Craig Morgan, Parker McCollum, Golden Bachelor star Gerry Turner, actress and singer Cynhia Erivao,…
Luke Bryan is ready for another round of co-hosting the CMA Awards with Peyton Manning. The two, who made their joint hosting debut last year, will return for this year’s CMA Awards, thanks to their on-air chemistry, and Manning’s strong work ethic. “I thought we did a great job together,” Bryan says (via UMG Nashville). “I think he is a crazy…
Alan Jackson and Kenny Chesney are among the newly-announced list of performers, who will take the stage at the CMA Awards, along with the Zac Brown Band, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, HARDY, Kelsea Ballerini, Dan + Shay, Jordan Davis, Ashley McBryde, Cody Johnson and War and Treaty. A star-studded tribute to the late Jimmy Buffett will take place during…
We now know at least some of the performers for the upcoming CMA Awards. Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson will each take the stage, along with Chris Stapleton, Carly Pearce, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Megan Moroney, K. Michelle, recent Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Tanya Tucker, and the show’s host, Luke Bryan, who will co-host the ceremony…
Lainey Wilson is the most-nominated artist heading into the 2023 CMA Awards, with an astonishing nine nods, including for the night’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year, plus two for Musical Event of the Year, for her “wait in the truck” duet with HARDY, and her “Save Me” duet with Jelly Roll . The “Watermelon Moonshine” singer shared her shock…
The 2023 CMA Awards nominees are out, and while there are plenty of well-deserved nominations, including Lainey Wilson‘s nine nominations, Jelly Roll getting five nods, and Carrie Underwood‘s Entertainer of the Year nomination, there are also numerous artists who were surprisingly omitted. Keep reading to find ten artists who were inexplicably left off of the list of nominees this…
The 2023 CMA Awards nominees are in! Not surprisingly, Lainey Wilson leads the list of nominees, with nine nods. She is followed by Jelly Roll with five nods. Luke Combs and HARDY each earned four nominations, while Jordan Davis, Ashley McBryde, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen have three nods each. See the full list of nominees below. Entertainer of the…
Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning are reprising their role as CMA Awards hosts again in 2023. The singer and football player, who first hosted the live ceremony together in 2022, have been announced again as hosts this year. Bryan hosted the show by himself in 2021. “It’s always a huge honor to be a part of this show, to…
Luke Combs is the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year, for the second year in a row. Although Combs already won the trophy once before, he admits he wanted it just as much this year, and maybe more. “I remember last year when I won, a bunch of people reached out to me after winning,” Combs recalled backstage at…
