A Little More Girl Power In This Year’s CMA Nominations
Well, it’s improvement, so… we’ll take it.
It’s been 3 years since a woman was nominated for the Country Music Association’s highly coveted, Entertainer of the Year Award… but we’re baaack! The award nominations were announced earlier today and a virtual collective sigh of relief could be heard across the country. Carrie Underwood was the last female nominated in this category, and she’s back again this year! All is a little better with the world today.
Entertainer of the Year
Garth Brooks
Eric Church
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
There were also a couple of nods in the New Artist of the Year Category…
New Artist of the Year
Cody Johnson
Midland
Carly Pearce
Ashley McBryde
Morgan Wallen
And look at this, 2 women being nominated for Album of the Year!
Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) and Producer(s))
Center Point Road, Thomas Rhett
Cry Pretty, Carrie Underwood
Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay
Desperate Man, Eric Church
Girl, Maren Morris
Apparently 2 is the limit for the female gender this year, however.
Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter(s))
“Beautiful Crazy,” Luke Combs
“Girl,” Maren Morris
“God’s Country,” Blake Shelton
“Rainbow,” Kacey Musgraves
“Tequila,” Dan + Shay
Sadly, for Single of the Year, only one represented female artist. Thank God for Maren Morris!
Single of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s))
“Burning Man,” Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne
“Girl,” Maren Morris
“God’s Country,” Blake Shelton
“Millionaire,” Chris Stapleton
“Speechless,” Dan + Shay
Here are the rest of the nominations:
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
Musical Event of the Year
Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne, “All My Favorite People”
Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs, “Brand New Man”
Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton, “Dive Bar”
Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell, “What Happens in a Small Town”
Music Video of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) and Director(s))
“Burning Man,” Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne
“Girl,” Maren Morris
“God’s Country,” Blake Shelton
“Rainbow,” Kacey Musgraves
“Some of It,” Eric Church
Musician of the Year
Jenee Fleenor
Paul Franklin
Mac McAnally
Ilya Toshinsky
Derek Wells
(Not so) Fun fact: More women will be hosting this year, than are nominated in any category (with the exception of Female Vocalist of the Year, of course)
The 2019 CMA Awards will air Nov. 13 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena; the ceremony will be broadcast live on ABC beginning at 8PM ET. This year there’s a change-up in the hosting duties. Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton will do the honors, and the CMA will be celebrating country music’s legendary females.
Watch Reba and Carrie in this Opry moment, singing McEntire’s legendary, “Does He Love You.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSgnwEOiOpw
