2023 CMA Award Nominees

Watermelon Moonshines: As listed in full via Breaking News, Lainey Wilson leads the the 57th Annual CMA Awards nominations with nine, including Entertainer and Female Vocalist of the Year. "Being nominated in each of these categories amongst my friends means the world to me," she posted. "And the coveted Entertainer Of The Year category?! It’s absolutely surreal." First-time nominee Jelly Roll follows with five and Luke Combs and Hardy score four nominations each. Joining Wilson in the Entertainer category are Combs, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen. Full list of nominees here. The Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning-hosted ceremony airs live from Nashville Nov. 8 on ABC.
Finalists for Broadcast Personality of the Year and Station of the Year saw multiple double nominations. Patrick Thomas earned two nods: Weekly National (Honky Tonkin’ with Tracy Lawrence) and Daily National (The Big D and Bubba Show). Additional double nominations included Major Market KCYY/San Antonio (Frito & Katy), KEEY/Minneapolis (Chris Carr And Company) and KSCS/Dallas (Hawkeye In The Morning); Large Market WIRK/West Palm Beach (Tim & Chelsea In The Morning), WMIL/Milwaukee (Scott & Shannen) and WUBE/Cincinnati (The Big Dave Show); Medium Market KXKT/Omaha (Steve & Gina In The Morning); and Small Market WBYT/South Bend, IN (The B100 Morning Show) and WXBQ/Johnson City, TN (Steve, Ben and Nikki). Complete nominations list here.