The 2018 CMA Awards will be shown live from Nashville on November 14, 2014 (Wednesday). The award show will air on channel ABC AT 8PM ET. Country singers Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley are returning to host once again. This will their 11th year hosting the show together. Down below are the categories and nominees for each award that will be given out that night.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Luke Bryan
- Jason Aldean
- Kenny Chesney
- Chris Stapleton
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Miranda Lambert
- Maren Morris
- Carrie Underwood
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Kacey Musgraves
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Dierks Bentley
- Thomas Rhett
- Luke Combs
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Lady Antebellum
- Little Big Town
- LANCO
- Midland
- Old Dominion
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
- Florida Georgia Line
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Maddie & Tae
- Sugarland
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs
- Lauren Alaina
- Chris Janson
- Brett Young
- Midland
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- “Broke Halos”-Chris Stapleton
- “Drowns The Whiskey”- Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert
- “Drinkin’ Problem”- Midland
- “Tequila”- Dan + Shay
- “Meant to Be”- Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
SONG OF THE YEAR
- “Body Like A Back Road”- Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
- “Drowns The Whiskey”- Brandon Kinney, Jeff Middleton, Josh Thompson
- “Broken Halos”- Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton
- “Tequila”- Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers
- “Drunk Girl”- Scooter Carusoe, Tom Douglas, Chris Janson
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
- “Burning Man”- Dierks Bentley Feat. Brothers Osborne
- “Drowns The Whiskey”- Jason Aldean Feat. Miranda Lambert
- “Dear Hate”- Maren Morris Feat. Vince Gill
- “Meant to Be”- Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
- “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright”- David Lee Murphy & Kenny Chesney
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Sugarland Feat. Taylor Swift- “Babe”
- Chris Janson- “Drunk Girl”
- Carrie Underwood- “Cry Pretty”
- Dan + Shay- “Tequila”
- Thomas Rhett- “Marry Me”