On November 8, the 51st annual Country Music Association Awards will be held, honoring the year's outstanding performers and recordings. Most of the nominees are available for streaming or download in our collection. Where no specific album or song is part of the nomination, we've provided a link to one of that artist's most recent albums
Album of the Year:
- Jason Isbell, "The Nashville Sound"
- Lady Antebellum, "Heart Break"
- Miranda Lambert, "The Weight of These Wings"
- Little Big Town, "The Breaker"
- Chris Stapleton, "From a Room: Volume 1"
Single of the Year/Song of the Year (the same five songs were nominated in both categories):
- Sam Hunt, "Body Like a Back Road"
- Miranda Lambert, "Tin Man"
- Little Big Town, "Better Man"
- Jon Pardi, "Dirt on My Boots"
- Keith Urban, "Blue Ain't Your Color"
New Artist of the Year:
Female Vocalist of the Year:
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Vocal Group of the Year:
Vocal Duo of the Year:
Musical Event of the Year (for a collaboration by artists who do not usually record together):
- Glen Campbell w/ Willie Nelson, "Funny How Time Slips Away"
- Kenny Chesney w/ Pink, "Setting the World on Fire"
- Eric Church ft. Rhiannon Giddens, "Kill a Word"
- Thomas Rhett ft. Maren Morris, "Craving You"
- Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, "Speak to a Girl"
Entertainer of the Year:
- Garth Brooks
- Luke Bryan
- Eric Church
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban