JAKARTA - Country Music Association (CMA) Awards tahunan ke-56 dimulai Rabu (9/11/2022) malam di Bridgestone Arena, dengan Luke Bryan dan Peyton Manning menjadi pembawa acara.

Memimpin paket untuk nominasi tahun ini adalah calon pertama Lainey Wilson, yang albumnya tahun 2021 Sayin` What I`m Thinkin` membuatnya mendapatkan total enam nominasi, termasuk album tahun ini, vokalis wanita tahun ini, artis baru dari tahun, video musik tahun ini, acara musik tahun ini dan lagu tahun ini.

Wilson merupakan artis keempat dalam sejarah yang memulai debutnya di pemungutan suara CMA dengan enam nominasi sebagai calon pertama kali, mengikuti jejak Glen Campbell, Brad Paisley dan Kacey Musgraves.

Di belakangnya, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton dan penulis lagu dan produser Shane McAnally masing-masing memiliki lima nominasi, sementara Cody Johnson dan penulis lagu dan produser Josh Osborne masing-masing meraih empat nominasi.

Musik country terbaik dan tercerdas semuanya tersedia untuk serangkaian pertunjukan bertabur bintang, termasuk Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Reba McEntire, Cole Swindell, Luke Bryan, Carly Pearce, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, dan Morgan Wallen.

Juga akan ada serangkaian kolaborasi; Thomas Rhett dan Katy Perry akan menyanyikan lagu hit mereka "Where We Started" bersama, sementara Elle King dan The Black Keys akan menghormati mendiang Jerry Lee Lewis dengan "Great Balls of Fire."

Brothers Osborne dan The War and Treaty juga akan tampil bersama, begitu pula Chris Stapleton dan Patty Loveless.

Ashley McBryde juga akan mengcover lagu Linda Ronstadt "When Will I Be Loved" dengan bantuan dari Brandy Clark , Caylee Hammack , Pillbox Patti dan John Osborne.

Kelsea Ballerini, Kelly Clarkson dan Carly Pearce akan naik ke panggung bersama, begitu pula Zac Brown Band dengan Marcus King, dan HARDY dan Lainey Wilson, yang memiliki nominasi terbanyak untuk malam itu.

Juga akan ada banyak presenter A-list, termasuk Wynonna Judd, Reba McEntire, Jeannie Seely dan Tyler Hubbard, ditambah nominasi Lady A, BRELAND, Lainey Wilson, Jordan Davis dan Parker McCollum.

Aktor Jessica Chastain dan Michael Shannon, yang akan segera berperan sebagai Tammy Wynette dan George Jones dalam serial Paramount+ George & Tammy juga akan hadir, begitu juga bintang HGTV Ben dan Erin Napier, bintang Yellowstone Cole Hauser, aktris Amber Brown dan alumni Grey`s Anatomy Sarah Drew, aktor Big Sky Rex Linn dan bintang Los Angeles Dodgers Mookie Betts.

Berikut Daftar Lengkap Nominasi CMA Award.

** ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen

** SINGLE OF THE YEAR

"Buy Dirt" — Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan; Producer: Paul DiGiovanni; Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley

"Half of My Hometown" — Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Kenny Chesney); Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins; Mix Engineer: Dan Grech-Marguerat

"Never Wanted to Be That Girl" — Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde; Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne; Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore

"`Til You Can`t" — Cody Johnson; Producer: Trent Willmon; Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke

"You Should Probably Leave" — Chris Stapleton; Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton; Mix Engineer: Vance Powell

** ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Growin` Up — Luke Combs; Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton; Mix Engineers: Jim Cooley, Chip Matthews

Humble Quest — Maren Morris; Producer: Greg Kurstin; Mix Engineer: Serban Ghenea

Palomino — Miranda Lambert; Producers: Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Mikey Reaves; Mix Engineer: Jason Lehning

Sayin` What I`m Thinkin` — Lainey Wilson; Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineer: F. Reid Shippen

Time, Tequila & Therapy — Old Dominion; Producers: Shane McAnally, Old Dominion; Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank

** SONG OF THE YEAR

"Buy Dirt" — Songwriters: Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins

"Never Wanted to Be That Girl" — Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce

"Sand In My Boots" — Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Michael Hardy, Josh Osborne

"Things a Man Oughta Know" — Songwriters: Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton, Lainey Wilson

"You Should Probably Leave" — Songwriters: Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley, Chris Stapleton

** FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Carrie Underwood
Lainey Wilson

** MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Eric Church
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen

** VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band

** VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae

** MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

"Beers On Me" — Dierks Bentley with BRELAND & HARDY; Producers: Dierks Bentley, Ross Copperman

"If I Didn`t Love You" — Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood; Producer: Michael Knox

"Longneck Way to Go" — Midland (featuring Jon Pardi); Producers: Dann Huff, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne

"Never Say Never" — Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson); Producer: Zach Crowell

"Never Wanted to Be That Girl" — Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde; Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne

** MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
Paul Franklin, Steel guitar
Brent Mason, Guitar
Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo
Derek Wells, Guitar

** MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

"I Bet You Think About Me" (Taylor`s Version) (From The Vault) — Taylor Swift (featuring Chris Stapleton); Director: Blake Lively

"Longneck Way to Go" — Midland (featuring Jon Pardi); Director: Harper Smith

"Never Say Never" — Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson); Director: Michael Monaco

"Never Wanted to Be That Girl" — Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde; Director: Alexa Campbell

"`Til You Can`t" — Cody Johnson; Director: Dustin Haney

** NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

HARDY
Walker Hayes
Cody Johnson
Parker McCollum
Lainey Wilson (*)