Hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, The 50th annual CMA Awards airs live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m CT on ABC.
Check out the full list of nominees below and winners as they are announced.
2016 CMA Award Nominees
Musical Event of the Year
- WINNER: “Different for Girls” – Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King
- “Home Alone Tonight” – Luke Bryan feat. Karen Fairchild
- “The Fighter” – Keith Urban feat. Carrie Underwood
- “Think of You” – Chris Young with Cassadee Pope
- “You Are My Sunshine” – Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton
Video of the Year
- WINNER: “Fire Away” – Chris Stapleton, directed by Tim Mattia
- “Burning House” – Cam, directed by Trey Fanjoy
- “Humble and Kind” – Tim McGraw, directed by Wes Edwards
- “Record Year” – Eric Church, directed by Jon Peets and Reid Long
- “Somewhere on a Beach” – Dierks Bentley, directed by Wes Edwards
Single of the Year
- WINNER: “Die a Happy Man” – Thomas Rhett
- “Humble and Kind” – Tim McGraw
- “My Church” – Maren Morris
- “Nobody to Blame” – Chris Stapleton
- “Record Year” – Eric Church
Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriters)
- WINNER: “Humble and Kind” – Lori McKenna
- “Burning House” – Cam, Tyler Johnson, Jeff Bhasker
- “Die a Happy Man” – Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett, Joe Spargur
- “Record Year” – Eric Church, Jeff Hyde
- “My Church” – busbee, Maren Morris
New Artist of the Year
- WINNER: Maren Morris
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Brothers Osborne
- Old Dominion
- Cole Swindell
Album of the Year
- WINNER: Mr. Misunderstood – Eric Church
- Ripcord – Keith Urban
- Black – Dierks Bentley
- Hero – Maren Morris
- Storyteller – Carrie Underwood
Vocal Duo of the Year
- WINNER: Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- Joey + Rory
- Maddie & Tae
Vocal Group of the Year
- WINNER: Little Big Town
- Lady Antebellum
- Old Dominion
- Rascal Flatts
- Zac Brown Band
Female Vocalist of the Year
- WINNER: Carrie Underwood
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Maren Morris
- Kacey Musgraves
Musician of the Year
- WINNER: Dan Huff – Guitar
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro/Lap Steel Guitar
- Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
- Brent Mason – Guitar
- Derek Wells – Guitar
Male Vocalist of the Year
- WINNER: Chris Stapleton
- Eric Church
- Tim McGraw
- Keith Urban
- Dierks Bentley
Entertainer of the Year
- WINNER: Garth Brooks
- Luke Bryan
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
- Keith Urban
