Here is an ***UPDATE*** on the CMA Awards including WHO WON and WHO WORE WHAT.
Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson
Album of the Year Whirlwind/ Lainey Wilson
Female Vocalist Lainey Wilson
Single of the Year “you look like you love me” Ella Langley & Riley Green
Song of the Year “you look like you love me” Ella Langley & Riley Green
Video “you look like you love me” Ella Langley & Riley Green
Male Vocalist Cody Johnson
Vocal Group The Red Clay Strays
Duo Brooks & Dunn
New Artist Zach Top
Musical Event “Pour Me A Drink” Post Malone (feat. Blake Shelton)
Best Dressed according to People Mag and The Tennessean:
Some of the many PERFORMANCES:
***END UPDATE***
The 2025 CMA Award nominations were announced yesterday (Mon 8 Sept). The award show happens on Wed, Nov. 19 from Nashville (live on ABC then streaming the next day.) *Update* Scroll down for highlights and snubs. CLICK HERE to see who's appearing/ performing on the show Wednesday.
*Word on the street is that Morgan Wallen doesn't care too much for award shows
CMA 2025 Nomination Highlights:
- Ella Langley/ Lainey Wilson/ Megan Moroney have six nominations.
- Zach Top has 5.
- Riley Green/ Cody Johnson/ Morgan Wallen have 3 nominations.
Full list at https://cmaawards.com/nominees-winners/ and also check out
https://tasteofcountry.com/2025-cma-awards-nominees/
Notes:
- The CMA nominations tend to be pretty conservative and this year seems that way - not groundbreaking.
- If Stephen Wilson Jr. isn't on your radar, he is nominated in the Best New Artist category with Shaboozey, Zach Top, Ella Langley, and Tucker Wetmore.
* Stephen would be the oldest New Artist trophy-winner ever at age 46. I mean, Boxcar Willie was older when he got nominated in 1981, but Boxcar Willie didn't win. (It was called the Horizon Award back then.)
*Boxcar may not be legal name*
- a LOT of articles point out how Jelly Roll should've been nominated as Entertainer of the Year but instead only got one nomination (Musical Event of the Year for his collab with Christian artist Brandon Lake on “Hard Fought Hallelujah”).
* Jelly Roll's song "Liar" broke records as the most-played song on the radio.
* Two years ago Jelly Roll won best new artist, a year later he won Entertainer of the Year (that hardly ever happens) and now barely any nominations.
TL;DR These guys ^^ aren't overly-nominated at the CMAs.
We'll see how it all shakes down during the Wednesday, November 19th broadcast on ABC.
