First-time nominee Lainey Wilson tops the list along with six nominations, followed by Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, and Chris Stapleton each along with five.
The following is the complete list of nominees for your awards, which will atmosphere on November nine on ABC:
UNTERHALTUNGSKÜNSTLER OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Honor goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer
“Buy Dirt” — Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan
Producer: Paul DiGiovanni
Combine Engineer: Jim Cooley
“half of our hometown” — Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Kenny Chesney)
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins
Mix Engineer: Dan Grech-Marguerat
“Never Wanted To Become That Girl” — Carly Pearce plus Ashley McBryde
Suppliers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
Mix Professional: Ryan Gore
“‘Til You Can’t” — Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon
Combine Engineer: Jack Clarke
“You Should Probably Leave” — Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dork Cobb, Chris Stapleton
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
CD OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
Growin’ Up — Luke Combs
Suppliers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Mix Engineers: Jim Cooley, Chip Matthews
Humble Quest — Maren Morris
Manufacturer: Greg Kurstin
Mix Engineer: Serban Ghenea
Palomino — Miranda Lambert
Producers: Henry Dick, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Mikey Reaves
Mix Professional: Jason Lehning
Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’ — Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mix Engineer: F. Reid Shippen
Period, Tequila & Treatment — Old Dominion
Producers: Shane McAnally, Old Dominion
Blend Engineer: Justin Niebank
SONG FROM THE YEAR
Award would go to Songwriter(s)
“Buy Dirt”
Songwriters: Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins
“Never Wanted To Be That will Girl”
Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce
“Sand In My Boots”
Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Erina 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
WOMAN VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Carrie Underwood
Lainey Wilson
MALE VOCALIST FROM THE YEAR
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
VOCAL NUMBER OF THE YEAR
Little Huge Town
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YR
Award goes to Artist(s) and Producer(s)
“Beers On Me” — Dierks Bentley along with BRELAND & HARDY
Producers: Dierks Bentley, Ross Copperman
“If I Didn’t Love You” — Jerrika Aldean & Carrie Underwood
Producer: Eileen Knox
“Longneck Method 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
Suppliers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
MUSIC PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
Paul Franklin, Steel guitar
Brent Mason, Harmonica
Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo
Derek Wells, Guitar
MUSIC VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR
Prize goes to Artist(s) plus Director(s)
“I Wager You Think About Me” (Taylor’s Version) (From The particular Vault) — The young taylor (featuring Chris Stapleton)
Director: Blake Vibrant
“Longneck Way To Go” — Midland (featuring Jon Pardi)
Movie director: Harper Smith
“Never Say Never” — Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)
Movie director: Michael Monaco
“Never Wanted To Be That Girl” — Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
Director: Alexa Campbell
“‘Til A person Can’t” — Cody Johnson
Director: Dustin Haney
BRAND NEW ARTIST OF THE CALENDAR YEAR
Walker Hayes
Cody Johnson
Parker McCollum
Lainey Wilson
FINALISTS FOR TRANSMIT PERSONALITY OF THE 12 MONTHS (by market size):
Weekly National
“American Country Countdown” (Kix Brooks) — Westwood One
“The Country Top 40 with Fitz” (Cory Fitzner) — Hubbard Radio
“The Criminal & Chase Countdown” (Lorianne Crook plus Charlie Chase) — iHeartMedia
“Today’s Country with Kelleigh Bannen” (Kelleigh Bannen) — Apple Music Radio
“With Elaina” (Elaina Smith) — Westwood One
Daily National
“Angie Ward” — iHeartMedia
“The Large D and Bubba Show” (Derek “Big D” Haskins, Sean “Bubba” Powell, Tanker Thomas, and Carsen Humphreville) — Compass Media Networks
“The Bobby Bones Show” (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, “Lunchbox” Dan Chappell, Eddie Garcia, “Morgan #2” Huelsman, “Raymundo” Ray Slater, “Scuba Steve” Stephen Spradlin, “Mike D” Rodriguez, and “Phone Screener Abby” Anderson) — Premiere Systems
“Nights with Elaina” (Elaina Smith) — Westwood One
“The Mike Alex Show” (Sam Alex) — Mike Alex Productions, LLC
Major Market
“The Andie Summers Show” (Andie Summers) — WXTU, Philadelphia, Pa.
“Chris Carr & Company” (Chris Carr, Kia Becht, and McKaila Poppen) — KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
“Danny Dwyer” — KUPL, Portland, Ore.
“Josh, Rachael & Grunwald” (Josh Holleman, Rachel Hunter, plus Steve Grunwald) — WYCD, Detroit, Meine person.
“The Morning Wolfpack along with Matt McAllister” (Matt McAllister, Emily Raines, and Joe Wallace) — KKWF, Seattle, Wash.
Huge Market
“Jim, Deb & Kevin” (Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt and Kevin Freeman) — WFMS, Indianapolis, Ind.
“The Wayne D Show” (“Wayne D” Danielson and Tay Hamilton) — WSIX, Nashville, Tenn.
“The Dale Carter Morning Show” (Dale Carter) — KFKF, Kansas City, Mo.
“The Big Dave Show” (“Big Dave” Chandler, Chelsie Shinkle, Jason “Stattman” Statt, and Ashley Hempfling) — WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
“The Get up Call with David and Kelli” (David Bugenske and Kelli Green) — KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.
“The New Q-Morning Crew with Paul and Amanda” (Mike Wheless and Amanda Daughtry) — WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, N. Chemical.
Medium Marketplace
“Buzz Jackson” — KIIM, Tucson, Ariz.
“Cliff & Tanya in the Morning” (Cliff Dumas and Tanya Brakebill) — KUZZ, Bakersfield, Calif.
“Julie and DJ in the Morning” (“Julie K” Kansy, “D. M. Thee Trucker” Dale Sellers, and Jon Dennis) — WPCV, Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla.
“New Country Days with Nancy and Woody” (Nancy Wilson and Aaron “Woody” Woods) — WHKO, Dayton, Ohio
“Steve & Gina In The Morning” (Steve Lundy plus Gina Melton) — KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb. -Iowa
Small Market
“The Cat Pak Morning Show with Brent and Mel” (Brent Lane plus Mel McCrae) — WYCT, Pensacola, Fla.
“Dr. Shane and Tess in the Morning” (“Dr. Shane” Collins and Tess Connell) — WPAP, Panama Town, Fla.
“The Eddie Foxx Show” (Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx) — WKSF, Asheville, N. C.
“Liz & Scotty in the Morning” (Liz Del Grosso and Scotty Cox) — KCLR, Columbia, Mo.
“Officer Put on & DeAnn” (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) — WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky.
2022 CMA TRANSMIT AWARDS — FINALISTS FOR RADIO TRAIN STATION OF THE YEAR (by market size):
Major Market
KILT — Houston, Texas
KNIX — Phoenix, Ariz.
KSCS — Dallas-Fort Really worth, Texas
WXTU — Philadelphia, Pa.
WYCD — Detroit, Mich.
Large Marketplace
KFKF — Kansas City, Mo.
WIRK — Western Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla.
WMIL — Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.
WQDR — Raleigh-Durham, In. C.
WSIX — Nashville, Tenn.
Medium Market
KXKT — Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb. -Iowa
WHKO — Dayton, Ohio
WIVK — Knoxville, Tenn.
WQMX — Akron, Ohio
WUSY — Chattanooga, Tenn.
Little Market
WCOW — La Crosse, Wis.
WKML — Fayetteville, N. C.
WKXC — Augusta, Ga.
WXBQ — Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tenn. -Va.
WXFL — Florence-Muscle Shoals, Ala.