Morgan Wallen Leads CMA Nominees
• The Country Music Association announced the nominees for The 58th Annual CMA Awards — Morgan Wallen tops the list with seven nominations, followed by Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton with five nominations, and Post Malone and Lainey Wilson with four nominations each. Louis Bell, Luke Combs, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves each secure three nominations. Vying for the night’s highest honor, CMA Entertainer of the Year — are Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson. The 58th Annual CMA Awards roll live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 20 (8-11pm ET) on ABC and the next day on Hulu.
On the Radio side, here are the finalists for Broadcast Personality Of The Year:
Weekly National: American Country Countdown (Kix Brooks, Cumulus/Westwood One); Country Gold with Terri Clark (Terri Clark, Westwood One); Crook & Chase Countdown (Lorianne Crook & Charlie Chase, Jim Owens Entertainment); Highway Hot 30 with Buzz Brainard (Buzz Brainard, SiriusXM); Honky Tonkin’ with Tracy Lawrence (Tracy Lawrence & Patrick Thomas, Silverfish Media)
Daily National: The Bobby Bones Show (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, Dan “Lunchbox” Chappell, Eddie Garcia, Morgan Huelsman, Ray “SZN Raymundo” Slater, “Mike D” Rodriguez, Abby Anderson, “Kick Off Kevin” O’Connell, and “Scuba Steve” Spradlin, iHeartMedia); Michael J On Air (Michael J. Stuehler, iHeartMedia); Nights with Elaina (Elaina Smith, Cumulus/Westwood One); PickleJar Up All Night with Patrick Thomas (Patrick Thomas, PickleJar/Cumulus Media); Steve Harmon Show (Steve Harmon, Cumulus/Westwood One).
Major Market: The Andie Summers Show (Andie Summers, Jeff Kurkjian, Donnie Black, and Shannon Boyle), WXTU/Philadelphia; Chris Carr & Company (Chris Carr, Kia Becht, & Sam Sansevere), KEEY/Minneapolis-St. Paul; Frito & Katy (Tucker “Frito” Young & Katy Dempsey), KCYY/San Antonio; The Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister (Matt McAllister, Gabe Mercer & “Captain Ron” Koons),KKWF/Seattle; The Most Fun Afternoons With Scotty Kay (Scotty Kay), WUSN/Chicago.
Large Market: Dale Carter Morning Show (Dale Carter), KFKF/Kansas City; Heather Froglear, KFRG/Riverside/San Bernardino; Jesse & Anna (Jesse Tack & Anna Marie), WUBE/Cincinnati; Mike & Amanda (Mike Wheless & Amanda Daughtry), WQDR/Raleigh-Durham; On-Air with Anthony (Anthony Donatelli), KFRG/Riverside-San Bernardino.
Medium Market: Brent Michaels, KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA; Joey & Nancy (Joey Tack, Nancy Barger & Karly Duggan), WIVK/Knoxville, TN; New Country Mornings with Nancy & Woody (Nancy Wilson & Aaron “Woody” Woods), WHKO/Dayton, OH; Scott and Sarah in the Morning (Scott Wynn & Sarah Kay), WQMX/Akron, OH; Steve & Gina In The Morning (Steve Lundy & Gina Melton), KXKT/Omaha.
Small Market: Dan Austin Show (Dan Austin), WQHK/Fort Wayne, IN; Dave and Jenn (Dave Roberts & Jenn Seay), WTCR/Huntington, WV; The Eddie Foxx Show (Eddie Foxx & Amanda Foxx), WKSF/Asheville, NC; Hilley & Hart (Kevin Hilley & Erin Hart), KATI/Columbia, MO; Officer Don & DeAnn(“Officer Don” Evans & DeAnn Stephens), WBUL/Lexington, KY.
Finalists for Radio Station of the Year:
Major Market: KCYY/San Antonio; KKBQ/Houston; KYGO/Denver; WXTU/Philadelphia; WYCD/Detroit.
Large Market: WIRK/West Palm Beach; WMIL/Milwaukee; WQDR/Raleigh; WSIX/Nashville; WWKA/Orlando.
Medium Market: KXKT/Omaha; WBEE/Rochester, NY; WIVK/Knoxville; WLFP/Memphis; WUSY/Chattanooga, TN.
Small Market: WCOW/La Crosse, WI; WKML/Fayetteville, NC; WKXC/Augusta, GA; WXFL/Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL; WYCT/Pensacola, FL.
