CMA Nominations: Little Big Town, Eric Church Leading 2015 Awards Nominations
The CMA nominations have been revealed, and Little Big Town and Eric Church are in the lead for the most nominations for the 2015 Country Music Association Awards.
Little Big Town, with their hit single “Girl Crush,” are tied with Eric Church with five nominations each. Church earned his first nomination for entertainer of the year, going up against the reigning entertainer Luke Bryan, along with Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, and Miranda Lambert. Church was also nominated for male vocalist, single, song, and musical event of the year for a duet with Keith Urban.
Little Big Town is nominated for Single of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Video of the Year (“Girl Crush”), Musical Event (for “Smokin’ and Drinkin’ ” with Miranda Lambert) and Album of the Year for their sixth studio effort, Pain Killer. The songwriters for “Girl Crush,” Liz Rose, Lori McKenna, and Hillary Lindsey, also received a nomination for song of the year.
Check out the full list of the 49th CMA nominations below.
Entertainer of the Year
- Garth Brooks
- Luke Bryan
- Kenny Chesney
- Eric Church
- Miranda Lambert
Male Vocalist of the Year
- Dierks Bentley
- Luke Bryan
- Eric Church
- Blake Shelton
- Chris Stapleton
Female Vocalist of the Year
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Kacey Musgraves
- Carrie Underwood
- Lee Ann Womack
Album of the Year
- Jason Aldean — Old Boots, New Dirt
- Kacey Musgraves — Pageant Material
- Little Big Town — Pain Killer
- Kenny Chesney — The Big Revival
- Chris Stapleton — Traveller
New Artist of the Year
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Sam Hunt
- Maddie & Tae
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
Vocal Duo of the Year
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan And Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- Maddie & Tae
- Thompson Square
Vocal Group of the Year
- Lady Antebellum
- Little Big Town
- Rascal Flatts
- The Band Perry
- The Zac Brown Band
Single of the Year
- “American Kids” — Kenny Chesney (Produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney)
- “Girl Crush” — Little Big Town (Produced by Jay Joyce)
- “I Don’t Dance” — Lee Brice (Produced by Lee Brice)
- “Take Your Time” — Sam Hunt (Produced by Zach Crowell and Shane McAnally)
- “Talladega” — Eric Church (Produced by Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenabora, Jr.)
Music Video of the Year (Artist and Director)
- “Biscuits” — Kacey Musgraves (Directed by Mark Klasfeld)
- “Girl Crush” — Little Big Town (Directed by Karla Welch and Matthew Welch)
- “Girl In A Country Song” — Maddie & Tae (Directed by TK McKamy)
- “Little Red Wagon” — Miranda Lambert (Directed by Trey Fanjoy)
- “Something in the Water” — Carrie Underwood (Directed by Raj Kapoor)
Song of the Year (Songwriter)
- “American Kids” — Kenny Chesney (Songwriters: Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally)
- “Girl Crush” — Little Big Town (Songwriters: Liz Rose, Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsay)
- “Like a Cowboy” — Randy Houser (Songwriters: Randy Houser, Bryce Long)
- “Like a Wrecking Ball” — Eric Church (Songwriters: Eric Church, Casey Beathard)
- “Take Your Time” — Sam Hunt (Songwriters: Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne)
Musical Event of the Year
- “Django and Jimmie” — Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
- “Lonely Tonight” — Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe
- “Raise ‘Em Up” — Keith Urban feat. Eric Church
- “Smokin’ and Drinkin'” — Miranda Lambert feat. Little Big Town
- “Wild Child” — Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter
Musician of the Year
- Sam Bush — Mandolin
- Jerry Douglas — Dobro
- Paul Franklin — Steel Guitar
- Dan Huff — Guitar
- Mac McAnally — Guitar
Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will be hosting the awards show at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on November 4 for the eighth year in a row. The show will be airing on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.
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