Hold on to your hats, because the Country Music Association Awards are heating up with the announcement of nominees. Lauren Alaina, Dustin Lynch and Brothers Osborne did the honors on "Good Morning America" on Sept. 4. The results?
GRAMMY winners Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert lead the pack with five nominations each, including for Music Video of the Year, Single of the Year and Song of the Year.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Celebrating the <a href="https://twitter.com/cma">@cma</a> nominations over coffee with 7 of my furry friends. Thank you fans,friends, family & Nashville for supporting me.<a href="https://t.co/sJjDNjLehL">pic.twitter.com/sJjDNjLehL</a></p>— Miranda Lambert (@mirandalambert) <a href="https://twitter.com/mirandalambert/status/904717695148589056">September 4, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
GRAMMY winners Little Big Town came in next with four nominations, including a Song of the Year nod for "Better Man." Thanks to LBT, Taylor Swift has also returned to the CMA scene as a co-writer on "Better Man," marking her first nomination in three years.
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GRAMMY winner Chris Stapleton earned three nods, including for Album of the Year for his latest release, From A Room: Volume 1. GRAMMY nominees Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett also pulled in three nominations, including joint recognition for Musical Event of the Year for "Craving You." GRAMMY winners Lady Antebellum earned two nominations.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Now this is the kinda news to wake up to! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CMAawards?src=hash">#CMAawards</a> ALBUM of the year nomination for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeartBreak?src=hash">#HeartBreak</a>. As well as VOCAL group. So freaking happy <a href="https://t.co/h83rSgnwfJ">https://t.co/h83rSgnwfJ</a></p>— Lady Antebellum (@ladyantebellum) <a href="https://twitter.com/ladyantebellum/status/904705030946742274">September 4, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The 51st CMAs will be hosted for the 10th year by GRAMMY winners Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. See the full list of nominees and catch the show live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
