Here are your 2016 CMA Awards nominees

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Here are your 2016 CMA Awards nominees
Here are the country music artists who are up for CMA Awards this year.

The 50th annual CMA Awards, hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, will air Wednesday on ABC.



The Country Music Association announced the nominees earlier this year for the special anniversary awards show. Eric Church, Maren Morris and Chris Stalpeton topped the list with five nominations each.



Here are the nominees in each category.



ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR



Garth Brooks


Luke Bryan


Chris Stapleton


Carrie Underwood


Keith Urban



SINGLE OF THE YEAR



"Die A Happy Man," Thomas Rhett


"Humble and Kind," Tim McGraw


"My Church," Maren Morris


"Nobody To Blame," Chris Stapleton


"Record Year," Eric Church



ALBUM OF THE YEAR



Dierks Bentley, Black


Maren Morris, Hero


Eric Church, Mr. Misunderstood


Keith Urban, Ripcord


Carrie Underwood, Storyteller



SONG OF THE YEAR



"Burning House," Camaron "Cam" Ochs, Tyler Johnson and Jeff Bhasker


"Die A Happy Man," Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett, Joe Spargur


"Humble and Kind," Lori McKenna



"Record Year," Eric Church, Jeff Hyde


"My Church," busbee, Maren Morris



FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR



Kelsea Ballerini


Miranda Lambert


Maren Morris


Kacey Musgraves


Carrie Underwood



MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR



Dierks Bentley


Eric Church


Tim McGraw


Chris Stapleton


Keith Urban



VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR



Lady Antebellum


Little Big Town


Old Dominion


Rascal Flatts


Zac Brown Band





VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR



Brothers Osborne


Dan + Shay


Florida Georgia Line


Joey + Rory


Maddie & Tae



MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR



"Different For Girls," Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King


"Home Alone Tonight," Luke Bryan featuring Karen Fairchild


"The Fighter", Keith Urban (featuring Carrie Underwood)


"Think Of You," Chris Young (duet with Cassadee Pope)


"You Are My Sunshine," Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton



MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR



Jerry Douglas on dobro / lap steel guitar


Paul Franklin on steel guitar


Dann Huff on guitar


Brent Mason on guitar


Derek Wells on guitar



MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR



"Burning House," Cam


"Fire Away," Chris Stapleton


"Humble and Kind," Tim McGraw


"Record Year," Eric Church


"Somewhere On A Beach," Dierks Bentley



NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR



Kelsea Ballerini


Brothers Osborne


Maren Morris


Old Dominion


Cole Swindell



Watch the CMA Awards LIVE Wednesday, November 2 at 8 p.m. ET| 7 p.m. CT on ABC.



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