On April 7, 2019, the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards will be making yet another comeback with its host, Reba McEntire, as the award show’s host for the 16th year in a row! Reba went on CBS This Morning to announce the nominees the biggest CMA awards such as “Entertainer of the Year”.
While the “Entertainer of the Year” category is similarly all male as it was last year, there is a “Female Artist of the Year” category featuring some amazing women in country music as well like Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert. “It doesn’t make me very happy because we’ve got some very talented women out there who are working their butts off,” Reba says of the lack of female artists in the “Entertainer of the Year” category.
Take a look at some of the biggest CMA Awards nominees below:
Entertainer Of The Year
- Jason Aldean
- Luke Bryan
- Kenny Chesney
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
Female Artist Of The Year
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Maren Morris
- Kacey Musgraves
- Carrie Underwood
Male Artist Of The Year
- Dierks Bentley
- Luke Combs
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
Duo Of The Year
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- Locash
- Maddie & Tae
Group Of The Year
- Lady Antebellum
- Lanco
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion
New Female Artist Of The Year
- Danielle Bradbery
- Lindsay Ell
- Ashley McBryde
- Carly Pearce
New Male Artist Of The Year
- Jimmie Allen
- Luke Combs
- Jordan Davis
- Michael Ray
- Mitchell Tenpenny
New Duo Or Group Of The Year
- High Valley
- Lanco
- Runaway June
Video Of The Year
- “Babe” — Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift
- “Burn Out” — Midland
- “Burning Man” — Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne
- “Drunk Girl” — Chris Janson
- “Shoot Me Straight” — Brothers Osborne
- “Tequila” — Dan + Shay
Single Of The Year
- “Down To The Honky Tonk” — Jake Owen
- “Heaven” — Kane Brown
- “Meant To Be” — Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
- “Most People Are Good” — Luke Bryan
- “Tequila” — Dan + Shay
Album Of The Year
- Dan + Shay — Dan + Shay
- Desperate Man — Eric Church
- From A Room: Volume 2 — Chris Stapleton
- Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves
- The Mountain — Dierks Bentley
Song Of The Year
- “Break Up In The End” — Cole Swindell
- “Broken Halos” — Chris Stapleton
- “Meant To Be” — Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
- “Space Cowboy” — Kacey Musgraves
- “Tequila” — Dan + Shay
- “Yours” — Russell Dickerson
Despite Reba’s qualms about the “Entertainer of the Year” category, it’s sure to be a night to remember and we can’t wait to see what the night holds in store for these amazing entertainers!
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