2025 Country Music Association Awards: Nominations, Highlights, and Excitement
The 2025 Country Music Association Awards nominations have been announced, with Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, and Lainey Wilson leading the pack with six nods each. The coveted CMA entertainer of the year category includes Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, and Morgan Wallen, the reigning winner. Other top nominees include Zach Top with five nods, and Riley Green and Johnson with four nominations. Several artists received three nods, such as Kristian Bush, Carson Chamberlain, Combs, Charlie Handsome, Stapleton, and Wallen.
The 59th annual CMA Awards will be held at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 19, broadcast live on ABC and available the next day on Hulu. The awards are determined by members of the Country Music Association, comprising music industry professionals like executives, artists, publicists, and songwriters. Langley's nominations span various categories, including single, song, and music video of the year for her collaboration with Riley Green on "you look like you love me." Moroney is recognized for her project "Am I Okay?" with nods in single, album, song, and music video categories, as well as female vocalist and musical event of the year. Wilson's nominations include entertainer of the year, single and song of the year for "4x4xU," album of the year for "Whirlwind," female vocalist of the year, and music video for "Somewhere Over Laredo."
In addition to Moroney, Wilson, and Langley, Green and Top are nominated for single of the year with their respective songs. The new artist of the year category features Langley, Shaboozey, Top, Tucker Wetmore, and Stephen Wilson Jr. Notable first-time nominees include Johnny Clawson, Jon Decious, Jessie Jo Dillon, Josh Dorr, Alexandra Gavillet, Lalo Guzman, Jimmy Harnen, Brandon Lake, Micah Nichols, John Park, Aaron Raitiere, Matt Rovey, Kyle Sturrock, Wales Toney, Wetmore, and Wilson Jr.
The 2025 CMA Awards promise to be a night filled with excitement and celebration as the country music industry honors its brightest stars and emerging talents. Stay tuned for the live broadcast from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on ABC and Hulu the following day.