Ella Langley Tops the 60th CMA Awards Nominations With 9 Honors
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“Congratulations to every deserving artist who earned a nomination this year.”
The nominees for the 60th Annual CMA Awards have been announced, with Ella Langley emerging as the leading contender with nine nominations.
The nominations were unveiled early Thursday, with Langley, Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves among the artists receiving multiple nods.
Langley’s nine nominations span several of the ceremony’s biggest categories. She is up for Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year for Dandelion. Her songs “Be Her” and “Choosin’ Texas” also earned recognition in the Single and Song of the Year categories. She additionally received a Musical Event of the Year nomination for “I Can’t Love You Anymore” and a Music Video of the Year nod for “Choosin’ Texas.”
Lambert follows with seven nominations. Her recognition includes producer honors connected to “Be Her” and “Choosin’ Texas,” as well as producer recognition for Dandelion. She is also nominated for Song of the Year with “Choosin’ Texas,” Female Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year for “A Song to Sing” and “Horses and Divorces.”
Musgraves earned five nominations, including Album of the Year for Middle of Nowhere, Song of the Year and Music Video of the Year for “Dry Spell,” Female Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year for “Horses and Divorces.”
Ben West also collected five nominations. Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton and Stephen Wilson Jr. each received four.
CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern congratulated this year’s nominees and highlighted the role of the organization’s professional members in determining the contenders through the annual voting process.
The nominations were first announced Thursday morning on ABC’s Good Morning America. The complete slate of nominees was subsequently presented during a livestream on the Country Music Association’s official YouTube channel.
The milestone 60th CMA Awards ceremony is set to bring this year’s nominees together in November for the annual celebration of country music.