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Lainey Wilson leads CMA Awards nominations in her 1st year

Louisiana-native Lainey Wilson is having a breakout year as she tops the Country Music Association Awards nominations in her first year as a nominee, earning nods in six categories including album of the year, female vocalist of the year and song of the year.
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Miranda Lambert accepts the Triple Crown Award during the Academy of Country Music Honors award show Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Louisiana-native Lainey Wilson is having a breakout year as she tops the nominations in her first year as a nominee, earning nods in six categories including album of the year, female vocalist of the year and song of the year.

Wilson is only the fourth artist in the history of the CMAs to earn six nominations in her first year, following Glen Campbell, Brad Paisley and Kacey Musgraves. She鈥檚 also up for new artist of the year, music video and musical event.

Other leading nominees include Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton and writer-producer Shane McAnally, who all have nominations in five categories. The CMA Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, will air on Wednesday, Nov. 9 on ABC.

Wilson鈥檚 2021 album 鈥淪ayin鈥 What I鈥檓 Thinkin鈥欌 last year earned her critical accolades, spurred on by the success of her country radio No. 1 hit Her next album, 鈥淏ell Bottom Country,鈥 is due out in October.

is back in the top category, alongside Miranda Lambert, Stapleton, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen. This is Wallen鈥檚 first nomination in the category.

鈥淢usic has been the driving force of my life since I started chasing this dream as a 17 year old, and what I鈥檝e learned since then is that people make the music mean what it it does. None of this matters without the songwriters who pour their hearts out alongside me, the co-producers who help give life to our words, and 鈥 most importantly 鈥 the fans who find themselves in those words,鈥 Lambert said in a statement.

McBryde and Pearce share four nominations for their hit duet 鈥淣ever Wanted To Be That Girl,鈥 which they co-wrote with McAnally. McBryde and Pearce also are in the running for female vocalist of the year, alongside Lambert, Underwood and Wilson.

is nominated for single and song of the year for 鈥淵ou Should Probably Leave,鈥 which he also co-produced with Dave Cobb. He鈥檚 also nominated alongside Taylor Swift, for joining in her music video for 鈥淚 Bet You Think About Me (Taylor鈥檚 Version) (From The Vault).鈥 Actor Blake Lively earned a nomination for directing the music video.

Lambert has extended her historic run as the most nominated female artist in CMA history, with now 61 nominations. She鈥檚 only behind George Strait and Alan Jackson for most nominations. She earned her 16th straight nomination for female vocalist, also a record. She鈥檚 also nominated for album of the year for 鈥淧alomino,鈥 which she co-produced.

Alongside Lambert and Wilson in the album of the year category are Combs for his record 鈥淕rowin鈥 Up,鈥 Maren Morris for 鈥淗umble Quest鈥 and Old Dominion for 鈥淭ime, Tequila & Therapy.鈥 Eric Church joins Combs, Stapleton, Wallen and Cody Johnson in the male vocalist of the year category.

鈥擪ristin M. Hall, The Associated Press





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