{"id":37814,"date":"2026-09-11T05:14:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T09:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chokfm\/uncategorized\/2026\/09\/ella-langley-leads-the-2026-cma-nominees\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T06:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:51:55","slug":"ella-langley-leads-the-2026-cma-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chokfm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/09\/ella-langley-leads-the-2026-cma-nominees\/","title":{"rendered":"Ella Langley Leads The 2026 CMA Nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The&nbsp;CMAs&nbsp;announced&nbsp;their 2026 nominees yesterday.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ella Langley<\/strong>\u00a0leads with nine nominations, including Entertainer of the Year. <strong>Miranda Lambert<\/strong> has seven, and\u00a0<strong>Kacey Musgraves<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0producer Ben West\u00a0each with five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong>\u00a0will also attend the awards for the first time in 10 years, since her song,\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;I Knew It, I Knew You&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is nominated for Single of the Year.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-confirms-attending-cma-awards-2026-12114666\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">She\u00a0says, quote, &#8220;Looks like I haven&#8217;t yee&#8217;d my last haw.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards air live on Wednesday, November 18th on ABC and Disney+.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Lainey Wilson<\/strong>&nbsp;will host.&nbsp; Here are the nominees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Entertainer of the Year:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke Combs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cody Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ella Langley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Stapleton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lainey Wilson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Single of the Year:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Be Her&#8221;<\/em>,&nbsp;&nbsp;Ella Langley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;Ella Langley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;I Knew It, I Knew You&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;Taylor Swift<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Somewhere Over Laredo&#8221;<\/em>,&nbsp;&nbsp;Lainey Wilson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;The Fall&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;Cody Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ella is the&nbsp;eighth artist&nbsp;in CMA history to land two Single of the Year nominations in the same year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Album of the Year:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Ain&#8217;t In It For My Health&#8221;<\/em>,&nbsp;&nbsp;Zach Top<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Dandelion&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;Ella Langley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Middle of Nowhere&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;Kacey Musgraves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Parker McCollum&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;Parker McCollum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;The Way I Am&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;Luke Combs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Song of the Year:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Be Her&#8221;<\/em>,&nbsp;&nbsp;Ella Langley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Beautiful Things&#8221;<\/em>,&nbsp;&nbsp;Megan Moroney<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221;<\/em>,&nbsp;&nbsp;Ella Langley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Dry Spell&#8221;<\/em>,&nbsp;&nbsp;Kacey Musgraves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Gary&#8221;<\/em>,&nbsp;&nbsp;Stephen Wilson Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Female Vocalist of the Year:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miranda Lambert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ella Langley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Megan Moroney<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kacey Musgraves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lainey Wilson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Male Vocalist of the Year:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke Combs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cody Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Stapleton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zach Top<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Wilson Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Vocal Group of the Year:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lady A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Little Big Town<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Midland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Old Dominion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Clay Strays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Vocal Duo of the Year:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brooks &amp; Dunn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brothers Osborne<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dan + Shay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muscadine Bloodline<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thelma &amp; James<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Musical Event of the Year:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;A Song to Sing&#8221;<\/em>,&nbsp;&nbsp;Miranda Lambert&nbsp;with&nbsp;Chris Stapleton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Horses and Divorces&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;Kacey Musgraves&nbsp;featuring&nbsp;Miranda Lambert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;I Can&#8217;t Love You Anymore&#8221;<\/em>,&nbsp;&nbsp;Ella Langley&nbsp;and&nbsp;Morgan Wallen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;If I Don&#8217;t Leave I&#8217;m Gonna Stay&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;Carly Pearce&nbsp;and&nbsp;Riley Green<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;McArthur&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;HARDY,&nbsp;Eric Church,&nbsp;Morgan Wallen, and&nbsp;Tim McGraw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Music Video of the Year:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;Ella Langley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Dry Spell&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;Kacey Musgraves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Gary&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;Stephen Wilson Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;The Fall&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;Cody Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;White Horse&#8221;<\/em>,&nbsp;&nbsp;Chris Stapleton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>New Artist of the Year:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avery Anna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carter Faith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emily Ann Roberts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tucker Wetmore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Wilson Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdHihxbJ2LI\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; 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