ItB次元官网网址檚 another landmark year for Lainey Wilson, who tops the CMA Awards nominations in a row.
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Last year, she claimed six nominations. This year, Wilson is up to nine, for album, song, music video, entertainer and female vocalist of the year, as well as two separate nominations in both the single of the year category (for B次元官网网址淗eart Like a TruckB次元官网网址� and her contributions to HARDYB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址渨ait in the truckB次元官网网址�) and the musical event of the year category (once again for B次元官网网址渨ait in the truckB次元官网网址� and her feature on B次元官网网址榮 B次元官网网址淪ave Me.B次元官网网址�)
She now ties and Miranda Lambert for scoring nine nominations in one year B次元官网网址� just behind Alan Jackson, who set the record at 10 nods in 2002.
Wilson is followed by first-time nominee Jelly Roll, who boasts five nominations, and Luke Combs and HARDY, with four each.
But Combs or HARDY could take home six trophies, should they sweep their categories.
In addition to nominations in the entertainer and male vocalist of the year categories, Combs is the performer and a producer on his smash-hit which is nominated in the single of the year category. He also performed and co-produced his latest release, B次元官网网址淕ettinB次元官网网址� Old,B次元官网网址� which is nominated for album of the year.
At the Country Music Awards, production credits are not counted as separate nominations, although they are factored into trophy counts.
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As for the other major categories: Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, and Morgan Wallen round out the entertainer of the year nominees; Megan MoroneyB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭ennessee OrangeB次元官网网址� and Jordan DavisB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淣ext Thing You KnowB次元官网网址� complete the song of the year category.
The 2023 CMA Awards will air on Nov. 8 on ABC at 8 p.m. Eastern.
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