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Morgan Wallen leads the nominations, Beyoncé is overlooked

The Country Music Association has announced the nominees for the 58th annual CMA Awards. Morgan Wallen leads the list with seven nominations, including four for his collaboration “I Had Some Help” with Post Malone.

Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton each received five nominations. Lainey Wilson shared four nominations with Malone and Louis Bell, Luke Combs, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves followed by three nominations.

Nominated for the evening's highest award, CMA Entertainer of the Year, are Combs, Jelly Roll, Stapleton, Wallen and Wilson.

First-time nominees for the CMA Awards include Andrew Baylis, Louis Bell, Brock Berryhill, Tom Bukovac, Will Bundy, Sean Cook, Benjy Davis, Shawn Everett, Riley Green, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft, Kat Higgins, Hoskins, Jeff Johnson, Noah Kahan, Ella Langley, Ryan Larkins, Raul Lopez, Josh Phillips, According to Malone, Nevin Sastry, Shaboozey, Ernest Keith Smith, Nate Smith, Konrad Snyder, Mitchell Tenpenny, The Red Clay Strays, Zach Top, Chris Villa, Chandler Paul Walters and Bailey Zimmerman.

Not among the nominees is Beyoncé, whose “Cowboy Carter” topped the Billboard charts for top country albums for four weeks. She also reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts for top country songs with “Texas Hold 'Em.” Shaboozey, who guested on Beyoncé's album, received two nominations.

The 58th Annual CMA Awards will air live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 20 (8-11 p.m. EST) on ABC and the next day on Hulu.

Here are the nominees:

Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
The award goes to artists, producers and sound engineers.
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry
Mixing Engineer: Raul Lopez “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon
Mixing engineer: Jack Clarke “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen)
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
Engineer: Ryan Gore “Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mixing engineer: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton
Sound engineer: Vance Powell
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The award goes to artists, producers and mix engineers
Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves
Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian
Mixing engineers: Shawn Everett, Konrad Snyder Fathers & Sons – Lukas Combs
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Sound engineer: Chip Matthews Higher – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton
Sound engineer: Vance Powell Leather – Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon
Sound engineer: Jack Clarke Whitsitt Chapel – Swiss roll
Producers: Andrew Baylis, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Jesse Frasure, David Garcia, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft, Austin Nivarel, David Ray Stevens
Sound engineers: Jeff Braun, Jim Cooley
SONG OF THE YEAR
Award goes to songwriter
“Burn it down”
Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose “Dirt Cheap”
Songwriter: Josh Phillips “I had some help”
Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters “The Painter”
Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins “White Horse”
Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson
SINGER OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini Ashley McBryde Megan Moroney Kacey Musgraves Lainey Wilson
SINGER OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen
Lady A Little Big Town Old Dominion The Red Clay Strays Zac Brown Band
Brooks & Dunn Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Maddie & Tae The War and the Treaty
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Award goes to artists and producers
“Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini (with Noah Kahan)
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen)
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins “I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan (ft. Kacey Musgraves)
Producer: Zach Bryan “Man Made A Bar” – Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church)
Producer: Joey Moi “You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green)
Producer: Will Bundy
Tom Bukovac – guitar Jenee Fleenor – violin Paul Franklin – steel guitar Rob McNelley – guitar Charlie Worsham – guitar
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
The prize goes to artists and directors
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
Director: Dustin Haney “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)
Director: Chris Villa “I’m Not Pretty” – Megan Moroney
Directed by: Jeff Johnson, Megan Moroney “The Painter” – Cody Johnson
Directed by Dustin Haney “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” – Lainey Wilson
Director: Patrick Tracy
Megan Moroney Shaboozey Nate Smith Mitchell Tenpenny Zach Top Bailey Zimmerman

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