CMA Awards nominations revealed, Ella Langley leads the pack
Sep 10, 2026, 11:25 AM | Updated: 11:28 am
The 60th Annual CMA Awards will be held November 18, broadcasting live on ABC and Disney+ (and the next day on Hulu), and we now know which artists have been nominated.
Leading the way was the obvious choice is Ella Langley, who has nine nominations, including the categories Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year. She also has two songs nominated for Song of the Year and Single of the Year with “Choosin Texas” and “Be Her.”
Entertainer of the year
- Luke Combs
- Cody Johnson
- Ella Langley
- Chris Stapleton
- Lainey Wilson
Female Vocalist of the year
- Miranda Lambert
- Ella Langley
- Megan Moroney
- Kacey Musgraves
- Lainey Wilson
Male Vocalist of the year
- Luke Combs
- Cody Johnson
- Chris Stapleton
- Zach Top
- Stephen Wilson Jr.
Group of the year
- Lady A
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion
- The Red Clay Strays
Duo of the year
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Muscadine Bloodline
- Thelma & James
Single of the year
- “Be Her” – Ella Langley; Producers: Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Ben West; Mix Engineer: Dave Clauss
- “ Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley; Producers: Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Ben West; Mix Engineer: Dave Clauss
- “I Knew It, I Knew You” – Taylor Swift; Producers: Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift; Mix Engineer: Laura Sisk
- “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson; Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
- “The Fall” – Cody Johnson; Producer: Trent Willmon; Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
Album
- Ain’t In It For My Health – Zach Top
- Dandelion – Ella Langley
- Middle of Nowhere – Kacey Musgraves
- Parker McCollum – Parker McCollum
- The Way I Am – Luke Combs
Song
- “Be Her” – Songwriters: Smith Ahnquist, Michael Hardy, Ella Langley, Jordan Schmidt
- “Beautiful Things” – Songwriters: Jessi Alexander, Jessie Jo Dillon, Connie Harrington, Megan Moroney
- “Choosin’ Texas” – Songwriters: Luke Dick, Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Joybeth Taylor
- “Dry Spell” – Songwriters: Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne
- “Gary” – Songwriter: Stephen Wilson Jr.
Event
- “A Song To Sing” – Miranda Lambert w/Chris Stapleton; Producer: Dave Cobb
- “Horses and Divorces” – Kacey Musgraves f/Miranda Lambert; Producers: Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian
- “I Can’t Love You Anymore” – Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen; Producers: Austin Goodloe, Ella Langley, Ben West
- “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay” – Carly Pearce & Riley Green; Producers: Carly Pearce, Ben West
- “McArthur” – Hardy, Eric Church, Morgan Wallen & Tim McGraw; Producer: Jay Joyce
