Sep 092025
The CMA Announced yesterday the finalists for the 59th CMA Awards:
Entertainer
Female
Male
Group
- Lady A
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion
- Rascal Flatts
- The Red Clay Strays
Duo
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Maddie & Tae
- The War And Treaty
Single
- “4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson; Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
- “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” – Luke Combs; Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton; Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews
- “Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney; Producer: Kristian Bush; Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank
- “I Never Lie” – Zach Top; Producer: Carson Chamberlain; Mix Engineer: Matt Rovey
- “You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley & Riley Green; Producer: Will Bundy; Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley
Album
- Am I Okay? – Megan Moroney; Producer: Kristian Bush; Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank
- Cold Beer & Country Music – Zach Top; Producer: Carson Chamberlain; Mix Engineer: Matt Rovey
- F-1 Trillion – Post Malone; Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins; Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore
- I’m The Problem – Morgan Wallen; Producers: Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi; Mix Engineers: Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi
- Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson; Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
Song
- “4x4xU” – Songwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson
- “Am I Okay?” – Songwriters: Jessie Jo Dillon, Luke Laird, Megan Moroney
- “I Never Lie” – Songwriters: Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols, Zach Top
- “Texas” – Songwriters: Johnny Clawson, Josh Dorr, Lalo Guzman, Kyle Sturrock
- “You Look Like You Love Me” – Songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere
Event
- “Don’t Mind If I Do” – Riley Green f/Ella Langley; Producers: Scott Borchetta, Jimmy Harnen, Dann Huff
- “Hard Fought Hallelujah” – Brandon Lake w/Jelly Roll; Producer: Micah Nichols
- “I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson w/Carrie Underwood; Producer: Trent Willmon
- “Pour Me A Drink” – Post Malone f/Blake Shelton; Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome
- “You Had To Be There” – Megan Moroney f/Kenny Chesney; Producer: Kristian Bush
Musician
- Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle
- Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
- Brent Mason – Guitar
- Rob McNelley – Guitar
- Derek Wells – Guitar
Video
- “Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney; Directors: Alexandra Gavillet, Megan Moroney
- “I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson w/Carrie Underwood; Director: Dustin Haney
- “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson; Director: TK McKamy
- “Think I’m In Love With You” – Chris Stapleton; Director: Running Bear
- “You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley & Riley Green; Directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney
New Artist
- Ella Langley
- Shaboozey
- Zach Top
- Tucker Wetmore
- Stephen Wilson Jr.
Weekly National
- Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton – LH Productions
- The Country Top 40 with Fitz, Cory “Fitz” Fitzner – Hubbard Broadcasting
- The Original Country Gold, Rowdy Yates – Compass
- Today’s Country Radio, Kelleigh Bannen – Apple Music Radio
- Y’all Access with Kelly Sutton – Compass
Daily National
- Big D & Bubba; Derek “Big D” Haskins, Sean “Bubba” Powell, Carsen Humphreville, Jonathan Shaffer, Garrett Freche – Silverfish Media
- Highway Mornings with Cody Alan; Cody Alan, Lauryn Snapp – SiriusXM
- Ridin’ With Rowdy; Rowdy Yates – SuiteRadio / RFC Media
- The Rob and Holly Show; Rob Stone, Holly Hutton – Audacy
- Wilhite and Wall Show; Darren Wilhite, Tim Wall – Ebert Productions
Major Market
- Chris Carr & Company; Chris Carr, Sam Sansevere, “Dubs” Michael Wilczynski – KEEY/Minneapolis
- Hawkeye and Michelle; Mark “Hawkeye” Louis Rybczyk, Michelle Rodriguez – KSCS/Dallas
- The Lo Show; Lauren “Lo” Sessions-Barker – KKBQ/Houston
- Rachel Ryan; KSCS/Dallas
- The Scotty Kay Show – WUSN/Chicago
Large Market
- Deb & Matt in the Morning; Deborah Honeycutt, Matt Malone – WFMS/Indianapolis
- The Q Morning Crew w/ Mike & Amanda; Mike Wheless, Amanda Daughtry – WQDR/Raleigh
- Scott and Shannen; Scott Dolphin, “Shannen O” Oesterreich – WMIL/Milwaukee
- Tim & Chelsea; Tim Leary, Chelsea Taylor – WIRK/West Palm Beach
- Wayne D and Tay; “Wayne D” Danielson, Tay Hamilton – WSIX/Nashville
Medium Market
- The Doc Show with Chewy; Ken “Doc” Medek, Sean “Chewy” Medek – WGGY/Wilkes Barre
- Ellis and Bradley Show; Bill Ellis, Beth Bradley – WSSL/Greenville, SC
- Joey & Nancy; Joey Tack, Nancy Barger, Karly Duggan – WIVK/Knoxville
- Mo & StyckMan; Melissa “Mo” Wagner, Greg “StyckMan” Owens – WUSY/Chattanooga
- Spencer Graves Show; Spencer Graves, Megan Terry, Blair Davis – WDXB/Birmingham
Small Market
- Ben & Arnie; Ben Butler, Arnie Andrews – WCOW/La Crosse, WI
- Brent Lane and The Cat Pak Morning Show; Brent Lane, Jordan Glass – WYCT/Pensacola
- Dan Austin Show – WQHK/Fort Wayne, IN
- Hilley & Hart; Kevin Hilley, Erin Hart – KATI/Columbia, MO
- Liz & Scotty in the Morning; Liz Del Grosso, Scotty Cox – KCLR/Columbia, MO
Radio Station
Major Market
- KKBQ/Houston
- KSCS/Dallas
- KYGO/Denver
- WUSN/Chicago
- WXTU/Philadelphia
Large Market
- WCTK/Providence
- WMIL/Milwaukee
- WSIX/Nashville
- WUBE/Cincinnati
- WWKA/Orlando
Medium Market
- KUZZ/Bakersfield
- WHKO/Dayton
- WIVK/Knoxville
- WLFP/Memphis
- WQMX/Akron
Small Market
- KATI/Jefferson City, MO
- KCLR/Columbia, MO
- WCOW/La Crosse, WI
- WKML/Fayetteville, NC
- WXBQ/Johnson City, TN