Nominees Announced for 2023 CMA Awards

 Posted by at 11:17 pm on September 7, 2023
Sep 072023
 

Here are the nominees for the 57th Annual CMA Awards!  Winners will be announced on November 8th!

Broadcast Personalities

Weekly National

  • American Country Countdown; Kix Brooks; Westwood One
  • Country Countdown USA; Lon Helton; Compass
  • Honky Tonkin’; Tracy Lawrence; Silverfish
  • On The Horizon; Buzz Brainard; SiriusXM
  • Y’all Access; Kelly Sutton; Firefly/Silverfish

Daily National

  • Angie Ward; iHeartMedia
  • The Big D & Bubba Show; Derek Haskins, Sean Powell, Patrick Thomas and Carsen Humphreville; Silverfish
  • Katie & Company; Katie Neal; Audacy
  • Nights With Elaina; Elaina Smith; Westwood One
  • The Sam Alex Show; Sam Alex; Sam Alex Productions, LLC

Major Market

  • Chris Carr And Company; Chris Carr, Kia Becht and Sam Sansevere; KEEY/Minneapolis
  • Frito & Katy; Tucker “Frito” Young and Katy Dempsey; KCYY/San Antonio
  • Hawkeye In The Morning; Mark “Hawkeye” Louis and Michelle Rodriguez; KSCS/Dallas
  • Josh, Rachael & Grunwald; Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter and Steve Grunwald; WYCD/Detroit
  • Scotty Kay; WUSN/Chicago

Large Market

  • The Big Dave Show; “Big Dave” Chandler, Ashley Heiert and  Jason “Stattman” Statt; WUBE/Cincinnati
  • The Morning Drive; Mike Kellar and Jenny Matthews; KBEQ/Kansas City
  • Scott & Shannen; Scott Dolphin and “Shannen O” Oseterreich; WMIL/Milwaukee
  • Tim & Chelsea In The Morning; Tim Leary and Chelsea Taylor; WIRK/West Palm Beach
  • The Wayne D Show; “Wayne D” Danielson and Tay Hamilton; WSIX/Nashville

Medium Market

  • Cait & Bradley Morning Show; Cait Fisher and Matt Bradley; KWEN/Tulsa
  • Clay & Company; Clay Moden, Rob Banks and Kadie Daye; WYRK/Buffalo
  • Ellis and Bradley Show; Bill Ellis and Beth Bradley; WSSL/Greenville, SC
  • Mo & Styckman; Melissa “Mo” Wagner and Greg “Styckman” Owens; WUSY/Chattanooga
  • Steve & Gina In The Morning; Steve Lundy and Gina Melton; KXKT/Omaha

Small Market

  • The B100 Morning Show; Brittney Baily; WBYT/South Bend, IN
  • The Eddie Foxx Show; Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx; WKSF/Asheville, NC
  • Officer Don & DeAnn; “Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens; WBUL/Lexington, KY
  • Steve & Tiffany In The Morning; Steve Waters and Tiffany Kay; WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA
  • Steve, Ben and Nikki; Steve Stroud, Ben Walker and Nikki Thomas; WXBQ/Bristol

Radio Stations

Major Market

  • KCYY/San Antonio
  • KEEY/Minneapolis
  • KKBQ/Houston
  • KSCS/Dallas
  • WXTU/Philadelphia

Large Market

  • WIRK/West Palm Beach
  • WKDF/Nashville
  • WMIL/Milwaukee
  • WUBE/Cincinnati
  • WWKA/Orlando

Medium Market

  • KUZZ/Bakersfield
  • KXKT/Omaha
  • WGGY/Wilkes Barre
  • WPCV/Lakeland
  • WQMX/Akron

Small Market

  • KCLR/Columbia, MO
  • WBYT/South Bend, IN
  • WKML/Fayetteville, NC
  • WXBQ/Johnson City, TN
  • WYCT/Pensacola, FL

Artist Awards

Entertainer

  • Luke Combs
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Carrie Underwood
  • Morgan Wallen
  • Lainey Wilson

Female

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Ashley McBryde
  • Carly Pearce
  • Lainey Wilson

Male

  • Luke Combs
  • Jelly Roll
  • Cody Johnson
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Morgan Wallen

Group

  • Lady A
  • Little Big Town
  • Midland
  • Old Dominion
  • Zac Brown Band

Duo

  • Brooks & Dunn
  • Brothers Osborne
  • Dan + Shay
  • Maddie & Tae
  • The War And Treaty

Single

  • “Fast Car”; Luke Combs; Producer: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathon Singleton; Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews
  • “Heart Like A Truck”; Lainey Wilson; Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
  • “Need A Favor”; Jelly Roll; Producer: Austin Nivarel; Mix Engineer: Jeff Braun
  • “Next Thing You Know”; Jordan Davis; Producer: Paul DiGiovanni; Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley
  • “Wait In The Truck”; Hardy f/Lainey Wilson; Producers: Hardy, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt, Derek Wells; Mix Engineer: Joey Moi

Album

  • Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville; Producers: John Osborne, John Peets; Mix Engineers: Gena Johnson, John Osborne
  • Bell Bottom Country; Lainey Wilson; Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
  • Gettin’ Old; Luke Combs; Producers Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton; Mix Engineers: Michael H. Brauer, Jim Cooley, Chip Matthews
  • One Thing At A Time; Morgan Wallen Producers: Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi, Cameron Montgomery Mix Engineers: Josh Ditty, Joey Moi, Eivind Nordland
  • Rolling Up the Welcome Mat; Kelsea Ballerini Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym; Mix Engineers: Dan Grech-Marguerat, Alysa Vanderheym

Song

  • “Fast Car”; Songwriter: Tracy Chapman
  • “Heart Like A Truck”; Songwriters: Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson
  • “Next Thing You Know”; Songwriters: Jordan Davis, Greylan James, Chase McGill, Josh Osborne
  • “Tennessee Orange”; Songwriters: David Fanning, Paul Jenkins, Megan Moroney, Ben Williams
  • “Wait In The Truck”; Songwriters: Renee Blair, Michael Hardy, Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt

Event

  • “Save Me”; Jelly Roll w/Lainey Wilson; Producers: Zach Crowell, David Ray Stevens
  • “She Had Me At Heads Carolina (Remix)” Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina; Producer: Zach Crowell
  • “Thank God”; Kane Brown w/Katelyn Brown; Producer: Dann Huff
  • “Wait In The Truck”; Hardy f/Lainey Wilson; Producers: Hardy, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt, Derek Wells
  • “We Don’t Fight Anymore”; Carly Pearce f/Chris Stapleton; Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce

Musician

  • Jenee Fleenor
  • Paul Franklin
  • Rob McNelley
  • Derek Wells
  • Charlie Worsham

Video

  • “Light On In The Kitchen”; Ashley McBryde; Director: Reid Long
  • “Memory Lane”; Old Dominion; Directors: Mason Allen, Nicki Fletcher
  • “Need A Favor”; Jelly Roll; Director: Patrick Tohill
  • “Next Thing You Know”; Jordan Davis; Director: Running Bear
  • “Wait In The Truck”; Hardy f/Lainey Wilson; Director: Justin Clough

New Artist

  • Zach Bryan
  • Jelly Roll
  • Parker McCollum
  • Megan Moroney
  • Hailey Whitters

HCM Daily Country Music News – September 6th, 2023

 Posted by at 6:48 pm on September 6, 2023
Sep 062023
 

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This Date in Country Music History

Today’s Birthdays

Today’s New Albums

  • None Today

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HCM Daily Country Music News – September 5th, 2023

 Posted by at 12:45 pm on September 5, 2023
Sep 052023
 

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2020 – Tim McGraw scored a #1 album with Here On Earth
  • 2017 – Brett Young‘s single “Sleep Without You” was certified Platinum
  • 2017 – Luke Bryan‘s single “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” was certified quintuple platinum, and “Play It Again,” “Drunk On You,” “Crash My Party,” and “That’s My Kind of Night” were certified quadruple platinum
  • 1992 – Vince Gill scored his first career #1 hit with “I Still Believe In You”

Today’s Birthdays

  • None Today

Today’s New Albums

  • None Today

Today’s New Singles

  • Drinkin’ Boots – Colt McLauchlin
  • Live Our Dream – Terri Knight
  • Me and You Before Goodbye – Cody Winkler & Georgette Jones
  • Save Me – Jelly Roll w/ Lainey Wilson
  • The Bottle – 12 Mile
  • The We, We Used to Be – Francine Honey

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Today’s New Music – September 1st, 2023

 Posted by at 7:13 pm on September 1, 2023
Sep 012023
 

Today’s New Albums

  • Jacob Armitage – Come Back Around (EP)
  • Larry Fleet – Earned It
  • Lauren Calve – Shift
  • Ward Hayden & The Outliers – A Celebration of Hank Williams Live

Today’s New Singles

  • American Southland – Lauren Jaimes
  • Anchor Man – Billy Currington
  • Big Yeah – Hoodbillies
  • Black Sheep – Leah Marie Mason
  • Bohemian Rhapsody – Zac Brown Band
  • Boyfriend – Parmalee
  • Coastal Kind of Day – Cannon Brand
  • Go Ahead and Make It – Whitney Miller
  • Long Black Cadillac – Ray Scott
  • Making It Up As I Go – Kylie Morgan
  • Mojave Green – Jake Stringer
  • Party in the Pines – Brandon Bing
  • That Old Truck – David Wayne Baxter
  • The Day That I’m Over You – Danielle Bradbery
  • The Next Town – Brendan Lira
  • The Show – Jarrod Morris
  • Three Shots of Whiskey – Jenna Clark w/ Mike Randall
  • Tom Petty – Atlus
  • Until You Came Along – Louie TheSinger

HCM Daily Country Music News – September 1st, 2023

 Posted by at 7:05 pm on September 1, 2023
Sep 012023
 

Country Music News and Videos

This Date in Country Music History

Today’s Birthdays

Today’s New Albums

  • Jacob Armitage – Come Back Around (EP)
  • Larry Fleet – Earned It
  • Lauren Calve – Shift
  • Ward Hayden & The Outliers – A Celebration of Hank Williams Live

Today’s New Singles

  • American Southland – Lauren Jaimes
  • Anchor Man – Billy Currington
  • Big Yeah – Hoodbillies
  • Black Sheep – Leah Marie Mason
  • Bohemian Rhapsody – Zac Brown Band
  • Boyfriend – Parmalee
  • Coastal Kind of Day – Cannon Brand
  • Go Ahead and Make It – Whitney Miller
  • Long Black Cadillac – Ray Scott
  • Making It Up As I Go – Kylie Morgan
  • Mojave Green – Jake Stringer
  • Party in the Pines – Brandon Bing
  • That Old Truck – David Wayne Baxter
  • The Day That I’m Over You – Danielle Bradbery
  • The Next Town – Brendan Lira
  • The Show – Jarrod Morris
  • Three Shots of Whiskey – Jenna Clark w/ Mike Randall
  • Tom Petty – Atlus
  • Until You Came Along – Louie TheSinger

Today’s Photo Flashback

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