59th CMA Awards Nominees Announced

 Posted by at 11:14 pm on September 9, 2025
Sep 092025
 

The CMA Announced yesterday the finalists for the 59th CMA Awards:

Entertainer

  • Luke Combs
  • Cody Johnson
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Morgan Wallen
  • Lainey Wilson

Female

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Ella Langley
  • Megan Moroney
  • Lainey Wilson

Male

  • Luke Combs
  • Cody Johnson
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Zach Top
  • Morgan Wallen

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
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Sara Evans Announces Holiday Road Tour

 Posted by at 10:50 pm on September 9, 2025
Sep 092025
 

The Holiday Road Tour is coming — featuring classic holiday hits and festive favorites you know and love. Pre-sale for select dates starts tomorrow, paid fan club members get first access.

  • 12/4 – Hanover, PA
  • 12/5 – Wheeling, WV
  • 12/6 – Bristol, VA
  • 12/7 – Louisville, KY
  • 12/18 – Nashville, IN
  • 12/19 – Wabash, IN
  • 12/20 – Wisconsin Dells, WI
  • 12/21 – St. Charles, IL

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Jon Pardi released his single “Friday Night Heartbreaker”
  • 2023 – Zach Bryan scored a #1 Billboard country album with his self-titled Zach Bryan album
  • 2023 – Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves scored a #1 Billboard Single with “I Remember Everything”
  • 2019 – Carly Pearce’s single “Every Little Thing” was certified Platinum
  • 2014 – Lee Brice released his album I Don’t Dance
  • 2014 – Dustin Lynch released his album Where It’s At
  • 2008 – Jessica Simpson released her debut country album Do You Know
  • 2006 – The Wreckers topped the charts with their single “Leave the Pieces”
  • 2003 – Clay Walker released his album A Few Questions
  • 1995 – Bryan White scored a #1 hit with “Someone Else’s Star”
  • 1989 – Keith Whitley scored a #1 hit with “I Wonder Do You Think of Me”
  • 1978 – Waylon Jennings scored a #1 hit with “I’ve Always Been Crazy” – it stayed at #1 for 3 weeks
  • 1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis scored a #1 hit with “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On”

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Ashley McBryde released her album The Devil I Know
  • 2023 – Chris Stapleton released his single “Think I’m In Love With You”
  • 2023 – Josh Turner released his Greatest Hits album
  • 2020 – Cody Johnson released his single “Dear Rodeo”
  • 2017 – Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams passed away
  • 2017 – Grand Ole Opry member Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry tragically passed away after being involved in a helicopter crash
  • 2017 – Thomas Rhett released his album Life Changes
  • 1998 – George Strait released his single “We Really Shouldn’t Be Doing This”
  • 1990 – Alabama topped the charts for the first of 3 weeks with “Jukebox In My Mind”
  • 1973 – Conway Twitty scored a #1 hit with “You’ve Never Been This Far Before”

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Sep 052025
 

 

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Jelly Roll released his duet with Lainey Wilson “Save Me”
  • 2020 – Tim McGraw scored a #1 album with Here On Earth
  • 2020 – Hannah Blaylock, formerly of Edens Edge, gave birth to a son
  • 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”

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