How to Watch CMA Awards 2024: Full List of Nominations, Morgan Wallen Leads, Beyoncé Snubbed

The 2024 CMA Awards nominations have been announced, and Morgan Wallen leads with seven nods, including Entertainer of the Year and four nominations for "I Had Some Help," his popular collaboration with Post Malone (Single of the Year, Song of the Year, Musical Event of the Year, and Music Video of the Year). Wallen is also nominated for Male Vocalist, and Musical Event (for his duet with Eric Church, “Man Made a Bar”).

Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton both received five nominations each. Lainey Wilson and first-time nominee Malone each received four nods. Other contenders for Entertainer of the Year include Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Stapleton, and Wilson, who won it last year.

Apart from Malone, other first-time nominees include Shaboozey for Best New Artist and Single of the Year for "Tipsy (A Bar Song)"; Riley Green, Ella Langley, Noah Kahan, Ernest, Nate Smith, Mitchell Tenpenny, Bailey Zimmerman, Zach Top, and the Red Clay Strays.

Kacey Musgraves has been nominated for the CMA awards for the first time in four years. She is up for Album of the Year for her latest album, "Deeper Well," and for Musical Event for her collaboration with Zach Bryan on "I Remember Everything." Additionally, she is in the running for Female Vocalist of the Year.

Each year, more than 6,000 industry professionals who are members of the Country Music Association determine the nominees and winners of The CMA Awards. Keep reading this article to know when and where to watch the awards show online, the full list of nominees, details about the host, performers, presenters, and more. We'll update this space with new information as and when it is available, so stay tuned.

Release Date & Where to Watch

The CMA Awards will be broadcast live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. You can stream it the next day on Hulu.

How to Watch the 2024 CMA Awards Outside the US or from Anywhere

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Hosts, Performers, & Presenters

The list of hosts, performers, and presenters for the 2024 CMA Awards will be announced soon. We will update this space when that happens.

Beyoncé Snubbed

Beyoncé did not receive any nominations, despite having one of the biggest country hits of the year with Texas Hold 'Em. Her album "Cowboy Carter" and the single "Texas Hold 'Em" both reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums and Hot Country Songs charts. This achievement made her the first Black woman to top the albums chart since its inception in 1964. Perhaps she was snubbed because she posted on Instagram, "This ain’t a country album…this is a Beyoncé album."

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Other snubs this year include Scotty McCreery, Carrie Underwood, Midland, Zach Bryan, and Miranda Lambert.

2024 CMA Awards Nominations

Entertainer of the Year
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson

Single of the Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey
“Dirt Cheap,” Cody Johnson
“I Had Some Help,” Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)
“Watermelon Moonshine,” Lainey Wilson
“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton

Album of the Year
Deeper Well, Kacey Musgraves
Fathers & Sons, Luke Combs
Higher, Chris Stapleton
Leather, Cody Johnson
Whitsitt Chapel, Jelly Roll

Song of the Year
“Burn It Down,” Parker McCollum (Hillary Lindsey, McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose)
“Dirt Cheap,” Cody Johnson (Josh Phillips)
“I Had Some Help,” Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen) (Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters)
“The Painter,” Cody Johnson (Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins)
“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton (Stapleton, Dan Wilson)

Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Ashley McBryde
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson

Male Vocalist of the Year
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen

Vocal Group of the Year
Lady A
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
The Red Clay Strays
Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War and Treaty

Musical Event of the Year
“Cowboys Cry Too,” Kelsea Ballerini (with Noah Kahan)
“I Had Some Help,” Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)
“I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan (ft. Kacey Musgraves)
“Man Made a Bar,” Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church)
“You Look Like You Love Me,” Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green)

Musician of the Year
Tom Bukovac, Guitar
Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar
Rob McNelley,  Guitar
Charlie Worsham, Guitar

Music Video of the Year
“Dirt Cheap,” Cody Johnson
“I Had Some Help,” Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)
“I’m Not Pretty,” Megan Moroney
“The Painter,” Cody Johnson
“Wildflowers and Wild Horses,” Lainey Wilson

New Artist of the Year
Megan Moroney
Shaboozey
Nate Smith
Mitchell Tenpenny
Zach Top
Bailey Zimmerman