Order of Performances at The CMA Awards
The Country Music Association is set to honor its biggest and brightest stars tonight when the [...]
The Country Music Association is set to honor its biggest and brightest stars tonight when the 51st Annual CMA Awards air on ABC, beginning at 7pm Central | 8pm Eastern.
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be returning as hosts of the ceremony, which will broadcast live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.
The run of show is as follows:
7:00pm Eric Church
7:01pm Darius, KU, Lady A Performance
7:18pm Single of the Year Award
7:25pm Thomas Rhett
7:28pm Song of the Year Award
7:32pm Dierks, Flatts & Eddie Montgomery Performance
7:41pm Kelsea & Reba Performance
7:44pm Luke Bryan Performance
7:53pm Miranda Lambert
7:57pm New Artist of the Year Award
8:00pm Garth Brooks Performance
8:12pm Brothers Osborne Performance
8:15pm Album of the Year Award
8:19pm Tim & Faith Performance
8:29pm P!nk Performance
8:29pm Old Dominion Performance
8:40pm Little Big Town/Jimmy Webb Performance
8:43pm Vocal Duo of the Year Award
8:52pm Chris Stapleton Performance
8:56pm Maren Morris & Niall Horan Performance
9:07pm Carrie Underwood Performance
9:13pm Vocal Group of the Year Award
9:15pm Brad Paisley & Kane Brown Performance
9:19pm Jon Pardi Performance
9:28pm Keith Urban Performance
9:31pm Female Vocalist of the Year Performance
9:35pm Eric Church Performance
9:42pm Male Vocalist of the Year Award
9:46pm Alan Jackson Performance
9:54pm Entertainer of the Year Award
9:54pm Alan Jackson Performance
Here's the full list of nominees.
Two winners were already announced this morning on Good Morning America; some of the awards, including Musician of the Year, will be given out during a pre-ceremony hosted by LOCASH.
Entertainer of the Year
- Garth Brooks
- Luke Bryan
- Eric Church
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Reba McEntire
- Maren Morris
- Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
- Dierks Bentley
- Eric Church
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
Vocal Group of the Year
- Lady Antebellum
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion
- Rascal Flatts
- Zac Brown Band
New Artist of the Year
- Luke Combs
- Old Dominion
- Jon Pardi
- Brett Young
- Lauren Alaina
**Music Video of the Year
- Little Big Town, "Better Man"
- Keith Urban, "Blue Ain't Your Color"
- Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris, "Craving You"
- Miranda Lambert, "Vice"
- Brothers Osborne, "It Ain't My Fault" (early winner, announced this morning on "Good Morning America.")
Vocal Duo of the Year
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- LOCASH
- Maddie & Tae
- Brothers Osborne
Single of the Year
- "Better Man," Little Big Town
- "Blue Ain't Your Color," Keith Urban
- "Body Like A Back Road," Sam Hunt
- "Dirt On My Boots," Jon Pardi
- "Tin Man," Miranda Lambert
Album of the Year
- "The Breaker," Little Big Town
- "From A Room: Volume 1," Chris Stapleton
- "Heart Break," Lady Antebellum
- "The Nashville Sound," Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
- "The Weight of These Wings," Miranda Lambert
Song of the Year
**Musical Event of the Year
- "Craving You," Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris
- "Funny How Time Slips Away," Glen Campbell with Willie Nelson (early winner, announced this morning on "Good Morning America.)
- "Kill A Word," Eric Church featuring Rhiannon Giddens
- "Setting the World on Fire," Kenny Chesney featuring Pink
- "Speak to a Girl," Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Musician of the Year
- Jerry Douglas (dobro)
- Paul Franklin (steel guitar)
- Dann Huff (guitar)
- Mac McAnally (guitar)
- Derek Wells (guitar)