09/10/2026
Ella Langley leads nominees for "The 60th Annual CMA Awards" with nine nods, the most of any artist this year. Her nominations include entertainer of the year, album of the year for "Dandelion" and female vocalist of the year, along with two nods apiece in the single and song of the year categories for "Be Her" and "Choosin' Texas," both produced by Langley, Miranda Lambert and Ben West and mixed by Dave Clauss. She also earned a musical event of the year nomination for "I Can't Love You Anymore," her duet with Morgan Wallen, and a music video of the year nod for the "Choosin' Texas" clip. The nominations bring her career total to 16.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
• Luke Combs
• Cody Johnson
• Ella Langley
• Chris Stapleton
• Lainey Wilson
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
• “Be Her” – Ella Langley (Producers: Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Ben West/Mix Engineer: Dave Clauss)
• “Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley (Producers: Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Ben West/Mix Engineer: Dave Clauss)
• “I Knew It, I Knew You” – Taylor Swift (Producers: Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift/Mix Engineer: Laura Sisk)
• “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson (Producer: Jay Joyce/Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
• “The Fall” – Cody Johnson (Producer: Trent Willmon/Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
• “Ain’t In It for My Health” – Zach Top (Producer: Carson Chamberlain/Mix Engineer: Matt Rovey)
• “Dandelion” – Ella Langley (Producers: Devin Dawson, Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Ben West/Mix Engineer: Dave Clauss)
• “Middle of Nowhere” – Kacey Musgraves (Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Luke Laird, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian/Mix Engineers: Serban Ghenea, Konrad Snyder)
• “Parker McCollum” – Parker McCollum (Producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse/Mix Engineer: Eric Masse
• “The Way I Am” – Luke Combs (Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton/Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews)
SONG OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Songwriter(s)
• “Be Her” (Songwriters: Smith Ahnquist, Michael Hardy, Ella Langley, Jordan Schmidt)
• “Beautiful Things” (Songwriters: Jessi Alexander, Jessie Jo Dillon, Connie Harrington, Megan Moroney)
• “Choosin’ Texas” (Songwriters: Luke Dick, Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Joybeth Taylor)
• “Dry Spell” (Songwriters: Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne)
• “Gary” (Songwriter: Stephen Wilson Jr.)
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Miranda Lambert
• Ella Langley
• Megan Moroney
• Kacey Musgraves
• Lainey Wilson
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Luke Combs
• Cody Johnson
• Chris Stapleton
• Zach Top
• Stephen Wilson Jr.
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion
• The Red Clay Strays
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Muscadine Bloodline
• Thelma & James
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)
• “A Song to Sing” – Miranda Lambert (with Chris Stapleton) (Producer: Dave Cobb)
• “Horses and Divorces” – Kacey Musgraves (feat. Miranda Lambert) (Producers: Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian)
• “I Can’t Love You Anymore” – Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen (Producers: Austin Goodloe, Ella Langley, Ben West)
• “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay” – Carly Pearce & Riley Green (Producers: Carly Pearce, Ben West)
• “McArthur” – HARDY, Eric Church, Morgan Wallen & Tim McGraw (Producer: Jay Joyce)
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
Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s)
• “Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley (Directors: Ella Langley, Caylee Robillard, Wales Toney)
• “Dry Spell” – Kacey Musgraves (Directors: Hannah Lux Davis, Kacey Musgraves)
• “Gary” – Stephen Wilson Jr. (Directors: Tim Cofield, Stephen Wilson Jr.)
• “The Fall” – Cody Johnson (Director: Dustin Haney)
• “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton (Director: Running Bear)
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• Avery Anna
• Carter Faith
• Emily Ann Roberts
• Tucker Wetmore
• Stephen Wilson Jr.
