Country Music’s Biggest Night is upon us! The 58th Annual CMA Awards will take place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, November 20 from 8-11 PM EST. As fans continue to get excited about the coveted awards show, we’ve compiled a list of everything you need to know about the event.
Tickets for this year’s CMA Awards ceremony are on sale now via Ticketmaster. The 58th Annual CMA Awards is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer, Alan Carter is the Director and Jon Macks is the Head Writer.
Below is a list of everything you need to know about the 2024 CMA Awards, including how to watch, who is hosting, presenting, performing and more.
How And When to Watch The 2024 CMA Awards?
The 58th Annual CMA Awards will take place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, November 20 from 8-11 PM EST. The show will air live on ABC and be available to stream the next day on Hulu.
Who Is Hosting?
Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning and Lainey Wilson are set to co-host the 2024 CMA Awards.
“Hosting the CMA Awards is such an honor, and it’s crazy when I realize this is my 4th year back,” Bryan shared. “Peyton and I have really worked to build off each other, and now adding Lainey to the mix will just bring another fun element to the night. Celebrating Country Music never gets old to me.” Manning added, “I am honored to be back hosting the CMA Awards again this year. The past two years have been a lot of fun, and I know Lainey is going to bring a special flare. Hopefully she can help me keep Luke in line! Either way, I’m excited for an incredible night of celebration and Country Music.”
Lainey Wilson, who is up for four awards at the event, is hosting for the first-time ever and she “could not be more excited to host the CMA Awards this year with Luke and Peyton.” Wilson exclaimed, “It’s such an incredible honor and something I’ve always dreamed of doing. We’re planning a really great show for y’all, so make sure to watch on November 20!”
This year marks Luke Bryan’s fourth time hosting, Peyton Manning’s third, and Wilson’s first as a host.
Who Is Performing?
The lineup features a blend of first-time nominees and performers, alongside country music favorites and reigning CMA Awards winners, such as Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Sierra Hull, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Ashley McBryde, Megan Moroney, Bailey Zimmerman, Jelly Roll, Brooks & Dunn, Kacey Musgraves, Luke Combs, Post Malone, Shaboozey, Chris Stapleton, Teddy Swims, Thomas Rhett, Molly Tuttle, and Lainey Wilson.
Luke Bryan – “Love You, Miss You, Mean It”
Lainey Wilson – “4X4XU”
Ashley McBryde – TBA
Post Malone – “Yours”
Post Malone and Chris Stapleton – “California Sober”
Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and “Highway” medley
Chris Stapleton – “What Am I Gonna Do”
Dierks Bentley, Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull and Bronwyn Keith-Hynes – “American Girl” (Tom Petty Cover)
Thomas Rhett and Teddy Swims – “Somethin’ Bout A Woman” and “Lose Control” mashup
Cody Johnson – TBA
Eric Church – TBA
Ella Langley, Riley Green – “You Look Like You Love Me”
Bailey Zimmerman – “New To Country”
Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?”
Luke Combs – “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma”
Kacey Musgraves – “The Architect”
Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan – “Cowboys Cry Too”
Brooks & Dunn, Jelly Roll – “Believe”
Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson – George Strait Tribute
Jelly Roll and Keith Urban – “Keith Urban”
Who Is Presenting?
CMA Awards presenters include Simone Biles, Clint Black, Jeff Bridges, Mark Collie, Jordan Davis, Freddie Freeman, Don Johnson, Jackson Laux, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch, Katharine McPhee, The Oak Ridge Boys, Taylor Frankie Paul, Carly Pearce, Caleb Pressley, Nate Smith, Mitchell Tenpenny, and Billy Bob Thornton.
Nominees For 2024 CMA Awards
Morgan Wallen, Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton are among the most-nominated artists at the 2024 CMA Awards. Wallen leads the pack with seven nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Song of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Male Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year (“I Had Some Help”), Musical Event of the Year (“Man Made A Bar”) and Music Video of the Year (“I Had Some Help”). With these nominations, Wallen earned his third consecutive nod in both Entertainer Of The Year and Male Vocalist of The Year categories. They also bring his career nominations to a total of 15 nominations since he score his first nod in 2019.
Johnson follows Wallen with five nods, including Single of the Year (“Dirt Cheap”), Album of the Year (Leather), Male Vocalist of the Year, Music Video of the Year (“Dirt Cheap”), Music Video of the Year (“The Painter”). Stapleton, who has a career total of 39 total nods since 2015, is up for five awards, including Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year (“White Horse”), Album of the Year (Higher), Song of the Year (“White Horse”), and Male Vocalist of the Year.
Post Malone and Lainey Wilson each received four nominations. First-time nominee Post Malone earned four nominations for his chart-topping collaboration “I Had Some Help” featuring Morgan Wallen.
First-Time Nominees
In addition to Post Malone, Andrew Baylis, Louis Bell, Brock Berryhill, Tom Bukovac, Will Bundy, Sean Cook, Benjy Davis, Shawn Everett, Riley Green, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft, Kat Higgins, Hoskins, Jeff Johnson, Noah Kahan, Ella Langley, Ryan Larkins, Raul Lopez, Josh Phillips, Nevin Sastry, Shaboozey, Ernest Keith Smith, Nate Smith, Konrad Snyder, Mitchell Tenpenny, The Red Clay Strays, Zach Top, Chris Villa, Chandler Paul Walters and Bailey Zimmerman are all also first-time nominees.
How to Attend And Buy Tickets For CMA Awards?
Yes, fans are invited to attend “Country Music’s Biggest Night” at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Tickets for this year’s CMA Awards ceremony are available now via Ticketmaster.
