BMI Congratulates its 2021 CMA Nominees

Posted in News on September 9, 2021

Once again, BMI songwriters took the vast majority of nods for this year’s CMA Awards. Leading the pack with five nominations is Eric Church, with many others also capturing multiple accolades, including Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Gabby Barrett, Thomas Rhett, Jay Joyce, Chris Young, Kane Brown, Kenny Chesney, Dave Cobb, Zach Kale, Ryan Hurd and Ross Copperman. The 55th annual awards ceremony will broadcast live from Nashville on Wednesday, November 10, on ABC at 8PM ET.

Congratulations to all! Here’s the list of BMI nominees:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady A**
Little Big Town
Midland**
Zac Brown Band**

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Dan* + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie* & Tae

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ingrid Andress
Gabby Barrett
Mickey Guyton
HARDY

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s))
Dangerous: The Double Album
Morgan Wallen
Producers: Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome

Heart
Eric Church
Producer and Mix Engineer: Jay Joyce

Skeletons
Brothers Osborne*
Producer and Mix Engineer: Jay Joyce

Starting Over
Chris Stapleton*
Producer: Dave Cobb

SINGLE OF THE YEAR (Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s))
“Famous Friends”
Chris Young with Kane Brown

“The Good Ones”
Gabby Barrett
Producers: Ross Copperman and Zach Kale

“Hell Of A View”
Eric Church
Producer and Mix Engineer: Jay Joyce

“One Night Standards”
Ashley McBryde
Producer and Mix Engineer: Jay Joyce

“Starting Over”
Chris Stapleton**
Producer: Dave Cobb

SONG OF THE YEAR (Award goes to Songwriter(s))
“Forever After All”
Luke Combs, Drew Parker, Robert Williford

“The Good Ones”
Gabby Barrett, Zach Kale, Emily Landis, Jim McCormick

“Hell Of A View”
Casey Beathard, Eric Church, Monty Criswell

“One Night Standards”
Ashley McBryde

“Starting Over”
Mike Henderson

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR (Award goes to Artist(s) and Producer(s))
“Buy Dirt”
Luke Bryan

“Chasing After You”
Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris

“Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
Elle King & Miranda Lambert

“Famous Friends”
Chris Young with Kane Brown
Producer: Chris Young

“half of my hometown”
Kelsea Ballerini* (featuring Kenny Chesney)
Producer: Ross Copperman

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s))
“Chasing After You”
Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris

“Famous Friends”
Chris Young with Kane Brown

“half of my hometown”
Kelsea Ballerini* (featuring Kenny Chesney)

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Aaron Sterling – Drums

*Not affiliated with BMI

**Not all members affiliated with BMI

SOURCENews TAGS Country Nashville CMA Awards Ingrid Andress Gabby Barrett Casey Beathard Brooks & Dunn Kane Brown Zac Brown Luke Bryan Kenny Chesney Eric Church Dave Cobb Luke Combs Ross Copperman Monty Criswell Jacob Durrett Florida Georgia Line Mickey Guyton Charlie Handsome HARDY Ryan Hurd Jay Joyce Elle King Miranda Lambert Emily Landis Little Big Town Ashley McBryde Jim McCormick Midland Maren Morris Drew Parker Thomas Rhett Carrie Underwood Morgan Wallen Chris Young