We now know who will be presenting the coveted trophies at this year’s CMA Awards. Simone Biles, Jeff Bridges and The Oak Ridge Boys have been announced as presenters, along with Carly Pearce, Dustin Lynch, Don Johnson, Jordan Davis, Clint Black, Mark Collie, Little Big Town, Billy Bob Thornton, Katharine McPhee, Freddie Freeman, Jackson Laux, Taylor Frankie Paul, Caleb Pressley, Nate Smith, Mitchell Tenpenny and Daniel Sunjata.
The new presenters will take the stage along with a lengthy list of performers, which includes Luke Combs, Eric Church, Cody Johnson, Jelly Roll, Riley Green, Kacey Musgraves, Kelsea Ballerini, Ella Langley, Noah Kahan, Brooks & Dunn, Megan Morone, Bailey Zimmerman, Dierks Bentley, Post Malone, Shaboozey, Ashley McBryde, Chris Stapleton and Thomas Rhett, plus hosts Luke Bryan and Lainey Wilson.
Bryan and Wilson will share hosting duties with Peyton Manning. Bryan hosted the CMA Awards by himself in 2021, with Manning for the last two years, before adding Wilson to the mix for the upcoming live broadcast.
“I went by myself the first year, and they just keep adding people,” Bryan joked during the trio’s first CMA Awards rehearsal. “We love it. Peyton and I have had a great time, and then to bring Lainey and let Lainey be a part of it, it’s gonna be so fun … This is our first day together, so we’re starting to kind of feel the energy that we’re going to be able to bring to the stage the night of the CMA Awards.”
Photo Credit: Courtesy of the CMA / Brian Bowen Smith
“I feel like these guys, they don’t take themselves too seriously, and that’s what I want,” added Wilson. “I want us to just get up there and have fun and mess with each other, and give each other a hard time. If I don’t give you a hard time, that means I don’t like you. If I’m not messing with you, there’s a problem, so I just want us to get up there and celebrate the biggest night of the year. I’m excited just to be invited and have a seat out in the audience, much less get to host the thing with these boys.”
Morgan Wallen leads the list of nominees, with a total of seven nods, followed by Johnson and Stapleton, who have five nominations each, and Post Malone and Wilson with three nods each.
See a list of nominees below. The 2024 CMA Awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 20, on ABC. The ceremony will also stream on Hulu the next day.
Entertainer of the Year:
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey 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
Song of the Year:
Award goes to Songwriter(s)
“Burn It Down”
Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose
“Dirt Cheap”
Songwriter: Josh Phillips
“I Had Some Help”
Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters
“The Painter”
Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins
“White Horse”
Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson
Single of the Year:
Album of the Year:
Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves
Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian
Mix Engineers: Shawn Everett, Konrad Snyder
Fathers & Sons – Luke Combs
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews
Higher – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
Leather – Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon
Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
Whitsitt Chapel – Jelly Roll
Producers: Andrew Baylis, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Jesse Frasure, David Garcia, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft, Austin Nivarel, David Ray Stevens
Mix Engineers: Jeff Braun, Jim Cooley
Vocal Group of the Year: