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57th Annual Country Music Association Awards

The 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards were held on November 8, 2023, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The ceremony were hosted once again by Luke Bryan with Peyton Manning. The ceremony was broadcast live on ABC and is available to stream on Hulu.[2]

57th Annual Country Music Association Awards

November 8, 2023

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee

Luke Bryan
Peyton Manning

Lainey Wilson (5)

Lainey Wilson (9)

ABC, Hulu

6.8 million[1]

Background[edit]

On May 16, 2023, the Association announced that multiple CMA award winner Luke Bryan and NFL superstar Peyton Manning would once again return as the hosts for the upcoming ceremony. They also announced their balloting schedule for the 2023 ceremony, as well as the eligibility dates for the nominees, from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.[3]

Humanitarian Award: [6]

Darius Rucker

Joe Talbot Award: [7]

Jeannie Seely

Parker McCollum, and Brian Kelley presented "Single of the Year"

Corey Seager

and Sara Evans presented "Song of The Year"

Bill Anderson

introduced Luke Bryan's performance

Craig Morgan

and Hailey Whitters presented "Vocal Duo of the Year"

Kevin Cahoon

presented "Music Teacher Appreciation" and the Chevy Trax to teacher Brenda Gregory

Chris Young

presented "Vocal Group of the Year"

Cynthia Erivo

and Lady A presented "New Artist of the Year"

Gerry Turner

and Darius Rucker presented "Album of the Year"

Paula Abdul

introduced Crown Royal "That Deserves A Crown" to "Bunker Labs"

Jordan Davis

presented "Female Vocalist of the Year"

Martina McBride

presented "Male Vocalist of the Year"

Nate Bargatze

presented "Entertainer of the Year"

Keith Urban

The presenters for the 57th CMA awards were announced on November 6.[9]

becomes the first and only artist to top the nominations list in their first two appearances on the final list of nominees, having also lead the nominations at the previous ceremony. Wilson is the first new female artist to be nominated for Entertainer of the Year since Carrie Underwood received her first nomination in 2016. Wilson is also the first artist to have two nominations in the Single of the Year category in the same year since 2010, when Miranda Lambert's hits "White Liar" and "The House That Built Me" were both nominated.

Lainey Wilson

Lainey Wilson now ties Merle Haggard and Miranda Lambert for the second most nominations in a single year with nine nominations. Alan Jackson holds the record with 10 in 2002.

This is the first time in CMA history that two women have been nominated for Entertainer of the Year in four consecutive years.

ties with Martina McBride for the second most nominations in the Female Vocalist of the Year category, with seventeen. Reba McEntire leads with eighteen nominations.

Miranda Lambert

became the first African-American duo to be nominated for Duo of the Year, and the first married couple nominated since Thompson Square in 2015. They are also the first mixed gender duo to be nominated since Sugarland in 2018.

The War and Treaty

extend their lead for most nominations in the Duo of the Year category, with twenty four.

Brooks & Dunn

receives her first nomination in over two decades. She was last nominated in 2002 for Vocal Event of the Year for her collaboration with Tim McGraw, “Bring On The Rain.”

Jo Dee Messina

wins Vocal Group of the Year, tying The Statler Brothers, Little Big Town, and Rascal Flatts for the longest win streak in the category with six.

Old Dominion

is now third in most career nominations for Album of the Year with 15, only behind producer Tony Brown (24) and George Strait (19).

Jay Joyce

has the longest consecutive nomination streak for Vocal Group. They have been on the final ballot for 18 years in a row since 2006.

Little Big Town