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2017 Country Music Association Awards: View the nominees

2017 Country Music Association Awards: View the nominees
Posted at 1:30 PM, Nov 08, 2017
and last updated 2017-11-08 15:31:15-05

Who will be named "entertainer of the year" at tonight's Country Music Association awards? Which country song will take home the award for song of the year?

Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley return as hosts for the duo's tenth consecutive year. The pair is also scheduled to perform, along with Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini and P!nk.

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Before the show starts at 7 p.m. on ABC15, take a quick scroll through the nominations.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

  • Keith Urban
  • Garth Brooks
  • Luke Bryan
  • Eric Church
  • Chris Stapleton

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

  • "Tin Man," Miranda Lambert
  • "Better Man," Little Big Town
  • "Blue Ain't Your Color," Keith Urban
  • "Body Like A Back Road," Sam Hunt
  • "Dirt on my Boots," Jon Pardi

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • "The Weight of These Wings," Miranda Lambert
  • "The Breaker," Little Big Town
  • "From A Room: Volume 1", Chris Stapleton
  • "Heart Break," Lady Antebellum
  • "The Nashville Sound," Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

SONG OF THE YEAR

  • "Better Man," Taylor Swift
  • "Tin Man," Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, Jon Randall
  • "Dirt On My Boots," Sam Hunt, Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
  • "Blue Ain't Your Color," Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

  • Carrie Underwood
  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Reba McEntire
  • Maren Morris

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

  • Keith Urban
  • Dierks Bentley
  • Eric Church
  • Thomas Rhett
  • Chris Stapleton

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • Zac Brown Band
  • Lady Antebellum
  • Little Big Town
  • Old Dominion
  • Rascal Flatts

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

  • Brothers Osborne
  • Maddie & Tae
  • LOCASH
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Dan + Shay

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

  • "Craving You," Thomas Rhett ft. Maren Morris
  • "Speak to a Girl," Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
  • "Setting the World on Fire," Kenny Chesney with P!nk
  • "Kill A Word," Eric Church ft. Rhiannon Giddens
  • "Funny How Time Slips Away," Glen Campbell with Willie Nelson (WINNER, previously announced)

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

  • Mac McAnally
  • Jerry Douglas
  • Paul Franklin
  • Dann Huff
  • Derek Wells

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • "Better Man," Little Big Town
  • "Vice," Miranda Lambert
  • "It Ain't My Fault," Brothers Osborne (WINNER, previously announced)
  • "Craving You," Thomas Rhett ft. Maren Morris
  • "Blue Ain't Your Color," Keith Urban

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • Old Dominion
  • Brett Young
  • Jon Pardi
  • Lauren Alaina
  • Luke Combs