Morgan Wallen is this year’s most-nominated artist at the upcoming 2024 CMA Awards.
The musician, 31, has scored an impressive seven nominations at the Country Music Association Awards.
For a third year in a row, Wallen is up for both the top prize – entertainer of the year – and the male vocalist categories.
Following in second place are Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton, who both nabbed five nominations.
Lainey Wilson and Post Malone are also both up for four nominations. Malone’s nominations all come from his collaboration with Wallen, I Had Some Help.
Morgan Wallen is this year’s most-nominated artist at the upcoming 2024 CMA Awards
I Had Some Help has been nominated for for single, song, musical event and music video of the year.
Louis Bell, Luke Combs, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, and Kacey Musgraves are all up for three awards.
Beyonce, who released her full-length country album Country Carter this year, notably did not receive any nominations.
Earlier this year, the album hit No. 1 on the Billboard country albums chart, making her the first Black woman to top the chart since its 1964 inception.
The album was five years in the making, a direct result of what Beyoncé has called ‘an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed … and it was very clear that I wasn’t,’ most likely a reference to a 2016 CMAs performance that resulted in racist backlash.
The CMA Awards are nominated and voted on by members of the Country Music Association, which includes music executives, artists, publicists, songwriters and other industry professionals
Following in second place are Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton , who both nabbed five nominations; Johnson pictured May 2023
Stapleton is up for five nominations
