Ella Langley dominates 2026 CMA Awards with 9 nominations

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Alabama's music superstar faces mentor Miranda Lambert in Female Vocalist of the Year category

Published Sep 10, 2026 • Last updated 18 minutes ago • 2 minute read

Ella Langley performs onstage at Nissan Stadium during CMA Fest 2026 day one on June 4, 2026 in Nashville, Tenn.

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Alabama’s latest music superstar, Ella Langley, dominated the 2026 Country Music Association Awards nominations announced Thursday, with a whopping nine nods, including Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year.

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The 27-year-old singer-songwriter shot to fame this year with her hit single Choosin’ Texas from her sophomore album, Dandelion, surpassing her mentor and the record’s co-producer, Miranda Lambert, in nominations.

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Coming close behind with seven nods, Lambert is also competing against Langley in the Female Vocalist of the Year category.

Songwriter/producer Ben West and Kacey Musgraves each scored five nods, with Musgraves’ nominations including the big categories: Album of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year for Dry Spell.

Country music heavy hitters Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton each earned four nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, while rising star Stephen Wilson Jr. also earned four nods.

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The nominees were announced on ABC’s Good Morning America Thursday morning, with the full list livestreamed on the CMA’s official YouTube channel.

Lainey Wilson, who is a triple nominee this year, returns as host of the 60th Annual CMA Awards, which will broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST) on ABC and Disney+.

An edited list of the top 5 categories:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Luke Combs

Cody Johnson

Ella Langley

Chris Stapleton

Lainey Wilson

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Be Her – Ella Langley
Producers: Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Ben West
Mix engineer: Dave Clauss

Choosin’ Texas – Ella Langley
Producers: Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Ben West
Mix engineer: Dave Clauss

I Knew It, I Knew You – Taylor Swift
Producers: Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift
Mix engineer: Laura Sisk

Somewhere Over Laredo – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mix engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce

The Fall – Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon
Mix engineer: Jack Clarke

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ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Ain’t In It For My Health – Zach Top
Producer: Carson Chamberlain
Mix engineer: Matt Rovey

Dandelion – Ella Langley
Producers: Devin Dawson, Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Ben West
Mix engineer: Dave Clauss

Middle of Nowhere – Kacey Musgraves
Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Luke Laird, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian
Mix engineers: Serban Ghenea, Konrad Snyder

Parker McCollum – Parker McCollum
Producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse
Mix engineer: Eric Masse

The Way I Am – Luke Combs
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Mix engineer: Chip Matthews

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Miranda Lambert

Ella Langley

Megan Moroney

Kacey Musgraves

Lainey Wilson

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Luke Combs

Cody Johnson

Chris Stapleton

Zach Top

Stephen Wilson Jr.

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