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Zach Top at CMA Fest 2025 (Disney/Connie Chornuk) Zach Top's in the running for five CMA trophies during Wednesday night's show: male vocalist, new artist, single and song for "I Never Lie," and album for Cold Beer & Country Music. For his performance, he'll play "Guitar," the opening track of his sophomore record, Ain't in It for My Health."[It's the] first song on the album, where the album title came from," […]

(L-R) Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Matthew Ramsey, and Brad Tursi of Old Dominion attend Save The Music's 6th Annual Hometown to Hometown Event at City Winery Nashville on November 11, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images for Save The Music) Old Dominion's taken home the CMA vocal group award every year since 2018. But the "Making Good Time" hitmakers put in a decade of work before they started […]

Cody Johnson at CMA Fest 2025 (Disney/Robby Klein) Cody Johnson is in the running for the first time this year for a CMA award he's had his eye on for some time: the coveted entertainer of the year. What are the odds he walks away with the honor? The consummate showman won't even begin to guess. "I think that everybody in that category deserves it," Cody tells ABC Audio. "Close your eyes, throw a dart […]

Luke Combs looks on during a press conference for the Concert for Carolina at Bank of America Stadium on October 26, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jeff Hahne/Getty Images) Starting Thursday, you'll be able to support the Carolina Panthers and Luke Combs at the same time.Die-hard Panthers fan Luke has partnered with the team for an exclusive merchandise collaboration, which will drop Thursday at 11 a.m. ET at the team store at […]

Tucker Wetmore on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Disney/Randy Holmes) It sounds like a cliche, but when Tucker Wetmore awoke and learned he'd been nominated for CMA new artist of the year, he believed he'd been dreaming."I was kind of in shock, if I'm being honest," he tells ABC Audio. "It was super early in the morning and I just got off the road. My manager called me and she was like, […]

The 59th annual CMA Awards (Country Music Association/ABC) Ahead of the 59th annual CMA Awards Wednesday night, winners of two categories were announced on ABC's Good Morning America Wednesday morning.Musical event of the year went to "Pour Me a Drink" by Post Malone featuring Blake Shelton, while music video of the year was awarded to "you look like you love me" by Ella Langley and Riley Green.Ella, Megan Moroney and Lainey Wilson […]

Lainey Wilson hosts the 2025 CMA Awards (Disney/Robby Klein) On Wednesday night Lainey Wilson will follow in the footsteps of Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire, becoming one of the only female country stars to host the CMA Awards solo.It's a role she's been studying for since her childhood in Louisiana. "I remember being a little girl and just sitting in front of the TV waiting for the CMA Awards to come on," Lainey […]

In case you missed it, Eric Church appeared on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night to perform "Bleed on Paper" ahead of the release of a live version of the track on Friday. The track is from Church's upcoming concert film and live soundtrack, Evangeline vs. The Machine: Comes Alive. The movie will screen in IMAX theaters Feb. 11 and Feb. 14.Shaboozey was named Country Music Songwriter/Artist of the Year […]

Stephen Wilson Jr. performs onstage for the 2025 SESAC Nashville Music Awards at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on November 16, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for SESAC) New artist of the year nominee Stephen Wilson Jr. will play twice during Wednesday's CMA Awards — and both performances have a connection to author Stephen King. One performance will be his cover of the Ben E. King […]