{"id":620479,"date":"2026-09-10T15:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/620479\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T15:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:12:09","slug":"2026-cma-awards-nominations-ella-langley-taylor-swift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/620479\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 CMA Awards Nominations: Ella Langley, Taylor Swift"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tIn a year that\u2019s been defined<\/a> by Ella Langley<\/a>, it\u2019s no surprise that the \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d <\/a>singer is the top nominee at the 60th Annual CMA Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tLangley landed nine total nominations when the Country Music Association announced its nominees on Thursday morning. The Hope Hull, Alabama, native is up for the top prize of Entertainer of the Year, along with Album of the Year for her LP Dandelion<\/a>. Of course, \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d is recognized throughout: for Single of the Year, Song of the Year, and Music Video of the Year. Langley will also compete for Female Vocalist of the Year.<\/p>\n

\n\tMiranda Lambert is just behind Langley in the nominations tally, with seven. Lambert co-wrote \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d with Langley, Luke Dick, and Joybeth Taylor, and also co-produced Langley\u2019s Dandelion album.<\/p>\n

\n\tArguably the biggest surprise of the nominations is Stephen Wilson Jr<\/a>. The grunge-country singer-songwriter-guitarist scored four nominations, including one for Male Vocalist of the Year and one for Song of the Year, for his solo composition \u201cGary,\u201d <\/a>a salute to the working class.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso of note: the return of Taylor Swift. The global superstar landed her first CMA Awards nomination in four years. She\u2019s up for Single of the Year for \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tThe 2026 CMA Awards air Wednesday, Nov. 18, on ABC and Disney+, and stream the next day on Hulu. Lainey Wilson, the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year, will host.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 60th annual CMA Awards nominees:<\/p>\n

\n\tEntertainer of the Year
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Ella Langley
Chris Stapleton
Lainey Wilson<\/p>\n

\n\tSingle of the Year
\u201cBe Her,\u201d Ella Langley
\u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas,\u201d Ella Langley
\u201cI Knew It, I Knew You,\u201d Taylor Swift
\u201cSomewhere Over Laredo,\u201d Lainey Wilson
\u201cThe Fall,\u201d Cody Johnson<\/p>\n

\n\tAlbum of the Year
Ain\u2019t in It for My Health, Zach Top
Dandelion, Ella Langley
Middle of Nowhere, Kacey Musgraves
Parker McCollum, Parker McCollum
The Way I Am, Luke Combs<\/p>\n

\n\tSong of the Year
\u201cBe Here,\u201d Ella Langley (Smith Ahnquist, Michael Hardy, Ella Langley, Jordan Schmidt)
\u201cBeautiful Things,\u201d Megan Moroney (Jessi Alexander, Jessie Jo Dillon, Connie Harrington, Megan Moroney)
\u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas,\u201d Ella Langley (Luke Dick, Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Joybeth Taylor)
\u201cDry Spell,\u201d Kacey Musgraves (Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne)
\u201cGary,\u201d Stephen Wilson Jr. (Stephen Wilson Jr.)<\/p>\n

\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n

\n\tFemale Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Ella Langley
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson<\/p>\n

\n\tMale Vocalist of the Year
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Zach Top
Stephen Wilson Jr.<\/p>\n

\n\tVocal Group of the Year
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
The Red Clay Strays<\/p>\n

\n\tVocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Muscadine Bloodline
Thelma & James<\/p>\n

\n\tMusical Event of the Year
\u201cA Song to Sing,\u201d Miranda Lambert (with Chris Stapleton)
\u201cHorses and Divorces,\u201d Kacey Musgraves (feat. Miranda Lambert)
\u201cI Can\u2019t Love You Anymore,\u201d Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen
\u201cIf I Don\u2019t Leave I\u2019m Gonna Stay,\u201d Carly Pearce & Riley Green
\u201cMcArthur,\u201d Hardy, Eric Church, Morgan Wallen & Tim McGraw<\/p>\n

\n\tMusician of the Year
Tom Bukovac \u2013 Guitar
Jenee Fleenor \u2013 Fiddle
Paul Franklin \u2013 Steel Guitar
Rob McNelley \u2013 Guitar
Charlie Worsham \u2013 Guitar<\/p>\n

\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n

\n\tMusic Video of the Year
\u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas,\u201d Ella Langley
\u201cDry Spell,\u201d Kacey Musgraves
\u201cGary,\u201d Stephen Wilson Jr.
\u201cThe Fall,\u201d Cody Johnson
\u201cWhite Horse,\u201d Chris Stapleton<\/p>\n

\n\tNew Artist of the Year
Avery Anna
Carter Faith
Emily Ann Roberts
Tucker Wetmore
Stephen Wilson Jr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a year that\u2019s been defined by Ella Langley, it\u2019s no surprise that the \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d singer is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":620480,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[9288,9289,93,61,60,278],"class_list":["post-620479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-cma-awards","tag-ella-langley","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=620479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/620480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=620479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=620479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=620479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}