It’s good to be Maren Morris. She was most-nominated artist for the CMA Awards a total of EIGHT! Double what anyone else received.
really unexpected to wake up to but DAMN. thank you, @CountryMusic and my peers for the nominations this year.✨ pic.twitter.com/7iWChgsb6c
— MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) August 28, 2019
Dan + Shay had a good morning, too: The duo earned four nominations including Song of the Year for “Tequila.”
woke up to some incredible news this morning! we’re nominated for…
• album of the year
• vocal duo of the year
• single of the year
• song of the yearat the @cma awards! thanks to everyone who voted for us! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/00JkYCOde8
— Dan + Shay (@DanAndShay) August 28, 2019
Last year’s Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban was nominated once again
DAAAAAAAAAANGGG-
HUGE THX TO EVERYONE FOR THE CMA NOMS TODAY-
cant WAIT for the show !!!!!!
❤️🔥🍀🎤🦄❤️ – KU #CMAawards pic.twitter.com/rM4xmkIZxH— Keith Urban (@KeithUrban) August 28, 2019
Carly Pearce showed her excited over her Best New Artist Nomination sharing a video on Instagram of the moment she found out the news saying
IN THE MIDDLE OF COOKING EGGS WHEN HE LOOKS AT ME AND SAYS “CONGRATS NEW ARTIST NOMINEE”. Y’all. I am FLIPPING OUT— I have dreamt of being nominated for this for years and truly can’t believe this. #cmaawards HERE WE COME!!!! (I definitely burned the eggs)
Luke Combs fans were sad to see he wasn’t nominated for Entertainer of the Year but he expressed his gratitude for this 3 nominations
Thank you. Thank you to the fans, thank you to my team, my band, my family, my fiancé, my songwriting buddies, my peers, country radio, and @CountryMusic for the consideration. It’s a country boy’s dream come true. #CMAawards pic.twitter.com/SAQaWyvMPs
— Luke Combs 🎤 (@lukecombs) August 28, 2019
Ronnie Dunn of Brooks and Dunn hilariously trolled himself on the news of their nomination saying “I thought we quit?”
I thought we quit ?? RD pic.twitter.com/Ni4vI5JoZ8
— RONNIE DUNN (@RonnieDunn) August 28, 2019
More stars tweeted their thanks including:
Zac Brown Band:
Very humbling to see our name on the list…thank you!!! @zacbrownband
Dierks Bentley:
thankful is an understatement – thank you @CountryMusic. make sure to tune in nov. 13 #CMAawards- @DierksBentley
Cody Johnson
Pretty cool waking up to my first #CMAawards nomination. Appreciate the support from y’all. -@codyjohnson
Carrie Underwood
Can’t wait until November 13th!!! I’m feeling beyond blessed and so happy this morning! Thanks #CMA for the wonderful news!!! #CMAAwards #CountryMusicIsAwesome – @carrieunderwood
Lady Antebellum
What a way to start the day!! Appreciate the love here @CountryMusic! 💛 Real excited about what we’ve accomplished together as a band so far and can’t wait to share what else we’ve been working on. #CMAawards –
@ladyantebellum
