Wallen tops CMA nominations with seven

Other top nominees include Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton with five nominations, and Post Malone and Lainey Wilson with four nominations each. Louis Bell, Luke Combs, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney and Kacey Musgraves each secured three nominations.

Vying for the night's highest honor, CMA Entertainer of the Year, is Combs, Jelly Roll, Stapleton, Wallen and Wilson.

Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter" CD, which hit the top of the charts, received zero nominations. Her song "Texas Hold 'Em" went to the top of Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.

The 58th Annual CMA Awards," broadcasts live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 8-11 p.m. on ABC.

First-time CMA Awards nominees include Andrew Baylis, Louis Bell, Brock Berryhill, Tom Bukovac, Will Bundy, Sean Cook, Benjy Davis, Shawn Everett, Riley Green, Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft, Kat Higgins, Hoskins, Jeff Johnson, Noah Kahan, Ella Langley, Ryan Larkins, Raul Lopez, Josh Phillips, Post Malone, Nevin Sastry, Shaboozey, Ernest Keith Smith, Nate Smith, Konrad Snyder, Mitchell Tenpenny, The Red Clay Strays, Zach Top, Chris Villa, Chandler Paul Walters and Bailey Zimmerman.

The nominees are: ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
* Luke Combs
* Jelly Roll
* Chris Stapleton
* Morgan Wallen
* Lainey Wilson

SINGLE OF THE YEAR - Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
* "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" – Shaboozey, Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry Mix Engineer: Raul Lopez,
* "Dirt Cheap" – Cody Johnson, Producer: Trent Willmon, Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
* "I Had Some Help" – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen), Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore
* "Watermelon Moonshine" – Lainey Wilson, Producer: Jay Joyce, Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
* "White Horse" – Chris Stapleton, Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton, Mix Engineer: Vance Powell

ALBUM OF THE YEAR - Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
* Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves, Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian, Mix Engineers: Shawn Everett, Konrad Snyder
* Fathers & Sons – Luke Combs, Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton, Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews
* Higher – Chris Stapleton, Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton, Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
* Leather – Cody Johnson, Producer: Trent Willmon, Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
* Whitsitt Chapel – Jelly Roll, Producers: Andrew Baylis, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Jesse Frasure, David Garcia, Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft, Austin Nivarel, David Ray Stevens, Mix Engineers: Jeff Braun, Jim Cooley

SONG OF THE YEAR - Award goes to Songwriter(s)
* "Burn It Down" - Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose
* "Dirt Cheap" - Songwriter: Josh Phillips
* "I Had Some Help" - Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters
* "The Painter" - Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins
* "White Horse" - Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
* Kelsea Ballerini
* Ashley McBryde
* Megan Moroney
* Kacey Musgraves
* Lainey Wilson

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
* Luke Combs
* Jelly Roll
* Cody Johnson
* Chris Stapleton
* Morgan Wallen

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
* Lady A
* Little Big Town
* Old Dominion
* The Red Clay Strays
* Zac Brown Band

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
* Brooks & Dunn
* Brothers Osborne
* Dan + Shay
* Maddie & Tae
* The War And Treaty

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR - Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)
* "Cowboys Cry Too" – Kelsea Ballerini (with Noah Kahan) Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym
* "I Had Some Help" – Post Malone (featuring Morgan Wallen) Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
* "I Remember Everything" – Zach Bryan (featuring Kacey Musgraves) Producer: Zach Bryan
* "Man Made A Bar" – Morgan Wallen (featuring Eric Church) Producer: Joey Moi
* "you look like you love me" – Ella Langley (featuring Riley Green) Producer: Will Bundy

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
* Tom Bukovac – Guitar
* Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle
* Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
* Rob McNelley – Guitar
* Charlie Worsham – Guitar

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR - Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s)
* "Dirt Cheap" – Cody Johnson, Director: Dustin Haney
* "I Had Some Help" – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen), Director: Chris Villa
* "I'm Not Pretty" – Megan Moroney, Directors: Jeff Johnson, Megan Moroney
* "The Painter" – Cody Johnson, Director: Dustin Haney
* "Wildflowers and Wild Horses" – Lainey Wilson, Director: Patrick Tracy

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
* Megan Moroney
* Shaboozey
* Nate Smith
* Mitchell Tenpenny
* Zach Top
* Bailey Zimmerman

Broadcast personality nominees are:

Weekly National
* "American Country Countdown" (Kix Brooks) – Cumulus/Westwood One
* "Country Gold with Terri Clark" (Terri Clark) – Westwood One
* "Crook & Chase Countdown" (Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase) – Jim Owens Entertainment
* "Highway Hot 30 with Buzz Brainard" (Buzz Brainard) – SiriusXM
* "Honky Tonkin' with Tracy Lawrence" (Tracy Lawrence and Patrick Thomas) – Silverfish Media

Daily National
* "The Bobby Bones Show" (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, "Lunchbox" Dan Chappell, Eddie Garcia, Morgan Huelsman, "SZN Raymundo" Ray Slater, "Mike D" Rodriguez, Abby Anderson, "Kick Off Kevin" O'Connell, and Stephen "Scuba Steve" Spradlin) – iHeartMedia
* "Michael J On Air" (Michael J. Stuehler) – iHeartMedia
* "Nights with Elaina" (Elaina Smith) – Westwood One / Cumulus Media
* "PickleJar Up All Night with Patrick Thomas" (Patrick Thomas) – PickleJar / Cumulus Media
* "Steve Harmon Show" (Steve Harmon) – Westwood One / Cumulus Media

Major Market
* "The Andie Summers Show" (Andie Summers, Jeff Kurkjian, Donnie Black, and Shannon Boyle) – WXTU, Philadelphia, Pa.
* "Chris Carr & Company" (Chris Carr, Kia Becht, and Sam Sansevere) – KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
* "Frito & Katy" (Tucker "Frito" Young and Katy Dempsey) – KCYY, San Antonio, Texas
* "The Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister" (Matt McAllister, Gabe Mercer, and "Captain Ron" Koons) – KKWF, Seattle, Wash.
* "The Most Fun Afternoons With Scotty Kay" (Scotty Kay) – WUSN, Chicago, Ill.

Large Market
* "Dale Carter Morning Show" (Dale Carter) – KFKF, Kansas City, Mo.
* "Heather Froglear" (Heather Froglear) – KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.
* "Jesse & Anna" (Jesse Tack and Anna Marie) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
* "Mike & Amanda" (Mike Wheless and Amanda Daughtry) – WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
* "On-Air with Anthony" (Anthony Donatelli) – KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, Cal.

Medium Market
* "Brent Michaels" (Brent Michaels) – KUZZ, Bakersfield, Calif.
* "Joey & Nancy" (Joey Tack, Nancy Barger, and Karly Duggan) – WIVK, Knoxville, Tenn.
* "New Country Mornings with Nancy and Woody" (Nancy Wilson and Aaron "Woody" Woods) – WHKO, Dayton, Ohio
* "Scott and Sarah in the Morning" (Scott Wynn and Sarah Kay) – WQMX, Akron, Ohio
* "Steve & Gina In The Morning" (Steve Lundy and Gina Melton) – KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa

Small Market
* "Dan Austin Show" (Dan Austin) – WQHK, Fort Wayne, Ind.
* "Dave and Jenn" (Dave Roberts and Jenn Seay) – WTCR, Huntington-Ashland, W. Va.
* "The Eddie Foxx Show" (Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx) – WKSF, Asheville, N.C.
* "Hilley & Hart" (Kevin Hilley and Erin Hart) – KATI, Columbia, Mo.
* "Officer Don & DeAnn" ("Officer Don" Evans and DeAnn Stephens) – WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky.

Broadcast award nominees are:
Major Market
* KCYY – San Antonio, Texas
* KKBQ – Houston, Texas
* KYGO – Denver, Colo.
* WXTU – Philadelphia, Pa.
* WYCD – Detroit, Mich.

Large Market
* WIRK – West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla.
* WMIL – Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.
* WQDR – Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
* WSIX – Nashville, Tenn.
* WWKA – Orlando, Fla.

Medium Market
* KXKT – Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa
* WBEE – Rochester, N.Y.
* WIVK – Knoxville, Tenn.
* WLFP – Memphis, Tenn.
* WUSY – Chattanooga, Tenn.

Small Market
* WCOW – La Crosse, Wis.
* WKML – Fayetteville, N.C.
* WKXC – Augusta, Ga.
* WXFL – Florence-Muscle Shoals, Ala.
* WYCT – Pensacola, Fla.

Wallen's nominations were for Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year ("I Had Some Help"), Song of the Year ("I Had Some Help"), Male Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year ("I Had Some Help"), Musical Event of the Year ("Man Made A Bar"), Music Video of the Year ("I Had Some Help"). This was his third consecutive nomination in both the Entertainer and Male Vocalist categories.