{"id":423,"date":"2018-09-05T23:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T23:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ebow.ie\/extras\/umusic\/backend\/?post_type=news&p=423"},"modified":"2021-03-08T14:09:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T14:09:24","slug":"exciting-news-for-country-music-fans","status":"publish","type":"music-news","link":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/music-news\/exciting-news-for-country-music-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting News for Country Music Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[73],"category_post":[74],"acf":{"intro_copy":"On Tuesday, the nominees for the 2018 Country Music Awards were announced.","smudge":false,"section_news":[{"acf_fc_layout":"copy_image","image":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chris-Stapleton-2018-cma-fest-performance-billboard-1548.jpg","image_orientation":"landscape","copy":"

The nominated artists were quick to react, populating social media with reactions of surprise and joy.<\/p>\n

Chris Stapleton, the singer behind “Broken Halos,” racks up the most nominations.<\/p>\n

He could potentially take home five awards this year: Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.<\/p>\n

Other nominated stars include Kelsea Ballerini, Florida Georgia Line, and Carrie Underwood.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"video","video_platform":"facebook","video":"F224022858459919","facebook_video":"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBillboard%2Fvideos%2F224022858459919%2F","video_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy","copy":"

This year’s full nominee list includes:<\/h2>\n
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\n

Entertainer of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jason Aldean
\nLuke Bryan
\nKenny Chesney
\nChris Stapleton
\nKeith Urban<\/p>\n

Album of the Year
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From A Room: Volume 2,<\/em>\u00a0Chris Stapleton<\/strong>
\nGolden Hour<\/em>, Kacey Musgraves<\/strong>
\nGraffiti U<\/em>, Keith Urban<\/strong>
\nLife Changes<\/em>, Thomas Rhett<\/strong>
\nThe Mountain<\/em>, Dierks Bentley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Single of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cBroken Halos,\u201d Chris Stapleton<\/strong>
\n\u201cDrinkin\u2019 Problem,\u201d Midland<\/strong>
\n\u201cDrowns the Whiskey,\u201d Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert<\/strong>
\n\u201cMeant to Be,\u201d Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line<\/strong>
\n\u201cTequila,\u201d Dan + Shay<\/strong><\/p>\n

Song of the Year
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cBody Like a Back Road,\u201d Sam Hunt<\/strong>
\n\u201cBroken Halos,\u201d Chris Stapleton<\/strong>
\n\u201cDrowns the Whiskey,\u201d Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert<\/strong>
\n\u201cDrunk Girl,\u201d Chris Janson<\/strong>
\n\u201cTequila,\u201d Dan + Shay<\/strong><\/p>\n

Male Vocalist of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dierks Bentley
\nLuke Combs
\nThomas Rhett
\nChris Stapleton
\nKeith Urban<\/p>\n

Female Vocalist of the Year
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Kelsea Ballerini
\nMiranda Lambert
\nMaren Morris
\nKacey Musgraves
\nCarrie Underwood<\/p>\n

New Artist of the Year
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Lauren Alaina
\nLuke Combs
\nChris Janson
\nMidland
\nBrett Young<\/p>\n

Vocal Duo of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Brothers Osborne
\nDan + Shay
\nFlorida Georgia Line
\nMaddie & Tae
\nSugarland<\/p>\n

Vocal Group of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Lady Antebellum
\nLanco
\nLittle Big Town
\nMidland
\nOld Dominion<\/p>\n

Music Video of the Year
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cBabe,\u201d Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift<\/strong>
\n\u201cCry Pretty,\u201d Carrie Underwood<\/strong>
\n\u201cDrunk Girl,\u201d Chris Janson<\/strong>
\n\u201cMarry Me,\u201d Thomas Rhett<\/strong>
\n\u201cTequila,\u201d Dan + Shay<\/strong><\/p>\n

Musical Event of the Year
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cBurning Man,\u201d Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne<\/strong>
\n\u201cDear Hate,\u201d Maren Morris featuring Vince Gill<\/strong>
\n\u201cDrowns the Whiskey,\u201d Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert<\/strong>
\n\u201cEverything\u2019s Gonna Be Alright,\u201d David Lee Murphy with Kenny Chesney<\/strong>
\n\u201cMeant to Be,\u201d Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line<\/strong><\/p>\n

Musician of the Year
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jerry Douglas<\/strong>, dobro
\nPaul Franklin<\/strong>, steel guitar
\nDann Huff<\/strong>, guitar
\nMac McAnally<\/strong>, guitar
\nDerek Wells<\/strong>, guitar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n"}],"block_type":"image-content","thumbnail_size":"height-2","image_thumbnail":{"ID":424,"id":424,"title":"Chris-Stapleton-2018-cma-fest-performance-billboard-1548","filename":"Chris-Stapleton-2018-cma-fest-performance-billboard-1548.jpg","filesize":55900,"url":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chris-Stapleton-2018-cma-fest-performance-billboard-1548.jpg","link":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/music-news\/exciting-news-for-country-music-fans\/chris-stapleton-2018-cma-fest-performance-billboard-1548\/","alt":"","author":"2","description":"","caption":"","name":"chris-stapleton-2018-cma-fest-performance-billboard-1548","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":423,"date":"2019-11-28 22:57:55","modified":"2019-11-28 22:57:55","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":636,"height":421,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chris-Stapleton-2018-cma-fest-performance-billboard-1548-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chris-Stapleton-2018-cma-fest-performance-billboard-1548-300x199.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":199,"medium_large":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chris-Stapleton-2018-cma-fest-performance-billboard-1548.jpg","medium_large-width":525,"medium_large-height":348,"large":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chris-Stapleton-2018-cma-fest-performance-billboard-1548.jpg","large-width":525,"large-height":348,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chris-Stapleton-2018-cma-fest-performance-billboard-1548.jpg","1536x1536-width":636,"1536x1536-height":421,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chris-Stapleton-2018-cma-fest-performance-billboard-1548.jpg","2048x2048-width":636,"2048x2048-height":421,"twentyseventeen-featured-image":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chris-Stapleton-2018-cma-fest-performance-billboard-1548.jpg","twentyseventeen-featured-image-width":636,"twentyseventeen-featured-image-height":421,"twentyseventeen-thumbnail-avatar":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Chris-Stapleton-2018-cma-fest-performance-billboard-1548-100x100.jpg","twentyseventeen-thumbnail-avatar-width":100,"twentyseventeen-thumbnail-avatar-height":100}},"display_tag":true,"related":false,"tag_color":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/music-news\/423"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/music-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/music-news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423"},{"taxonomy":"category_post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_post?post=423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}