Chris Stapleton, Old Dominion, Kelsea Ballerini, Shaboozey and More Honored as 2025 CMA Nominees
September 10, 2025
Honoring the creators shaping country music, the Country Music Association (CMA) recently announced the nominees for The 59th Annual CMA Awards. With 22 nominations overall, the ASCAP country music family sure has a lot to celebrate!
Chris Stapleton leads the ASCAP CMA nominations with three nods including Entertainer, Male Vocalist and Music Video of the Year. As the reigning Male Vocalist, Single and Song of the Year winner, he now has 42 career CMA nominations.
ASCAP’s Louis Bell receives two nominations for his collaborations with Post Malone. His nominated works include F-1 Trillion for Album of the Year and “Pour Me a Drink” for Musical Event of the Year.
First-time ASCAP CMA nominees include Jimmy Harnen, Brandon Lake, Micah Nichols and Kyle Sturrock.
ASCAP country superstars Kelsea Ballerini, Old Dominion, Brothers Osborne, Shaboozey and more return to the CMA ballot.
The 59th Annual CMA Awards will air live from Nashville on Wednesday, November 19 on ABC and next day on Hulu.
Congratulations to all of our ASCAP nominees!
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Chris Stapleton
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
“Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma”
Producer: Jonathan Singleton
“you look like you love me”
Producer: Will Bundy (ASCAP)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
F-1 Trillion
Producer: Louis Bell
SONG OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Songwriter(s)
“Texas”
Songwriter: Kyle Sturrock
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Chris Stapleton
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady A
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)
“Don’t Mind If I Do”
Producers: Jimmy Harnen, Dann Huff
“Hard Fought Hallelujah” – Brandon Lake
Producer: Micah Nichols
“I’m Gonna Love You”
Producer: Trent Willmon
“Pour Me A Drink”
Producer: Louis Bell
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s)
“Think I’m In Love With You” – Chris Stapleton
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Shaboozey
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar