Ella Langley Leads 2026 CMA Awards Nominations With Nine Entries
Country singer Ella Langley tops the nominations for the 2026 CMA Awards with nine nods, followed by Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves. The announcements highlight a competitive field for this year's country music honors.
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Ella Langley Leads 2026 CMA Awards Nominations With Nine, as Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves Also Score Big Tallies
In perhaps the least surprising development in recent CMA Awards history, Ella Langley emerged at the front of the pack when nominations for the 2026 telecast were announced Thursday morning, scoring nine in all, just one shy of the all-time single-year record set by Alan Jackson in 2002. Miranda Lambert has this year second-most nominations, […]
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Read full article →Ella Langley Is the Top Nominee at the 2026 CMA Awards
The "Choosin' Texas" singer scored nine nominations, including one for Entertainer of the Year
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Read full article →Ella Langley Leads Nominations for 2026 CMA Awards: Full List
Female artists account for four of the five nominees for single of the year for the first time in CMA history.
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