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Lainey Wilson, Zach Bryan, and other shocks or snubs from Thursday’s (7th) CMA Awards nominee announcement.
This year’s nominees reflect the popularity of various artists on the charts. Still, they also heavily favor recognizing relative newcomers whose star power is rising, such as Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, HARDY, and Jordan Davis. The 57th annual Country Music Association Awards will be presented on September 14th.
Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night,” Luke Combs’ cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car,” and Zach Bryan’s “Something in the Orange” were among the songs that gained traction on the Billboard Hot 100 over the course of the past year. These artists are among those who have received top honors going into the CMA Awards this year.
Again leading the pack with nine nominations, “Heart Like a Truck” singer-songwriter Wilson is followed by “Need a Favour” hitmaker Jelly Roll (five nominations), Combs, and HARDY, all of whom have four nominations. Meanwhile, a number of musicians, songwriters, and producers received three nominations each. These individuals include Davis, Ashley McBryde, producer/mix engineer Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt (writer/producer of “Wait in the truck”), Chris Stapleton, Wallen, and Derek Wells (musician/producer).
The 2023 show’s eligibility window runs from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. In order to be eligible for the CMA Awards, “singles, albums, music videos, and qualified music products for the annual show must have been released or reached peak national prominence during the eligibility period.”
Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning will co-host the 57th Annual CMA Awards, which will be broadcast live from Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM (EST). The greatest omissions and surprises from Thursday’s nominations are listed below.
The unexpected: Lainey Wilson
Lainey Wilson received her first-ever CMA nominations last year, as well as her first-ever wins for Female Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year. With a nomination for entertainer of the year, the Louisiana singer-songwriter’s mighty career rise this year—which includes her hit single “Heart Like a Truck,” her critically acclaimed album Bell Bottom Country, and charting collaborations with HARDY and Jelly Roll—propel her to the CMA Awards ceremony’s most prestigious category.
Wilson had nine nominations in total before to this year’s ceremony, including this one. Along with other categories, she is nominated for single of the year, album of the year, and female vocalist of the year.
Wilson is the only performer since Chris Stapleton, who won the Rookie Award in 2015 and was nominated for Entertainer of the Year in 2016, to win the CMA Award for New Artist of the Year one year and receive an Entertainer of the Year nomination the following year. (For the record, one performer moved even more quickly. In 1982, Ricky Skaggs was nominated for Entertainer of the Year and won the Horizon Award (the precursor to New Artist of the Year).
YEAR’S BEST ENTERTAINER
- Luke Combs
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
- Morgan Wallen
- Lainey Wilson
Who Is the Wife of Jelly Roll? Overview of Bunnie XO
Anyone interested in the source of Jelly Roll’s emotive songwriting need only look at his wife, Bunnie XO.
In 2016, Jelly Roll proposed to Bunnie XO live on stage at a concert in Las Vegas. Unbeknownst to friends and relatives, the pair secretly wed in a courthouse that same evening. Bunnie XO not only married Jelly Roll but also took on the role of stepmother to Noah and Bailee, the singer’s son and daughter.
Bunnie XO went after her dream of beginning her own podcast while also supporting Jelly Roll in his musical endeavors. The Dumb Blonde podcast debuted in 2019 and has since racked up more than 165,000 Instagram followers. Bunnie XO was honored for her significant accomplishment following the premiere of Dumb Blonde season 6 in 2023 by Jelly Roll, who also shared “how it was her means to end working in the sex industry for good.”
Jelly Roll Honours ‘Supportive’ Wife Bunnie XO: ‘She Saved Me in One of the Darkest Times of My Life.
The country music performer said on Instagram that Bunnie XO established her business with “zero help” from him. “She wanted to do it on her own, she didn’t want to be just ‘Jelly Roll’s wife,'” he wrote.
When she’s not working on her own podcast, Bunnie XO can be seen supporting the performer backstage. Jelly Roll serenaded his wife in July 2023 while performing in Alpharetta, Georgia. Later, an admirer posted the adorable scene on YouTube.
The podcaster has gone to a lot of red carpet occasions with Jelly Roll over the years, including the 2023 CMT trophies, where he won three trophies.
So who is the wife of Jelly Roll? Here is all the information you need to know about Bunnie XO and her connection to the country music singer.
Award recipients for SINGLE OF THE YEAR include artists, producers, and mix engineers.
- “Fast Car” – Luke Combs
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews - “Heart Like a Truck” – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce - “Need A Favor” – Jelly Roll
Producer: Austin Nivarel
Mix Engineer: Jeff Braun - “Next Thing You Know” – Jordan Davis
Producer: Paul DiGiovanni
Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley - “Wait in the Truck” – Hardy (feat. Lainey Wilson)
Producers: Hardy, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt, Derek Wells
Mix Engineer: Joey Moi
FAQ: Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll are among the top nominees.
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Who is Lainey Wilson in a relationship with?
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Who sings a duet with Jelly Roll?
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Was Jelly Roll at the ACM Awards 2023?
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Was Jelly Roll on American Idol?
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