CMA Awards

Acadiana's own Hunter Hayes has just been added to the lineup for the ACM Honors ceremony on Monday, as he celebrates his first #1 song!

With a long and mega-successful career, you would think that Lionel Richie would have been nominated for practically every music award there is by now. But in the short time since he crossed over into the country side of things, Richie hasn't been formally honored for his work -- until now, that is. This year, the 'Just for You' hitmaker received his first ever CMA Awards nomination.

Little Big Town has their first #1 song, 3 CMA nominations and a new cd coming out Tuesday!

Eric Church has put in a lot of hard work to get where he is now. And where he is now is only the most nominated artist in the upcoming 46th CMA Awards.

Blake Shelton is pretty used to being nominated for big awards, but that doesn’t mean he’s not ecstatic to receive more nods at the CMAs this year. The ‘God Gave Me You’ hitmaker has racked up four new nominations in 2012. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Hunter Hayes is enjoying the first CMA nomination — and he’s eternally grateful.

Eric Church leads the list of nominees for the 46th annual CMA Awards, and Acadiana's own Hunter Hayes got his very first CMA nomination!

Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum will announce the nominations for the CMA Awards live on "Good Morning America" Sept 5!

Stars got to choose from over $15,000 worth of goodies for being a performer or presenter on the CMA Awards last night. See who picked up what!

Taylor Swift watched as her name went unread during the first four categories she was nominated for at the 2011 CMA Awards. When Reba McEntire announced the Entertainer of the Year Award winner, it seemed like the world had been lifted from the 21-year-old’s shoulders.

A perk — and this year it’s a big one — of presenting or performing at the 45th annual CMA Awards is a trip to the celebrity gift lounge. Check out the thousands of dollars worth of merchandise to choose from for tonight's show

Hey, let's have some fun. Give us your picks for tonight's big categories: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year.

Jamie Lynn made her country music debut at a club in Nashville last night

To get you geeked up as well for tomorrow night's festivities, check out the following video from the show's hosts, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.

Julio Iglesias, Olivia Newton-John and Darius Rucker have all won CMA Awards

The CMA has over 6,000 members in 40 countries

Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter, Rascal Flatts and Natasha Bedingfield....just some of the high profile performers that have been announced for the 45th annual CMA Awards on Nov 9th. Previously announced performers for the show include Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, and Miranda Lambert...

Eric Church is a dad for the first time

Thompson Square was recently nominated for the 2011 CMA's Vocal Duo of the Year and the New Artist of the Year award. With all of this winning that might be taking place in their future.. are they taking #Winning advice from Charlie Sheen? Thompson Square posted their conversation with the once "Two and a Half Men Star"  to youtube video. Click here to watch it.

Here's the list of nominees for the upcoming 2011 CMA Awards: