Country Stars React: 50th Annual CMA Awards Nominations

Carrie Underwood, Maren Morris, & many others took to Twitter to express their excitement following the 50th Annual CMA Awards nominations.

Written by Lauren Laffer
Country Stars React: 50th Annual CMA Awards Nominations
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Just this morning, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley and Cam gathered in the Grand Ole Opry to reveal the nominations for the 50th Annual CMA Awards.

Leading the pack with five nominations is Eric Church, Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton. Amongst Stapleton’s many nods was a spot in the highly coveted Entertainer of the Year category, where he’s up against Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan and Urban. Since the news broke, the nominated artists have been taking to Twitter to share their appreciation for the acknowledgement.

Check out the reactions from the final nominees for “The 50th Annual CMA Awards” below.

https://twitter.com/camcountry/status/770989817635205120

https://twitter.com/MarenMorris/status/770984860445974528

https://twitter.com/HillaryScottLA/status/770999693971161088

The 50th Annual CMA Awards will be hosted by Brad Paisley and Underwood and broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Wednesday, Nov. 2 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.