[WATCH/STREAMS!] CMA Awards 2023 Live Free Online Broadcast 8 November 2023
The annual Country Music Association Awards return to Music City this Wednesday night to celebrate the biggest and best country music stars for the 57th time. The show is set to be jam-packed full of awards, performances and more rhinestones than you can shake a fiddle stick at. In this article we'll explain how to watch the 2023 CMA Awards live. How to watch Country Music Awards 2023: 57th CMA Awards channel, Red Carpet, start time, performers, nominees
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The eyes of the country music world turn to Nashville, Tennessee
Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning are returning as your gracious hosts at a glitzy ceremony held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee — the very heartland of country music in the U.S.
Having picked up two gongs last year, Lainey Wilson is the most nominated artist at this year's CMA Awards. Her album Bell Bottom Country was among the most critically acclaimed country albums of 2023 (it already picked up Album of the Year at the ACM Awards). The daughter of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Lainey has nine nominations in total, including best Female Vocalist and two each in Single of the Year and Musical Event of the Year.
As well as the awards business, the list of performers set for Nashville is a veritable who's who of country stars. Host Luke Bryan will take the the stage himself, as well as Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll (who has five nominations), Hardy, Luke Combs and many more — there's a full list of performers, presenters and nominees at the bottom of this article. Plus, Kenny Chesney, Mac McAnally, Alan Jackson and the Zac Brown Band will perform a tribute to the recently deceased country legend Jimmy Buffet.
2023 CMA Awards live stream: How to watch online
The 2023 Country Music Association Awards are broadcast at 8 PM ET/7c on Wednesday, November 8.
U.S. — ABC via Sling/Fubo
Canada — CTV
Australia — Stan
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What are the CMA Awards?
The full name of the CMA Awards is the Country Music Association Awards. This year marks its 57th iteration, with the very first ceremony dating all the way back to 1967 — making it the longest running annual music awards program on network television.
The CMA Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in country music, with categories for best Album, Song, Vocalists, Group, Duo, Song, New Artist, Musician, Video and Event.
Brooks & Dunn and Vince Gill are the most decorated artists in CMA Award history, with 18 wins apiece. While George Strait's 83 overall nominations is the most for any artist.
2023 CMA Awards hosts
Duo Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning will host the CMA Awards for the second year running.
Luke Bryan is a multi CMA and CMT Award winning artist with a massively successful country music career dating back over a decade. The 47-year-old has sold more than 75 million records, including the 2013 hit Crash My Party. As well as hosting the CMAs, he has also been a judge on The Voice and American Idol.
Peyton Manning is better known for football than music. He had a hugely successful 18-year NFL career, playing quarterback for Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos. He's no stranger to awards, however, bagging two Super Bowl rings and five NFL MVP awards during his football career.
2023 CMA Awards nominees
Entertainer of the Year
Luke Combs
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson
Album of the Year
Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville - Ashley McBryde
Bell Bottom Country - Lainey Wilson
Gettin' Old - Luke Combs
One Thing At A Time - Morgan Wallen
Rolling Up the Welcome Mat - Kelsea Ballerini
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Lainey Wilson
Male Vocalist of the Year
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War And Treaty
New Artist of the Year
Zach Bryan
Jelly Roll
Parker McCollum
Megan Moroney
Hailey Whitters
Single of the Year
“Fast Car” - Luke Combs
“Heart Like A Truck” - Lainey Wilson
“Need A Favor” - Jelly Roll
“Next Thing You Know” - Jordan Davis
“wait in the truck” - HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson)
Song of the Year
“Fast Car” - Tracy Chapman
“Heart Like A Truck” - Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson
“Next Thing You Know” - Jordan Davis, Greylan James, Chase McGill, Josh Osborne
“Tennessee Orange” - David Fanning, Paul Jenkins, Megan Moroney, Ben Williams
“wait in the truck” - Renee Blair, Michael Hardy, Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt
Musical Event of the Year
“Save Me” - Jelly Roll (with Lainey Wilson
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina (Remix)” - Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
“Thank God” - Kane Brown (with Katelyn Brown)
“wait in the truck” - HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson)
“We Don't Fight Anymore” - Carly Pearce (featuring Chris Stapleton)
Music Video of the Year
“Light On In The Kitchen” - Ashley McBryde
“Memory Lane” - Old Dominion
“Need A Favor” - Jelly Roll
“Next Thing You Know” - Jordan Davis
“wait in the truck” - HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson)
Musician of the Year
Jenee Fleenor
Paul Franklin
Rob McNelley
Derek Wells
Charlie Worsham
2023 CMA Awards performers
Alan Jackson
Carly Pearce
Chris Stapleton
Cody Johnson
Dan+Shay
HARDY
Kelsea Ballerini
Luke Bryan
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Jordan Davis
Kenny Chesney
Lainey Wilson
Little Big Town
Mac McAnally
Megan Moroney
Old Dominion
Post Malone
Tanya Tucker
The War and Treaty
Zac Brown Band
2023 CMA Awards presenters
Paula Abdul
Bill Anderson
Nate Bargatze
Kevin Cahoon
Jordan Davis
Cynthia Erivo
Sara Evans
Brian Kelley
Lady A
Martina McBride
Parker McCollum
Craig Morgan
Darius Rucker
Corey Seager
Gerry Turner
Keith Urban
Hailey Whitters
Chris Young
The show will be packed with performances from country's biggest stars.
Is 2023 the year that Chris Stapleton or Carrie Underwood get their flowers at the CMA Awards? Despite now being seven- and six-time nominees respectively, neither of the country superstars has ever picked up the ultra-prestigious Entertainer of the Year trophy, and the meteoric success of Luke Combs' cover of Tracy Chapman's timeless '88 hit "Fast Car" suggests they're going to have to keep waiting.
There are numerous country music awards events, but the Country Music Association Awards is the original, and the 57th edition is being staged at the legendary Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning are on hosting duties for the second year running, but Combs would go one better if he's crowned the Entertainer of the Year again. He's already won the top prize twice in a row, and his main competition stands to be Morgan Wallen, who's back on the scene after being filmed drunkenly using a racial slur two years ago.
There are 11 major awards categories besides, but of course, the real highlights of the two-hour ceremony will be the performances, particularly the collaborations, and this year we can look forward to mashups between Jelly Roll and K. Michelle, Tanya Tucker and Little Big Town, Old Dominion and Megan Moroney, and Carly Pearce and Stapleton.