A long list of country stars got some very, very good news first thing on Tuesday morning (Aug. 28) when the CMA Awards nominations were announced.
And some took to social media immediately to share the news with their fans, and share how honored they were just to be nominated. Some of the first artists to put their gratitude into words on Twitter were Luke Bryan, Midland, Thomas Rhett, Old Dominion, Little Big Town, Maddie & Tae, Kelsea Ballerini, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Sugarland and more.
Bryan was in Nashville with Dan + Shay and Sugarland at his 32 Bridge Food + Drink restaurant and bar to make the nominees announcement.
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will host the 52nd annual CMA Awards live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on 14th November on American TV channel ABC.
Always a damn honor! Thanks y’all!@CountryMusic #countrymusicawards pic.twitter.com/1tHSZAQjJK
— Brothers Osborne (@brothersosborne) August 28, 2018
Honored to be nominated for #CMAAwards 2018 Entertainer of the Year. Don’t miss the show on November 14. pic.twitter.com/ZH6ThbNACH
— Luke Bryan (@LukeBryanOnline) August 28, 2018
?? wow! #CMAawards https://t.co/g6luZR0iPT
— Thomas Rhett (@ThomasRhett) August 28, 2018
Unbelievable…Soo grateful and proud to be on this journey with my brothers @jessparkercarson & @cameronduddy and our whole amazing team. Feeling the love today! https://t.co/uxhFmqwTVx pic.twitter.com/0ws9tXupSH
— Midland (@MidlandOfficial) August 28, 2018
So grateful. Thank you @CountryMusic. #CMAawards pic.twitter.com/Z3xvrg3lDP
— Old Dominion (@OldDominion) August 28, 2018
What an incredible year. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. #CMAawards pic.twitter.com/dJYz9fCZte
— Little Big Town (@littlebigtown) August 28, 2018
Well this sure was a nice surprise to wake up to… AHH!!! ??? Thank you so much #CMAawards and our beautiful country music family for this! pic.twitter.com/29uW9rgPxZ
— Maddie & Tae (@MaddieandTae) August 28, 2018
Jason is nominated for three #CMAawards including Entertainer of the Year, Musical Event of the Year, and Single of the Year for “Drowns the Whiskey” featuring @mirandalambert. Tune in to see who wins Wednesday, November 14th on ABC! https://t.co/AO0oyBim1g pic.twitter.com/3HYYXC2ckZ
— Jason Aldean (@Jason_Aldean) August 28, 2018
This means so much to us ?? THANK YOU #CMAawards for these 3 nominations!!! @BebeRexha – ever been nominated for a CMA before?? @CountryMusic ?? pic.twitter.com/9CtyVlQfng
— Florida Georgia Line (@FLAGALine) August 28, 2018
❤️ @CountryMusic #CMAawards https://t.co/HIV2T9njNW
— Lady Antebellum (@ladyantebellum) August 28, 2018
So much fun announcing the @CountryMusic Award nominees on @GMA this morning. And hey, we even snagged a couple of nominations ourselves! ? #CMAawards pic.twitter.com/KpJriUSJKd
— Sugarland (@Sugarlandmusic) August 28, 2018
