{"id":1733,"date":"2018-08-29T12:09:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T11:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/?p=1733"},"modified":"2018-08-29T14:23:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T13:23:31","slug":"country-music-reacts-to-cma-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/08\/29\/country-music-reacts-to-cma-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Music reacts to CMA nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0Luke Bryan,\u00a0Midland,\u00a0Thomas Rhett,\u00a0Old Dominion,\u00a0Little Big Town,\u00a0Maddie &amp; Tae,\u00a0Kelsea Ballerini,\u00a0Florida Georgia Line,\u00a0Lady Antebellum,\u00a0Sugarland\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Bryan was in Nashville with Dan + Shay and Sugarland at his 32 Bridge Food + Drink restaurant and bar to make the nominees announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will host the 52nd annual CMA Awards live from Nashville\u2019s Bridgestone Arena on 14th November on American TV channel ABC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Always a damn honor! Thanks y\u2019all!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CountryMusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CountryMusic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/countrymusicawards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#countrymusicawards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1tHSZAQjJK\">pic.twitter.com\/1tHSZAQjJK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brothers Osborne (@brothersosborne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brothersosborne\/status\/1034575039658635264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Honored to be nominated for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CMAAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CMAAwards<\/a> 2018 Entertainer of the Year. Don\u2019t miss the show on November 14. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZH6ThbNACH\">pic.twitter.com\/ZH6ThbNACH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Luke Bryan (@LukeBryanOnline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LukeBryanOnline\/status\/1034498225678548992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">?? wow! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CMAawards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CMAawards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g6luZR0iPT\">https:\/\/t.co\/g6luZR0iPT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas Rhett (@ThomasRhett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThomasRhett\/status\/1034432598846656513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unbelievable&#8230;Soo grateful and proud to be on this journey with my brothers @jessparkercarson &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cameronduddy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cameronduddy<\/a> and our whole amazing team.  Feeling the love today! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uxhFmqwTVx\">https:\/\/t.co\/uxhFmqwTVx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ws9tXupSH\">pic.twitter.com\/0ws9tXupSH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Midland (@MidlandOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MidlandOfficial\/status\/1034541348077166592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So grateful. Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CountryMusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CountryMusic<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CMAawards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CMAawards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z3xvrg3lDP\">pic.twitter.com\/Z3xvrg3lDP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Old Dominion (@OldDominion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OldDominion\/status\/1034496268121387008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What an incredible year. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CMAawards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CMAawards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dJYz9fCZte\">pic.twitter.com\/dJYz9fCZte<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Little Big Town (@littlebigtown) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/littlebigtown\/status\/1034454036110618624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well this sure was a nice surprise to wake up to&#8230; AHH!!! ??? Thank you so much <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CMAawards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CMAawards<\/a> and our beautiful country music family for this! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/29uW9rgPxZ\">pic.twitter.com\/29uW9rgPxZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maddie &amp; Tae (@MaddieandTae) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddieandTae\/status\/1034455564967927809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jason is nominated for three <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CMAawards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CMAawards<\/a> including Entertainer of the Year, Musical Event of the Year, and Single of the Year for \u201cDrowns the Whiskey\u201d featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mirandalambert?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mirandalambert<\/a>. Tune in to see who wins Wednesday, November 14th on ABC! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AO0oyBim1g\">https:\/\/t.co\/AO0oyBim1g<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3HYYXC2ckZ\">pic.twitter.com\/3HYYXC2ckZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Aldean (@Jason_Aldean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jason_Aldean\/status\/1034565598154551296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This means so much to us ?? THANK YOU <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CMAawards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CMAawards<\/a> for these 3 nominations!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BebeRexha?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BebeRexha<\/a> &#8211; ever been nominated for a CMA before?? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CountryMusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CountryMusic<\/a> ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9CtyVlQfng\">pic.twitter.com\/9CtyVlQfng<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florida Georgia Line (@FLAGALine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLAGALine\/status\/1034450699583672320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2764\ufe0f\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CountryMusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CountryMusic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CMAawards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CMAawards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HIV2T9njNW\">https:\/\/t.co\/HIV2T9njNW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lady Antebellum (@ladyantebellum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ladyantebellum\/status\/1034435373265506304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So much fun announcing the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CountryMusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CountryMusic<\/a> Award nominees on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GMA<\/a> this morning. And hey, we even snagged a couple of nominations ourselves! ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CMAawards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CMAawards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KpJriUSJKd\">pic.twitter.com\/KpJriUSJKd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sugarland (@Sugarlandmusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sugarlandmusic\/status\/1034446467195449344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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