Hunter Hayes walked away last night with a total of three nominations – the most for any country artist this year. His nominations included Best New Artist, Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Album. Other major nominees included Ronnie Dunn and Carrie Underwood. Here’s a full list of nominees:
Best Country Solo Performance
Dierks Bentley – ‘Home’
Eric Church – ‘Springsteen’
Ronnie Dunn – ‘Cost of Living’
Hunter Hayes – ‘Wanted’
Carrie Underwood – ‘Blown Away’
Best Country Album
Zac Brown Band – Uncaged
Hunter Hayes – Hunter Hayes
Jamey Johnson – Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochrane
Miranda Lambert – Four the Record
The Time Jumpers – The Time Jumpers
Best Country Performance by a Group or Duo
Eli Young Band – ‘Even If It Breaks Your Heart’
Little Big Town – ‘Pontoon’
Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars – ‘Safe and Sound’
The Time Jumpers – ‘Outskirts of Town’
Don Williams feat. Allison Krauss – ‘I Just Come Here for the Music’
Best Country Song (awarded to the songwriters)
Carrie Underwood – Blown Away (Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins)
Ronnie Dunn – Cost of Living (Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn)
Eli Young Band – Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Will Hoge & Eric Paslay)
Alan Jackson – So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore (Jay Knowles & Adam Wright)
Eric Church – Springsteen (Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell)
