CMA Awards 2017: Live Stream Info, Nominees, Performances, For Country Music Event

Country music’s biggest stars will be honored Wednesday night at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The 2017 CMA Awards start at 8 p.m. EST on ABC, and fans can watch a live stream of the event online at abc.go.com.

Singers Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will host the show for the 10th straight year. Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban lead the way with five nominations each, while Little Big Town and Chris Stapleton are up for four awards apiece. Garth Brooks and Luke Bryan are among the other nominees.

Paisley, Underwood, Lambert and Urban are just a few of the scheduled performers. Kane Brown, whose song “What Ifs” currently ranks atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, will also perform.

Check out all the nominees for the 51st annual CMA Awards below:

Entertainer of the Year

Garth Brooks

Luke Bryan

Eric Church

Chris Stapleton

Keith Urban

Single of the Year

“Better Man” -- Little Big Town

“Blue Ain’t Your Color” -- Keith Urban

“Body Like A Backroad” -- Sam Hunt

“Dirt On My Boots” -- Joe Pardi

“Tin Man” -- Miranda Lambert

Album of the Year

“The Breaker” -- Little Big Town

“From A Room: Volume 1” -- Chris Stapleton

“Heart Break” -- Lady Antebellum

“The Nashville Sound” -- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

“The Weight Of These Wings” -- Miranda Lambert

Song of the Year

“Tin Man”-- Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall

“Dirt On My Boots” -- Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley

“Body Like A Back Road” -- Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne

“Blue Ain’t Your Color” -- Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen

“Better Man” -- Taylor Swift

Female Vocalist of the Year

Kelsea Ballerini

Miranda Lambert

Reba McEntire

Maren Morris

Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year

Dierks Bentley

Eric Church

Thomas Rhett

Chris Stapleton

Keith Urban

Vocal Group of the Year

Lady Antebellum

Little Big Town

Old Dominion

Rascal Flatts

Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo of the Year

Maddie & Tae

LOCASH

Florida Georgia Line

Dan + Shay

Brothers Osborne

Musical Event of the Year

“Speak to a Girl” -- Tim McGraw & Faith Hill

“Setting the World on Fire” -- Kenny Chesney (with P!nk)

“Kill A Word” -- Eric Church featuring Rhiannon Giddens

“Funny How Time Slips Away” -- Glen Campbell with Willie Nelson

“Craving You” -- Thomas Rhett (feat. Maren Morris)

Musician of the Year

Jerry Douglas

Paul Franklin

Dann Huff

Derek Wells

Mac McAnally

Music Video of the Year

“Vice” -- Miranda Lambert

“It Ain’t My Fault” -- Brothers Osborne

“Craving You” -- Thomas Rhett (feat. Maren Morris)

“Blue Ain’t Your Color” -- Keith Urban

“Better Man” -- Little Big Town

New Artist of the Year

Brett Young

Jon Pardi

Old Dominion

Lauren Alaina

Luke Combs