Lainey Wilson To Open For Harry Styles For His Toronto Shows + She Will Host The CMAs, Again

For its 60th anniversary the Grammy Nominated and CMA Winner Will host for a third year in a row…

Harry Styles will be hosting shows at Toronto’s Rogers Stadium on May 7th and 8th in 2027, for his Together, Together tour. A real opportunity for Wilson, it would allow her a larger audience of up to 100,000 Pop enthusiasts. Styles has just completed 12 Wembley Stadium shows with Country singer Shania Twain opening for him every night. By choosing another female Country singer, Styles is giving a platform to the genre, which captures more hearts every year around the world.

Before Toronto, Wilson will at the Global Citizen Festival in New York on September 26th, and she will host this year’s CMAs. The awards show will air live on November 18th on ABC and Disney+ from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Country Music fans can catch the award’s show the next day on Hulu. The 12-time CMA Award winner will also host for a third year in a row. And if that wasn’t enough, the hard-working singer has also been nominated for three CMA Awards: Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year.

Wilson who has been likened to the late Dolly Parton will no doubt honor the singer. Ella Langley was nominated the most with 9 could-be awards, along with Miranda Lambert (7 nominations) who was nominated with 7 nominations. Kacey Musgraves (5 nominations), Ben West (5 nominations), Cody Johnson (4 nominations), Christ Stapelton (4 nominations), Stephen Wilson, Jr. (4 nominations), Jr., Dave Clauss (3 nominations), and Luke Combs (3 nominations) are also nominated. First time nominees include Smith Ahnquist, Avery Anna, Emily Ann Roberts, Caylee Robillard, and Laura Sisk.

See the full list of nominations:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
-Luke Combs  
-Cody Johnson  
-Ella Langley  
-Chris Stapleton  
-Lainey Wilson

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
-“Be Her” – Ella Langley  

Producers: Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Ben West | Mix Engineer: Dave Clauss

-“Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley
Producers: Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Ben West |Mix Engineer: Dave Clauss

-“I Knew It, I Knew You” – Taylor Swift
Producers: Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift | Mix Engineer: Laura Sisk

-“Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce | Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce

-“The Fall” – Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon | Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke

ALBUM OF THE YEAR    
-Ain’t In It For My Health – Zach Top | Producer: Carson Chamberlain | Mix Engineer: Matt Rovey
-Dandelion – Ella Langley | Producers: Devin Dawson, Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Ben West | Mix Engineer: Dave Clauss
-Middle of Nowhere – Kacey Musgraves | Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Luke Laird, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian | Mix Engineers: Serban Ghenea, Konrad Snyder
-Parker McCollum – Parker McCollum | Producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse | Mix Engineer: Eric Masse
-The Way I Am – Luke Combs | Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton | Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews

SONG OF THE YEAR  
-“Be Her”  | Songwriters: Smith Ahnquist, Michael Hardy, Ella Langley, Jordan Schmidt

-“Beautiful Things”| Songwriters: Jessi Alexander, Jessie Jo Dillon, Connie Harrington, Megan Moroney

-“Choosin’ Texas”  | Songwriters: Luke Dick, Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Joybeth Taylor

-“Dry Spell” | Songwriters: Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne

-“Gary” | Songwriter: Stephen Wilson Jr.  

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
-Miranda Lambert
-Ella Langley
-Megan Moroney
-Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
-Luke Combs
-Cody Johnson
-Chris Stapleton
-Zach Top  
-Stephen Wilson Jr.

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
-Lady A
-Little Big Town
-Midland
-Old Dominion
-The Red Clay Strays

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
-Brooks & Dunn
-Brothers Osborne
-Dan + Shay
-Muscadine Bloodline
-Thelma & James

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR  
Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)  

-“A Song To Sing” – Miranda Lambert (with Chris Stapleton) | Producer: Dave Cobb
-“Horses and Divorces” – Kacey Musgraves (feat. Miranda Lambert) | Producers: Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian
-“I Can’t Love You Anymore” – Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen |Producers: Austin Goodloe, Ella Langley, Ben West
-“If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay” – Carly Pearce & Riley Green | Producers: Carly Pearce, Ben West
-“McArthur” – HARDY, Eric Church, Morgan Wallen & Tim McGraw | Producer: Jay Joyce

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
-Tom Bukovac – Guitar  
-Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle
-Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
-Rob McNelley – Guitar
-Charlie Worsham – Guitar  

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
-“Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley | Directors: Ella Langley, Caylee Robillard, Wales Toney  
-“Dry Spell” – Kacey Musgraves | Directors: Hannah Lux Davis, Kacey Musgraves
-“Gary” – Stephen Wilson Jr.  | Directors: Tim Cofield, Stephen Wilson Jr.
-“The Fall” – Cody Johnson | Director: Dustin Haney
-“White Horse” – Chris Stapleton | Director: Running Bear

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
-Avery Anna
-Carter Faith
-Emily Ann Roberts
-Tucker Wetmore
-Stephen Wilson Jr.

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