CMA Awards 2025 date, start time, nominees, presenters, performers and how to watch are the main details viewers want before the live broadcast. The 59th Annual CMA Awards air on November 19, 2025, from Nashville. The event features major nominees, a long performer list and a wide group of presenters. Viewers also want clear information on the live schedule, the streaming platforms and the full list of categories. This introduction explains every major update for anyone preparing to watch the 2025 ceremony.

CMA Awards 2025 date, start time, nominees, presenters, performers and how to watch

CMA Awards 2025 date start time nominees presenters performers and how to watch form the core details for the 59th Annual CMA Awards. The show airs tonight, Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET. The live broadcast takes place inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. ABC carries the show live for cable and streaming bundle users. Hulu carries the next-day streaming window for audiences who want to watch the full show, performances and speeches after the broadcast.

Country music continues to grow across new markets. Streaming, social platforms and crossover releases are expanding the audience. The 2025 ceremony reflects that growth with performers, presenters and nominees from different corners of the industry.

CMA Awards 2025 Schedule and What Viewers Should Know?

Host Lainey Wilson returns for the second year. The lineup includes Luke Combs, Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, Kelsea Ballerini, Brandi Carlile, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Patty Loveless, Old Dominion, The Red Clay Strays, Stephen Wilson Jr., Tucker Wetmore, Shaboozey, Zach Top, Little Big Town and Keith Urban.

Presenters include Billy Ray Cyrus, Elizabeth Hurley, Lady A, Jessica Capshaw, Lauren Daigle, Steve Martin, LeAnn Rimes, Ne-Yo, Chris O’Donnell, Alan Ritchson, Lara Spencer and Bert Kreischer. Vince Gill will receive the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.

Performance collaborations include BigXthaPlug with Luke Combs on “Pray Hard” and Shaboozey with Wilson on “Took a Walk.”

CMA Awards 2025 Nominees and Categories

The Entertainer of the Year field includes Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson.

Album of the Year includes Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion, Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem, Lainey Wilson’s Whirlwind, Zach Top’s Cold Beer & Country Music and Megan Moroney’s Am I Okay?

Other major categories include:

• Single of the Year: “4x4xU,” “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma,” “Am I Okay?,” “I Never Lie,” “You Look Like You Love Me”
• Song of the Year: “4x4xU,” “Am I Okay?,” “I Never Lie,” “Texas,” “You Look Like You Love Me”
• Female Vocalist: Ballerini, Lambert, Langley, Moroney, Wilson
• Male Vocalist: Combs, Johnson, Stapleton, Top, Wallen
• Vocal Group: Lady A, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Rascal Flats, The Red Clay Strays
• Vocal Duo: Brooks & Dunn, Brothers Osborne, Dan + Shay, Maddie & Tae, The War and T Reat
• New Artist: Langley, Shaboozey, Top, Wetmore, Stephen Wilson Jr.
• Music Video: “Am I Okay?,” “I’m Gonna Love You,” “Somewhere Over Laredo,” “Think I’m In Love With You,” “You Look Like You Love Me”

Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley and Megan Moroney lead this year’s list with six nominations.