Ells Bells: Ella Langley leads the 2026 CMA Award nominations, as reported via Breaking News. Among her nine nominations is Entertainer of the Year, a category that also includes Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton and host Lainey Wilson. Miranda Lambert follows Langley with seven nominations; Kacey Musgraves and Ben West with five; Johnson, Stapleton and Stephen Wilson Jr. with four; and Dave Clauss, Combs and Wilson received three. Full list here. Tickets for The 60th Annual CMA Awards go on sale Sept. 18 here.