The 2026 CMA Awards nominations arrived Thursday, Sept. 10, and country music wasted no time reacting. Celebration videos hit social media almost immediately, followed by shocked reactions and the inevitable “Where is ___?” comments.

Country music's biggest night is still more than two months away, but Nashville may have just gotten its first preview of who could be in for a big CMA Awards season. MusicRow revealed the winners of its 38th annual MusicRow Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 2, offering an early look at which artists, songs and songwriters have support from some of Nashville's industry insiders.

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