CMA Announces 2024 CMA Awards Ballot Schedule

THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES 2024 CMA AWARDS BALLOT SCHEDULE

CMA Awards Nomination Ballot Will Be Emailed to Eligible CMA Members July 8

Submissions for the 2024 CMA Broadcast Awards Open Now Through June 30

TheĀ Country Music AssociationĀ has announced its ballot schedule forĀ ā€œThe 58thĀ Annual CMA Awards,ā€ which takes place this November in Nashville, TN.

The eligibility period for ā€œThe 58thĀ Annual CMA Awardsā€ is July 1, 2023Ā toĀ June 30, 2024. All voting for the CMA Awards will be conducted online.

TheĀ Nomination BallotĀ and instructions will be emailedĀ Monday, JulyĀ 8Ā to CMA members in good standing who are eligible to vote. Voting for theĀ Nomination BallotĀ closesĀ Wednesday, JulyĀ 17Ā (6:00 PM/CT).

TheĀ Second BallotĀ will be emailed to CMA members onĀ Tuesday,Ā Aug. 6.Ā Voting for theĀ Second Ballot closes Tuesday, Aug. 20Ā (6:00 PM/CT). The final nominees in each of the 12 categories will be announced later this summer.

Winners of ā€œThe 58thĀ Annual CMA Awardsā€ will be determined in aĀ Final RoundĀ of voting by eligible voting CMA members. The third andĀ Final BallotĀ will be emailed to CMA membersĀ Tuesday, Oct. 1.Ā Voting for the CMA AwardsĀ Final BallotĀ endsĀ Tuesday, Oct. 29Ā (6:00 PM/CT).

All balloting is tabulated by the professional services organization, Deloitte1.

To vote in all three rounds of ā€œThe 58thĀ Annual CMA Awards,ā€ prospective CMA members must apply for membership by Saturday, June 1. VisitĀ CMAmember.com to learn more.

For 2024, any radio station or broadcast personality mayĀ submit an application for the 2024 CMA Broadcast Awards for Broadcast Personality, Station and National Broadcast Personality of the Year online atĀ broadcast.CMAawards.com.Ā Applicants are not required to be CMA Members in order to submit for the CMA Broadcast Awards.

CMA Broadcast Awards are presented for Broadcast Personality and Station of the Year in four categories that are determined by market size (Major, Large, Medium and Small Market) as well as two categories for CMA National Broadcast Personality of the Year (Daily and Weekly). Digital Service Providers with live stream broadcasts are eligible to apply for National Broadcast Personality of the Year.

To submit an entry, radio stations and broadcast personalities in the U.S. and Canada can log on toĀ broadcast.CMAawards.com, where guidelines and instructions for entries are posted. The site will continue to accept submissions untilĀ Sunday,Ā JuneĀ 30Ā (5:00 PM/CT).

All CMA Broadcast Awards entries must reflect performances and events between June 1,Ā 2023Ā and May 31,Ā 2024. CMA’s panel of judges, which includes distinguished radio and industry professionals, will view and evaluate each entry online.

CMA Broadcast Awards winners will be notified in early October and recognized at ā€œTheĀ 58thĀ Annual CMA Awardsā€ ceremony. For more information about CMA Broadcast Awards entries, please contact Brenden Oliver, CMA Director, Awards Stewardship, atĀ [email protected].

Additionally, CMA’s Industry Honors nomination period remains open through Sunday, July 14. CMA members are encouraged to nominate an individual(s) HERE.

Nominees and winners for the 2024Ā CMA Broadcast Awards and ā€œThe 58th Annual CMA Awardsā€ are determined by Professional voting members of CMA.

About CMA Awards

The first ā€œCMA Awards Banquet and Showā€ was held in 1967. The following year, the CMA Awards was broadcast for the first time – making it the longest running, annual music awards program on network television. The CMA Awards have aired on ABC since 2006. ABC is the network home of the CMA Awards and CMA’s other two television properties, ā€œCMA Festā€ and ā€œCMA Country Christmas.ā€

About the Country Music AssociationĀ 

Founded in 1958, the Country Music Association is the first trade organization formed to promote a type of music. CMA created the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961 to recognize artists and industry professionals with Country Music’s highest honor. Music industry professionals and companies across the U.S. and around the globe are members of CMA. The organization serves as an educational and professional resource for the industry and advances the growth of Country Music around the world. This is accomplished through CMA’s core initiatives: the CMA Awards, which annually recognize outstanding achievement in the industry; CMA Fest, which benefits the CMA Foundation and music education and is taped for a three-hour network television special, ā€œCMA Festā€; and ā€œCMA Country Christmas.” All of CMA’s television properties air on ABC.

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