2024 CMA Awards Nominations: Biggest Snubs + Surprises, Ranked

This list of snubs and surprises for the 2024 CMA Awards includes two artists who've anchored the show for nearly 20 years. Fans have a right to be angry!

You'll also find one of country music's biggest contemporary hitmakers and an out-of-genre star who deserved so much more.

None of them are No. 1, however.

The most snubbed group at the 2024 CMAs is representative of a larger problem with this format of prize-giving. Is it time to bring the fan vote back in a meaningful way?

• Morgan Wallen (seven nominations) is the most nominated artist at the 2024 CMA Awards.
• He joins Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson in the Entertainer of the Year category.
• The 2024 CMA Awards air on ABC on Nov. 20.

Related: 2024 CMA Awards Nominees Revealed — Full List

Find the full list of 10 CMA snubs and surprises below. They're ranked in order of least to most surprising, meaning it's surprising to see Carrie Underwood missing out (No. 10), but not shocking.

If this group of artists looks familiar, there may be a reason. Skip ahead to No. 1 to see why.

Billy Dukes is a Senior Editor and Executive Producer of Video Content at Taste of Country. He specializes in country music interviews, trend analysis and the Secret History of Country Music. Additionally, Billy covers Yellowstone, 1923 and related television shows through the Dutton Rules podcast. To date, he's written more than 13,000 articles for Taste of Country and produced over 3,000 videos for the Taste of Country YouTube channel.