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The 59th CMA Awards are slated to return to Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. As excited as fans are for Country Music’s Biggest Night, many are shocked after the nominations were announced on Monday, September 8, particularly in terms of Entertainer of the Year.

This year, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen, and Lainey Wilson are nominated for the night’s most prestigious award. While plenty of fans can attest to the A-game these country singers have delivered in 2025, plenty more are crying out for Kelsea Ballerini being snubbed.

“No Kelsea is wild,” one fan commented on the Instagram announcement. “NO KELSEA? What the actual,” someone else exclaimed. “You forgot Kelsea,” another dismay

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