Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesAre you getting excited for one of country music's biggest nights of the year?!
The 49th Annual CMA Awards is taking place tonight at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville and will air at 8/7c on ABC. As usual the festivities will be packed with performances by some of country's biggest names and feature the usual random yet welcome pop-music cross pollination. (Hey, when Justin Timberlake's coming to your show, you don't keep it a secret.)
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood are hosting for the eighth straight year, so you know they've got this down, and we can't wait to find out who they'll be poking fun at this time.
Eric Church and Kenny Chesney lead all comers with five nominations apiece, including nods for Entertainer of the Year.
E! News will update the list of winners as they are announced:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
• Luke Bryan
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• Traveller, Chris Stapleton
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Miranda Lambert
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Chris Stapleton
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
• Little Big Town
SONG OF THE YEAR (AWARDED TO SONGWRITERS)
• "Girl Crush" - Little Big Town
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
• Florida Georgia Line
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• Chris Stapleton
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
• "Girl Crush" - Little Big Town
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
• "Raise 'Em Up" - Keith Urban feat. Eric Church
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
• "Girl in a Country Song" - Maddie & Tae
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
• Mac McAnally
(Originally published on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at 4:00 a.m. PT.)