{"id":670961,"date":"2026-09-03T20:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/670961\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T20:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:10:13","slug":"2026-cma-international-awards-nominees-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/670961\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 CMA International Awards Nominees: Full List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tLainey Wilson<\/a>, Tucker Wetmore<\/a>, Jordan Davis<\/a> and Drake Milligan<\/a> are the finalists for the international artist achievement award at the 2026 CMA International Awards<\/a>. The award recognizes outstanding achievement by a U.S.-based artist who has demonstrated significant creative growth, development and promotion of the country music industry outside of the United States during the eligibility period (May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Country Music Association has announced the finalists in three eligibility period-based categories of the 2026 CMA International Awards, recognizing artists and broadcasters whose achievements during the eligibility period \u00a0have contributed to the continued growth and reach of country music around the world.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe other categories in which finalists were announced are the international country broadcaster award and the Jeff Walker global country artist award. CMA\u2019s remaining International Awards \u2014 the Jo Walker Meador international award, Rob Potts international live music advancement award and Wesley Rose international media achievement award \u2014 recognize career-based contributions and do not include a finalist round. Recipients across all six categories will be announced later this year.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s the complete list of finalists in the three eligibility period-based categories.<\/p>\n

\t\tInternational country broadcaster award<\/strong>\t<\/p>\n

\n\tShannon Ella, iHeartRadio\/Pure Country (Canada)<\/p>\n

\n\tBob Harris, BBC Radio 2 (United Kingdom)<\/p>\n

\n\tBaylen Leonard, Absolute Radio Country (United Kingdom)<\/p>\n

\n\tJustin Thomson, iHeartCountry AU (Australia)<\/p>\n

\t\tInternational artist achievement award<\/strong>\t<\/p>\n

\n\tJordan Davis<\/p>\n

\n\tDrake Milligan<\/p>\n

\n\tTucker Wetmore<\/p>\n

\n\tLainey Wilson<\/p>\n

\t\tJeff Walker global country artist award<\/strong>\t<\/p>\n

\n\tWade Forster (Australia)<\/p>\n

\n\tGareth (United Kingdom)<\/p>\n

\n\tJames Johnston (Australia)<\/p>\n

\n\tTami Neilson (New Zealand)<\/p>\n

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