Ella Langley’s music industry domination continues, this time extending to the 2026 CMA Awards.
As the nominations were announced on Thursday, Sept. 10, it was revealed that Langley was the leading nominee for the 60th annual awards show with a total of nine nods.
Among the categories were Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year (“Dandelion”), Female Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year (“I Can’t Love You Anymore” – Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen), and Music Video of the Year (Choosin’ Texas).
It ties the record for the most nods in one year by a female artist, which was first set by Miranda Lambert in 2010, then matched by herself again in 2014, and by Lainey Wilson in 2023.
However, Langley has also achieved something that no other country artist has managed in 16 years.
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The 27-year-old has two tracks nominated for Single of the Year—”Choosin’ Texas” and “Be Her”—something not seen since Lambert earned dual solo nominations in 2010 for “The House That Built Me” and “White Liar.”
“ELLA LANGLEY IS IN RARE COMPANY,” Holler Country wrote.
View this post on InstagramShe’s also in good company, as one of the biggest breakout hits of the year may have never existed without Lambert in the first place.
Lambert co-wrote and co-produced “Choosin’ Texas,” even providing the spark behind the central idea during a songwriting retreat with Langley, as she shared a real-life story about being pulled over while driving with a pet kangaroo in her vehicle, which became a jumping-off point for what would become one of the biggest songs of the year.
Lambert also contributes background vocals to the song, which has dominated the Billboard charts, spending 21 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, officially more than any other non-holiday song in the chart’s 68-year history. It’s been a record-setting run, as she’s just one week from tying the longest-running No. 1 in Hot 100 history, which currently belongs to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
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Billboard also reports that the song spent 39 weeks at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs, while leading the Streaming Songs chart for 21 weeks. In 2023, Wilson was the only other female to have two songs nominated for Single of the Year; however, only one was as a lead artist, while the other was as a featured artist—”Heart Like a Truck” and HARDY’s “Wait in the Truck” (featuring Wilson). She lost out to Luke Combs‘ “Fast Car.”
Previously, all other artists with two songs nominated in the category have been male musicians—Alan Jackson in 2002, George Strait in 1997, Jerry Reed in 1971, Merle Haggard in 1970 and Johnny Cash in 1969.
The other songs nominated for 2026’s Single of the Year include “I Knew It, I Knew You” by Taylor Swift, “Somewhere Over Laredo” by Wilson and “The Fall” by Cody Johnson.
The 60th Annual CMA Awards will take place on Wed., Nov. 18, 20216, with the ceremony airing live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena at 8 pm ET.
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