He had some help: Morgan Wallen tops the 2024 Country Music Association award nominations with seven. For a third year in a row, Wallen is up for both the top prize — entertainer of the year — and the male vocalist categories. Rounding out the entertainer of the year categories are Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson. Post Malone's massive radio hit, “I Had Some Help,” which features Wallen, is the main reason why the country singer leads the pack this year. It is up for single, song, musical event and music video of the year. His last nomination is a second one in the musical event category, for his collaboration with Eric Church, “Man Made a Bar.” Single of the year is awarded to the artist, producer and mix engineers; song of the year is given to the songwriters. Ahead of the nominations announcement, some fans speculated that Beyoncé, whose landmark country-and-then-some reclamation “Cowboy Carter” was released during the eligibility window, could receive a nomination at the 2024 CMAs. It did not. Earlier this year, the album hit No. 1 on the Billboard country albums chart, making her the first Black woman to top the chart since its 1964 inception. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/2024-country-music-association-award-nominations-beyonce-cowboy-carter-snubbed-morgan-wallen-leads/507-85427d2b-a054-467b-b9fe-3eba81fcf29a