'New Artist of the Year Winners 30 & Older
the Year Winners 30 & Older
When the
2022 Country Music Association Awards are presented in Nashville on Nov
9, this
will be the fifth time in the past eight years that the new artist of the
Do I
have an inside source at the CMA who tipped me to the result? I do
But all
five of this year’s nominees in that category are 30+
The contenders
are HARDY, 32; Walker Hayes, 42; Cody Johnson, 35; Parker McCollum, 30; and Lainey Wilson, 30
And it’s
a matter of historical record that four of the last seven winners had reached 30
Ashley McBryde
and Jimmie Allen were both 36 when they won in 2019 and 2021, respectively
This year
is only the second time in CMA history that all five nominees for new artist
The only
other time this happened was in 1988, when the award was still known as the horizon
Oslin, 46;
Patty Loveless, 31; Sweethearts of the Rodeo; and Highway 101
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