CMA announced that Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum will be splitting up the live announcements of the final nominees for "The 46th Annual CMA Awards" at two separate events in New York City on Wednesday, September 5th.Aldean and Lady Antebellum will announce the final nominees in five CMA Awards categories live from the "Good Morning America" studios in the heart of Times Square on ABC. The announcement will air in the 8:30 AM/ET half-hour segment of the morning news program.
Following the announcement, at 9:15 AM/ET, Aldean and Lady Antebellum will head over to B.B. King Blues Club and Grill (237 West 42nd Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues) to announce the finalists in the remaining seven categories. The last time all of the CMA Awards nominees were announced in New York City was 2005.