2025 CMA Awards — Nominees & Winners

2025 CMA Awards — Nominees & Winners

On November 19, 2025, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena hosted the 59th Annual CMA Awards, where Lainey Wilson both hosted and performed.

Highlights include...

Host: Lainey Wilson hosted the event.

Nominations: Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, and Lainey Wilson were tied for the most nominations with six each. Zach Top followed with five nominations.

Performers: In addition to Wilson, performers included Brandi Carlile, Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Riley Green, Little Big Town, Patty Loveless, Keith Urban, Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, and more.

Presenters: Presenters included Elizabeth Hurley, Steve Martin, Lady A, Ne-Yo, and Jordan Davis.

To find out who was nominated and who won...read on

Entertainer of the Year

Winner: Luke Combs

Nominees:

- Luke Combs

- Cody Johnson

- Chris Stapleton

- Morgan Wallen

- Lainey Wilson

Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Kelsea Ballerini

Nominees:

- Kelsea Ballerini

- Miranda Lambert

- Ella Langley

- Megan Moroney

- Lainey Wilson

Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Luke Combs

Nominees:

- Luke Combs

- Cody Johnson

- Chris Stapleton

- Zach Top

- Morgan Wallen

Vocal Group of the Year

Winner: Lady A

Nominees:

- Lady A

- Little Big Town

- Old Dominion

- Rascal Flatts

- The Red Clay Strays

Vocal Duo of the Year

Winner: Brooks & Dunn

Nominees:

- Brooks & Dunn

- Brothers Osborne

- Dan + Shay

- Maddie & Tae

- The War And Treaty

New Artist of the Year

Winner: Ella Langley

Nominees:

- Ella Langley

- Shaboozey

- Zach Top

- Tucker Wetmore

- Stephen Wilson Jr.

Single of the Year

Winner: 4×4×U — Lainey Wilson

Nominees:

- 4×4×U — Lainey Wilson

- Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma — Luke Combs

- Am I Okay? — Megan Moroney

- I Never Lie — Zach Top

- you look like you love me — Ella Langley & Riley Green

Album of the Year

Winner: Am I Okay? — Megan Moroney

Nominees:

- Am I Okay? — Megan Moroney

- Cold Beer & Country Music — Zach Top

- Fn1 Trillion — Post Malone

- I’m The Problem — Morgan Wallen

- Whirlwind — Lainey Wilson

Song of the Year

Winner: 4×4×U — Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson

Nominees:

- 4×4×U

- Am I Okay?

- I Never Lie

- Texas

- You look like you love me

Musical Event of the Year

Winner: Pour Me A Drink — Post Malone & Blake Shelton

Nominees:

- Don’t Mind If I Do — Riley Green ft. Ella Langley

- Hard Fought Hallelujah — Brandon Lake with Jelly Roll

- I’m Gonna Love You — Cody Johnson & Carrie Underwood

- Pour Me A Drink — Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton

- You Had To Be There — Megan Moroney ft. Kenny Chesney

Music Video of the Year

Winner: You look like you love me — Ella Langley & Riley Green

Nominees:

- Am I Okay? — Megan Moroney

- I’m Gonna Love You — Cody Johnson & Carrie Underwood

- Somewhere Over Laredo — Lainey Wilson

- Think I’m In Love With You — Chris Stapleton

- You look like you love me — Ella Langley & Riley Green

Musician of the Year

Winner: Jenee Fleenor (Fiddle)

Nominees:

- Jenee Fleenor

- Paul Franklin

- Brent Mason

- Rob McNelley

- Derek Wells

The winners of the 2025 CMA Awards began to be announced this morning Wednesday, November 19th, 2025, with the first winners revealed on Good Morning America and more throughout the day ahead of the live broadcast to be held on ABC tonight and rebroadcast again tomorrow on Hulu.

NFL Plans to Ban the Tush Push

  The Tush Push is doomed. The NFL doesn’t like the play and has told officiating not to call offsides.

  They will compile all of these instances and rule against this play by saying it’s too hard to officiate, and be able to get enough votes to unanimously once and for all ban the tush push.

  This is the plan they have in place.

How do I find my IP address in Windows?

How do I find my IP address in Windows?

You can find your computer's IP address very quickly with two different ways in Windows.

First, on the bottom left side of your screen click the pill shaped search or click on the Windows icon to the left of that. You can also press the Windows icon on the bottom of your keyboard. It's the key between the Ctrl key and the Alt key.

The next thing is to type in the search bar the word run. This will pop up another window and there tye the letters - cmd. This will open a new window with a blinking cursor in what looks like an old DOS prompt. Type ipconfig right after the blinking cursor prompt and this will open a screen with all your network information. About halfway down you'll find your ip address right after IPv4 Address - this will be your address. It's the easiest way to find your IP Address.

Another way to find the same information is to go back to search as in the first way and this time type control panel. Open Control Panel and then select Network and Internet. After that select Network and Sharing Center and select your internet connection. When you do this another window will pop up and from here you'll see about halfway down a button that says Details. Click on Details and all of your connection information will be listed there and your ip address will be right after IPv4.

This is good to know and if you subscribe to a VPN you'll want to check this for sure, because if you find that your ip is not changed then you'll want to get another one.

Everyone with any computer savvy will want a good VPN these days to keep Internet Service Providers from knowing all of your business!

Good Luck!

Big Lots! is Back

Big Lots announced it will reopen 132 stores in two phases from May 1 to May 15 as part of its revitalization strategy. Many of the stores had closed during a consolidation but have since been leased again under better terms.

"We're excited to bring 132 locations back this May," said Lisa Seigies, CEO of Variety Wholesalers, which acquired several stores during Big Lots' 2024 bankruptcy. She noted strong customer response to the expanded product selection.

They are still a close-out reseller, but the new stores will feature less furniture and more apparel.

The reopened stores will offer family apparel, home essentials, and popular brand-name items across 14 states.

Stores will begin re-opening in May!

Alabama:

Athens

Decatur

Dothan

Guntersville

Jasper

Mobile

Northport

Florida:

Crystal River

Jacksonville

Marianna

Ormond Beach

Panama City

Georgia:

Augusta

Brunswick

Buford

Cornelia

Dallas

Fort Oglethorpe

Marietta

Smyrna

Valdosta

Vidalia

Waycross

Indiana:

Jasper

Kentucky:

Campbellsville

Danville

Elizabethtown

Glasgow

Hazard

London

Middlesboro

Richmond

Somerset

Michigan:

Burton

Flint

Port Huron

Shelby Township

Southgate

Mississippi:

Southhaven

North Carolina:

Belmont

Burlington

Clemmons

Dunn

Elizabeth City

Elkin

Fayetteville

Gastonia

Greensboro

Greenville

Hickory

Kinston

Lexington

Lincolnton

Mocksville

Mooresville

Mount Airy

Newton

Roanoke Rapids

Rocky Mount

Selma

Shelby

Southport

Statesville

Wake Forest

Wilkesboro

Wilson

Ohio:

Alliance

Akron  

Barberton

Boardman

Bridgeport

Canton

Cuyahoga Falls

Columbus

Elyria

Fremont

Grove City

Kettering

Lancaster

New Philadelphia

Reynoldsburg

Toledo

Warren

Wintersville

Pennsylvania:

Bloomsburg

Camp Hill

Cleona

Du Bois

Dunmore

East Stroudsburg

Erie

Eynon

Franklin

Lehighton

Lewisburg

Meadville

New Castle

South Carolina:

Easley

Greenwood

Lexington

Rock Hill

Seneca

Simpsonville

Spartanburg

West Columbia

Tennessee:

Alcoa

Cleveland

Greeneville

Jefferson City

Johnson City

Knoxville

Morristown

Murfreesboro

Rogersville

Sevierville

Virginia:

Chesapeake

Chester

Fredericksburg

Front Royal

Martinsville

North Chesterfield

North Prince George

Waynesboro

Winchester

Yorktown

West Virginia:

Beckley

Bridgeport

Charleston

Elkins

Fairmont

Martinsburg

Oak Hill

Princeton


Grand opening celebrations will take place this fall in all Big Lots locations. The NEW Big Lots will operate 219 stores in 14 states across the Midwest, Southeast, and East Coast areas beginning this May.

NFL Free Agency 2025

With the conclusion of this year's NFL draft. The focus now shifts to Free Agency signings and who goes where and who is still unsigned.

This appears to be the consensus with the Top 10 best available free agents so far during the off-season following the NFL Draft of 2025.

1. Amari Cooper, wide receiver

2. Rasul Douglas, cornerback

3. Za'Darius Smith, edge rusher

4. Keenan Allen, wide receiver

5. Kyzir White, linebacker

6. Asante Samuel Jr., cornerback

7. Julian Blackmon, safety

8. Justin Simmons, safety

9. J.K. Dobbins, running back

10. Aaron Rodgers, quarterback

There are of course many others. Most of whom, are overlooked because of either their too high of a salary, history of injuries, and the influx of new talent that went undrafted this year.

I will list some of these for you, but most won't make the cut if they even get signed at all. The veteran salaries put teams off in a big way especially when there is so much talent that went undrafted.

The information below comes from > https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/

Best Quarterback Free Agents, 2025:

Carson Wentz

Desmond Ridder

C.J. Beathard

Teddy Bridgewater

Jeff Driskel

Tyler Huntley

Mike White

Ben DiNucci

Best Running Back Free Agents, 2025:

J.K. Dobbins

Nick Chubb

Gus Edwards

Cam Akers

Jamaal Williams

Jeff Wilson

Trey Sermon

Ameer Abdullah

D'Ernest Johnson

Chase Edmonds

Best Wide Receiver Free Agents, 2025:

Amari Cooper

Keenan Allen

D.J. Chark

Tyler Boyd

Brandon Powell

Chris Conley

Deonte Harty

Jamison Crowder

Allen Robinson

Marquez Callaway

Best Tight End Free Agents, 2025:

Jordan Akins

Hayden Hurst

C.J. Uzomah

Gerald Everett

Marcedes Lewis

Ross Dwelley

MyCole Pruitt

Geoff Swaim

Nick Vannett

Josiah Deguara

Tyler Davis

Jody Fortson

Best Kicker Free Agents, 2025:

Matt Gay

Spencer Schrader

Joey Slye

There will be many others available when training camps begin and teams have to start cutting down their rosters. I've only listed skill position players who affect fantasy football. There are many other free agents at the other positions.

Have a great day!

The Top Ten Best Selling Books of 2025 so far...

We are fast approaching the halfway point of the year. This being May 1st I thought it would be fun to see what readers are really into this year. In the top five, we have two that fit the self-help genre and two others that are dystopian fiction/romantasy. Finishing up the top ten we have more fiction, and more self-help, and a couple of coloring books.

Who would've guessed a couple of coloring books would be best-sellers.

1. The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About Hardcover – December 24, 2024

by Mel Robbins (Author), Sawyer Robbins (Author)

2. Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games) Hardcover – March 18, 2025

by Suzanne Collins (Author)

3. Forgotten Home Apothecary : 250 Powerful Remedies at Your Fingertips Paperback – Big Book, October 8, 2024

by Dr. Nicole Apelian (Author)

4. Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) (The Empyrean, 3) Hardcover – January 21, 2025

by Rebecca Yarros (Author)

5.INNER EXCELLENCE: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible life Paperback – May 1, 2020

by JIM MURPHY (Author)

6. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Hardcover – October 16, 2018

by James Clear (Author)

7. The Housemaid Paperback – August 23, 2022

by Freida McFadden (Author)

8. Girl Moments: Coloring Book for Adults and Teens Featuring Cute Cozy Daily Activities for Relaxation (Cozy Spaces Coloring) Paperback – October 26, 2024

by Coco Wyo (Author)

9. Cozy Friends: Coloring Book for Adults and Teens Featuring Super Cute Animal Characters with Easy and Simple Designs for Relaxation Paperback – May 22, 2024

by Coco Wyo (Author)

10. The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel Paperback – November 5, 2024

by Ariel Lawhon (Author)

This Top 10 reflects what is published on Amazon today.
None of these are my cup of tea, so I can't say whether they are good or bad or just blah.

We live in an interesting period and who knows what might catch the interest of others in a mass market sort of way next week or next month or whenever. That's why checking lists like this can be informative and also quite entertaining in their own way.