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Josh Thompson maintains the No. 1 position on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart for the fourth consecutive week this week, with co-writer credit on “One Margarita” (Luke Bryan), “Ain’t Always The Cowboy” (Jon Pardi), and “Be A Light” (Thomas Rhett feat. Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban). HARDY maintains the No. 2 position for another week. Lance Miller makes his way inside the top 10 this week, with credit on “I Called Mama” (Tim McGraw) and “Everywhere But On” (Matt Stell).

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The nominees for the 2020 CMA Awards were announced Tuesday (Sept. 1) morning. Select categories were first announced by Luke Combs and Carly Pearce on Good Morning America, with remaining categories revealed by Ingrid Andress and Gabby Barrett during a live stream hosted by Ashley Eicher. Combs received his first nomination for the night’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year, along with Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban.