Carter Faith Breaks Into Tears After First-Ever CMA Awards Nomination

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Carter Faith Shares Tearful Reaction To Earning First CMA Awards Nomination. By Madeleine O'Connell | Posted on September 10, 2026 at 11:09 am Share on: Photo Courtesy of Carter Faith Carter Faith got emotional today as she reflected on earning her first-ever CMA Award nomination ahead of the 60th Annual CMA Awards.

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• Photo Courtesy of Carter Faith As she sat on a plane trying to put her emotions into words, the singer found herself reflecting on just how far she has come since the young girl who once dreamed of becoming...
• ET on ABC and Disney+, with the ceremony available to stream the following day on Hulu.
• After the nominations were announced on September 10 on ABC's Good Morning America and later through a livestream on the CMA's official YouTube channel, the rising country star took to social media to share...
• thank you @cma for this nomination i am having a hard time putting it into words what this means to me," she began her statement.
• Although she always had the hope that she would one day turn her dream into reality, she feared her shyness and nervousness to sing in front of a crowd would hold her back.

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Now, she is celebrating a major career milestone with her first-ever CMA Awards nomination, a moment she says would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of her parents. "It seemed like the single most terrifying thing i could think of doing (which i know is hilarious looking back now)," she admitted. There, she earned her masters degree in Digital Communication & Media Arts.

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• to Country Now, she has been published in American Songwriter, Music Mayhem, and Holler.Country.
• Madeleine O'Connell is a member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.

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