Key Takeaways

• Event Date: The 59th annual CMA Awards will take place on Nov. 19.
• Host Announcement: Lainey Wilson is the sole host for this year’s awards.
• Nominations: Wilson is tied for the most nominations, with six alongside Ella Langley and Megan Moroney.
• Historical Context: She is the third woman to solo host the CMA Awards.

The CMA Awards are less than a month away, and Lainey Wilson is getting ready.

After cohosting last year with Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, the nine-time CMA Awards winner will be the sole host for the 59th annual CMA Awards, slated for Nov. 19 on ABC.

In a clip exclusive to Billboard — which you can watch above — Wilson shows how she’s getting ready for the awards, declaring, “All right! Looks like I’m running the show!” She then reveals how she’s putting her own spin on the proceedings, from supersizing the speakers to making sure her wardrobe is on point.

Wilson is only the third woman to solo host the awards — which bills itself as “Country Music’s Biggest Night” — following Dolly Parton in 1988 and Reba McEntire in 1991.

She is not only the host, but she is one of the leading nominees, tying with Ella Langley and Megan Moroney with six nominations each. Zach Top follows with five nominations, and Riley Green and Cody Johnson have four each. Performers and presenters will be announced shortly.

“I grew up watching the CMA Awards like it was the Super Bowl, so to be hosting for a second year is a true honor,” Wilson said in a statement in September. “I’m humbled that CMA has trusted me with this role, and I can’t wait to love on this genre that has given me so much.”

CMA Awards nominees and winners are determined by more than 7,000 professional voting members of the Country Music Association, representing every sector of the industry.

The CMA Awards, which will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, are the longest running annual music awards show on network television, having first aired in 1967. Robert Deaton serves as executive producer.