{"id":46406,"date":"2025-09-12T12:51:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T12:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/parmalee-blame-insider-trading-politics-for-their-cma-snub\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:51:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T12:51:03","slug":"parmalee-blame-insider-trading-politics-for-their-cma-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/parmalee-blame-insider-trading-politics-for-their-cma-snub\/","title":{"rendered":"Parmalee Blame &#8216;Insider Trading&#8217; + &#8216;Politics&#8217; for Their CMA Snub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/parmalee\">Parmalee<\/a>\u00a0are blaming &#8220;insider trading&#8221; and &#8220;politics&#8221; for getting snubbed once again at the upcoming 2025\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/category\/cma-awards\/\">CMA Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The band\u00a0dropped by the <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/nights\"><em>Taste of Country Nights<\/em><\/a> studio, where we asked why they keep getting overlooked despite scoring a No. 1 song, \u201cGonna Love You,\u201d and touring during the eligibility period for the 2025 CMA Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Collectively, the guys said, &#8220;I would just like to see what the criteria is to get the nomination. You know how the insider trading works in this business, it&#8217;s that political game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"branded-app-shortcode-inarticle\">\n<div class=\"logo-wrap\" rel=\"fwef\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Even though Parmalee have scored five No. 1 songs in their career, they\u2019ve never once been nominated for a CMA Award.<\/p>\n<p>Arguably, there aren\u2019t many country groups to choose from, and a look back at past years reveals a lot of repeat nominees in the Vocal Group of the Year category.<\/p>\n<h3>2024\u00a0CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year nominations<\/h3>\n<h3>2023\u00a0CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year nominations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lady A<\/li>\n<li>Little Big Town<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/midland\">Midland<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Old Dominion<\/li>\n<li>Zac Brown Band<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2022\u00a0CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year nominations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lady A<\/li>\n<li>Little Big Town<\/li>\n<li>Midland<\/li>\n<li>Old Dominion<\/li>\n<li>Zac Brown Band<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2021 CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year nominations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lady A<\/li>\n<li>Little Big Town<\/li>\n<li>Midland<\/li>\n<li>Old Dominion<\/li>\n<li>Zac Brown Band<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2020\u00a0CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year nominations<\/h3>\n<h3>2019\u00a0CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year nominations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lady Antebellum<\/li>\n<li>Little Big Town<\/li>\n<li>Midland<\/li>\n<li>Old Dominion<\/li>\n<li>Zac Brown Band<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2018\u00a0CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year nominations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lady Antebellum<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/lanco\">LANCO<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Little Big Town<\/li>\n<li>Midland<\/li>\n<li>Old Dominion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The &#8220;Carolina&#8221; singers say they&#8217;re &#8220;living that snub life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Could the guys of Parmalee be onto something?<\/p>\n<p>We may never know for sure, but you can count on them to keep delivering great music and performing live shows across the country for years to come.<\/p>\n<h3>How Many People Are in Parmalee?<\/h3>\n<p>Parmalee is made up of four members: brothers Matt and Scott Thomas, their cousin Barry Knox and longtime friend Josh McSwain.<\/p>\n<h3>When Are the 2025 CMA Awards?<\/h3>\n<p>The 59th annual CMA Awards will air\u00a0on\u00a0Nov.\u00a019, 2025, on ABC.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">2025 CMA Awards Nominations: Biggest Snubs + Surprises, Ranked<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>It&#8217;s always shocking when last year&#8217;s Entertainer of the Year favorite is shut out of this year&#8217;s nominations. That&#8217;s mostly what happened to the No. 1 artist on our snubs and surprises list.<\/p>\n<div>The <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/2025-cma-awards-nominees\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2025 CMA Awards nominations announcement <\/a>were good to Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson and Megan Moroney, but those women don&#8217;t make this list. Another most-nominated star does, however, and that&#8217;s a very good signal for the future of country.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/author\/billydukes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Top 30 Country Songs About Death, Ranked<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Anyone who&#8217;s grieving a loved one \u2014 or confronting their own mortality \u2014 can take comfort in these 30 great country songs about death and dying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Carena Liptak<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=70&#038;gver=6&#038;bid=204&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DGbJ4PR9JZzdxdLXzJnfIG9ZgkXSFQNevIcIY&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/parmalee-interview-2025-cma-awards-snub\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parmalee\u00a0are blaming &#8220;insider trading&#8221; and &#8220;politics&#8221; for getting snubbed once again at the upcoming 2025\u00a0CMA Awards. 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