Luke Bryan picked up a pair of CMA nominations this year, including Male Vocalist and Album of the Year for his platinum-certified tailgates & tanlines, which features three consecutive platinum-selling singles.

The 46th annual CMA Awards will be broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena November 1st at 8pm ET on ABC.

AUDIO: Luke Bryan talks about his CMA nominations for Male Vocalist and Album of the Year.

Luke Bryan (CMA nominations) OC: …the nominations. :28
“At the end of the day all you want to be is in the game and have some nominations and be in the hunt. At the end of the day, whoever wins, it will be an awesome night. If we win, it’ll be a big deal. It’ll be an amazing night for me and we’ll have the time of our lives and enjoy them. And if we don’t win, we’ll approach the year to try to make the best album [and] the best songs and kinda going from there. For me, it’s always enjoying this and celebrating the nominations.”

AUDIO: Luke Bryan talks about his CMA nomination for Album of the Year for tailgates & tanlines.

Luke Bryan (CMA album) OC: …a big deal. :13
“To put your heart and soul into a record and to have it get nominated for Album of the Year, it’s really special…it makes all the hard work really stand out and really feel like it’s paying off, and it’s a big deal.”