Charlie Puth Is Engaged, 2023 CMA Nominations, Simon Cowell Is ‘Speechless’ & More | Billboard News

Charlie Puth announced his engagement to girlfriend Brooke Sansone when he posted a pic of his fianceé rocking a serious rock. The 2023 CMA Awards nominations are here, and Lainey Wilson & Jelly Roll are leading the pack! Billboard takes a look back at some of the most controversial Hot 100 No. 1 tracks. And more!

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Charlie Puth announces his engagement. Lainey Wilson leads the CMA Awards nominations. An AGT contestant leaves Simon Cowell speechless. We look at some of the most controversial No. 1s and learn five things about Noah Kahan. Welcome back to Billboard News, I’m Tetris Kelly, it’s September 7th, and we’ve got to get the show off to the most positive note: love. Charlie Puth is engaged. The soulful crooner is singing the news, and we’re letting you know all about the happy couple.

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Charlie Puth took to Instagram to announce his engagement to Brooke Sansone with this adorable picture, captioning, “I flew to New York to ask my best friend to marry me. And she said yes. I’m the happiest, best version of myself. And it is all because of you. Brookie I love you endlessly forever and ever and ever.” Congrats, Puth. Also, that pizza looks bangin’. The engagement comes nearly a year after they went IG official in a post on Charlie’s birthday. We wish the couple the best.

Onto some more good news: Country is killing it on the charts, and some of your favorites are celebrating their CMA Awards nominations. Lainey Wilson leads the pack, with Luke Combs and Jelly Roll capturing a handful of nods. Here are your CMA nominations.

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Lainey Wilson nabs nine nominations, making her the most nominated at this year’s CMA Awards. She’s nominated for the biggest prize of the night — Entertainer of the Year — but she’ll have to beat out Morgan Wallen, Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton and Luke Combs, who received four nominations, including Single of the Year for “Fast Car.”

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