Country music fanatics gathered on Wednesday night for the 53rd annual Country Music Awards (CMA). The award ceremony which took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville was hosted by multiple CMA winner Carrie Underwood, who was again up for entertainer of the year, album of the year and female vocalist of the year.
The night ended with Gart Brooks winning the big prize as entertainer of the year for the seventh time. Grammy award winner, Kacey Musgraves also won the female vocalist of the year and music video of the year for ‘Rainbow’. Luke Combs was announced winner of the male vocalist of the year category, whiles Marren Morris won for album of the year with the ‘Girl’ album.
Kelsea Ballerini, Brooks & Dunn with Brothers Osborne, Garth Brooks with Blake Shelton, Dan + Shay, Lady Antebellum and Halsey, Old Dominion, Blake Shelton and Thomas Rhett, Musgraves and Willie Nelson, shared the big stage as performers of the evening.
See below for a full list of this year’s winners.
Entertainer of the Year
- Garth Brooks *WINNER
- Eric Church
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
- Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Maren Morris
- Kacey Musgraves *WINNER
- Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
- Dierks Bentley
- Luke Combs *WINNER
- Thomas Rhett
- Chris Stapleton
- Keith Urban
Album of the Year
- “Center Point Road,” Thomas Rhett (Producers: Dann Huff, Jesse Frasure, Thomas Rhett, Julian Bunetta, The Stereotypes, Cleve Wilson)
- “Cry Pretty,” Carrie Underwood (Producers: David Garcia, Jim Jonsin, Carrie Underwood)
- “Dan + Shay,” Dan + Shay (Producers: Dan Smyers, Scott Hendricks)
- “Desperate Man,” Eric Church (Producers: Jay Joyce, Arturo Buenahora Jr.)
- “Girl,” Maren Morris (Producers: busbee, Maren Morris, Greg Kurstin) *WINNER
New Artist of the Year
- Cody Johnson
- Midland
- Carly Pearce
- Ashley McBryde *WINNER
- Morgan Wallen
Song of the Year
- “Beautiful Crazy,” Luke Combs (Songwriters: Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Robert Williford) *WINNER
- “Girl,” Maren Morris (Songwriters: Maren Morris, Sarah Aarons, Greg Kurstin)
- “God’s Country,” Blake Shelton (Songwriters: Devin Dawson, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy)
- “Rainbow,” Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves)
- “Tequila,” Dan + Shay (Songwriters: Dan Smyers, Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds)
Single of the Year
- “Burning Man,” Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne (Producers: Ross Copperman, Jon Randall, Arturo Buenahora Jr.; Mix Engineer: F. Reid Shippen)
- “Girl,” Maren Morris (Producer: Greg Kurstin; Mix Engineer: Greg Kurstin)
- “God’s Country,” Blake Shelton (Producer: Scott Hendricks; Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank) *WINNER
- “Millionaire,” Chris Stapleton (Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton; Mix Engineer: Vance Powell)
- “Speechless,” Dan + Shay (Producers: Dan Smyers, Scott Hendricks; Mix Engineer: Jeff Juliano)
Vocal Group of the Year
- Lady Antebellum
- Little Big Town
- Midland
- Old Dominion *WINNER
- Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay *WINNER
- Florida Georgia Line
- Maddie & Tae
Musical Event of the Year
- Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne, “All My Favorite People” (Producers: Maren Morris, busbee)
- Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs, “Brand New Man” (Producer: Dann Huff)
- Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton, “Dive Bar” (Producer: Garth Brooks)
- Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road (Remix)” (Producers: YoungKio, Michael Trent Reznor, Atticus Matthew Ross) *WINNER
- Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell, “What Happens in a Small Town” (Producer: Dann Huff)
Music Video of the Year
- “Burning Man,” Dierks Bentley Feat. Brothers Osborne (Director: Wes Edwards)
- “Girl,” Maren Morris (Director: Dave Meyers)
- “God’s Country,” Blake Shelton (Director: Sophie Muller)
- “Rainbow,” Kacey Musgraves (Director: Hannah Lux Davis) *WINNER
- “Some of It,” Eric Church (Director: Reid Long)
Musician of the Year
- Jenee Fleenor *WINNER
- Paul Franklin
- Mac McAnally
- Ilya Toshinsky
- Derek Wells
