The winners of this year’s CMA Awards are a good mix of new and veteran talent, as well as a good balance of commercially successful and critically acclaimed work.
Entertainer of the Year
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson
Male Vocalist of the Year
Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Ashley McBryde
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady A
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
The Red Clay Strays
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War and Treaty
New Artist of the Year
Megan Moroney
Shaboozey
Nate Smith
Mitchell Tenpenny
Zach Top
Album of the Year
Luke Combs, Fathers & Sons
Jelly Roll, Whitsitt Chapel
Cody Johnson, Leather
Kacey Musgraves, Deeper Well
Chris Stapleton, Higher
Single of the Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
“Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson
“White Horse” – Chris Stapleton
Song of the Year
“Burn it Down”
Hillary Lindsey, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, and Liz Rose
“Dirt Cheap”
Josh Phillips
“I Had Some Help”
Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, and Chandler Paul Walters
“The Painter”
Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, and Ryan Larkins
“White Horse”
Chris Stapleton and Dan Wilson
Music Video of the Year
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
Director: Dustin Haney
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
Directors: Mason Allen and Nicki Fletcher
“I’m Not Pretty” – Megan Moroney
Directors: Jeff Johnson and Megan Moroney
“The Painter” – Cody Johnson
Director: Dustin Haney
“‘Wildflowers and Wild Horses” – Lainey Wilson
Director: Patrick Tracy
Musical Event of the Year
“Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
“I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
“Man Made a Bar” – Morgan Wallen feat. Eric Church
“you look like you love me” – Ella Langley feat. Riley Green
Musician of the Year
Tom Bukovac (Guitar)
Jenee Fleenor (Fiddle)
Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)
Rob McNelley (Guitar)
Charlie Worsham (Guitar)
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