NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – See a full checklist of winners from the 55th Annual CMA Awards from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Eric Church
- WINNER: Luke Combs
- Miranda Lambert
- Chris Stapleton
- Carrie Underwood
And last but certainly not least, your 2021 #CMAawards ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR is…@lukecombs!
Congrats to ALL of tonight's nominees and winners!👏🏆 pic.twitter.com/v6eV0boSk1
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 11, 2021
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- “Well-known Friends” – Chris Young with Kane Brown
Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young
Mix Engineer: Sean Moffitt - “The Good Ones” – Gabby Barrett
Producers: Ross Copperman, Zach Kale
Combine Engineers: Chris Galland, Manny Marroquin - “Hell Of A View” – Eric Church
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce - “One Night Standards” – Ashley McBryde
Producer: Jay Joyce
Combine Engineers: Jason Corridor, Jay Joyce - WINNER: “Starting Over” – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
And the #CMAawards Single of the Year is…"Starting Over" by @ChrisStapleton! Congrats!!🏆 pic.twitter.com/FBGXTfGldi
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 11, 2021
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- 29 – Carly Pearce
Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne , and Jimmy Robbins
Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore - Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen
Producers: Dave Cohen, Matt Dragstrem, Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome , and Joey Moi
Mix Engineer: Joey Moi - Heart – Eric Church
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce - Skeletons – Brothers Osborne
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce - WINNER: Beginning Over – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
A round of applause for #CMAawards Album of the Year winner @ChrisStapleton for his masterpiece album 'Starting Over'!👏👏👏 Congratulations! pic.twitter.com/aGLrfxun5C
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 11, 2021
SONG OF THE YEAR
- “Forever After All”
Songwriters: Luke Combs, Drew Parker, Robert Williford - “The Good Ones”
Songwriters: Gabby Barrett, Zach Kale, Emily Landis, Jim McCormick - “Hell Of A View”
Songwriters: Casey Beathard, Eric Church, Monty Criswell - “One Night Standards”
Songwriters: Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde - WINNER: “Beginning Over”
Songwriters: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton
Congrats to the #CMAawards winner for Song of the Year, "Starting Over" – awarded to the talented songwriters Mike Henderson & @ChrisStapleton! pic.twitter.com/JbGxVTSU9c
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 11, 2021
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Gabby Barrett
- Miranda Lambert
- Ashley McBryde
- Maren Morris
- WINNER: Carly Pearce
And the #CMAaward for Female Vocalist of the Year goes to @CarlyPearce!! Congratulations!🏆 pic.twitter.com/GonLK0hCLW
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 11, 2021
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Dierks Bentley
- Eric Church
- Luke Combs
- Thomas Rhett
- WINNER: Chris Stapleton
The CMA Award for Male Vocalist of the Year goes to…@ChrisStapleton! Congratulations! 👏 #CMAawards pic.twitter.com/hAJVpqkc13
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 11, 2021
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Lady A
- Little Big City
- Midland
- WINNER: Old Dominion
- Zac Brown Band
Your #CMAawards Vocal Group of the Year is…@OldDominion! Congrats, y'all!🙌 pic.twitter.com/KJgTFg6au0
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 11, 2021
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brooks & Dunn
- WINNER: Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Florida Georgia Line
- Maddie & Tae
Your #CMAawards Vocal Duo of the Year is…@BrothersOsborne! Congratulations!🏆🎉 pic.twitter.com/O19jvg0SgJ
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 11, 2021
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Jimmie Allen
- Ingrid Andress
- Gabby Barrett
- Mickey Guyton
- HARDY
Congratulations @JimmieAllen, your #CMAawards New Artist of the Year!👏 We are SO excited to celebrate this incredible achievement! pic.twitter.com/1kavgwY00I
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 11, 2021
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
- Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar
- Aaron Sterling, Drums
- Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo
- Derek Wells, Guitar
- Two of the 12 awards had been announced Wednesday morning on Good Morning America.
Congratulations to @JeneeMusic on winning #CMAawards Musician of the Year! 🏆 See who else takes home the rest of the trophies TONIGHT at 8/7c on @ABCNetwork! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/R10CHt4uR0
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 11, 2021
- MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
- “Buy Dirt” – Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan
Producer: Paul DiGiovanni - “Chasing After You” – Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris
Producers: Aaron Eshuis, Teddy Reimer - “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” – Elle King & Miranda Lambert
Producer: Martin Johnson - “Famous Mates” – Chris Young with Kane Brown
Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young - WINNER: “half of my hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney)
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins
- “Buy Dirt” – Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan
We have a WINNER!! 🏆 Congratulations to @KelseaBallerini and @KennyChesney on winning the #CMAawards Musical Event of the Year for "half of my hometown" just now on @GMA! pic.twitter.com/0NoUNTpO6c
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 10, 2021
- MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- “Chasing After You” – Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris
Director: TK McKamy - “Famous Mates” – Chris Young with Kane Brown
Director: Peter Zavadil - “Gone” – Dierks Bentley
Directors: Wes Edwards, Travis Nicholson, Ed Pryor, Operating Bear, Sam Siske - WINNER: “half of my hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney)
Director: Patrick Tracy - “Younger Me” – Brothers Osborne
Director: Reid Long
- “Chasing After You” – Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris
#CMAawards Music Video of the Year goes to …
“half of my hometown” by @KelseaBallerini and @kennychesney!@CountryMusichttps://t.co/w3VqtO5H4z pic.twitter.com/0eJy1cCALW
— Good Morning America (@GMA) November 10, 2021
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