CMA Awards: 2021 Winners

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 

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

#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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