I natt var det storstilt galla i Nashville da den femtiandre utgaven av CMA Awards ble avholdt i Bridgestone Arena. Publikum og tv-seere fikk blant annet se både Garth Brooks og Brad Paisley fremføre sine nye låter.
Her er vinnerne i de forskjellige kategoriene:
ENTERNAINER OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban — VINNER
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Artist(s) and Producer(s))
From A Room, Vol. 2, Chris Stapleton (producers: Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton)
Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves (producers: Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian and Kacey Musgraves) — VINNER
Graffiti U, Keith Urban (producers: Keith Urban, Dan McCarroll, JR Rotem, Josh Kerr, Jason Evigan, Greg Wells, Benny Blanco, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Jesse Shatkin, Jimmy Robbins, Oscar Holter, Matt Rad, Eric Valentine, Ian Kirkpatrick, Mike Elizondo, Captain Cuts, Ross Copperman, Dann Huff and Peter Karlsson)
Life Changes, Thomas Rhett (producers: Julian Bunetta, Jesse Frasure, Dann Huff, Joe London and Thomas Rhett)
The Mountain, Dierks Bentley (producers: Ross Copperman, Jon Randall Stewart and Arturo Buenahora Jr.)
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood — VINNER
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton — VINNER
Keith Urban
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
Lanco
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion — VINNER
SONG OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Songwriter(s))
«Body Like a Back Road,» Sam Hunt (Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne)
«Broken Halos,» Chris Stapleton (Mike Henderson and Chris Stapleton) — VINNER
«Drowns the Whiskey,» Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert (Brandon Kinney, Jeff Middleton and Josh Thompson)
«Drunk Girl,» Chris Janson (Scooter Carusoe, Tom Douglas and Chris Janson)
«Tequila,» Dan + Shay (Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds and Dan Smyers)
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne — VINNER
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
Sugarland
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lauren Alaina
Luke Combs — VINNER
Chris Janson
Midland
Brett Young
SINGLE OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s))
«Broken Halos,» Chris Stapleton (producers: Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton; mix engineer: Vance Powell) — VINNER
«Drinkin’ Problem,» Midland (producers: Dann Huff, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne; mix engineer: Justin Niebank)
«Drowns the Whiskey,» Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert (producer: Michael Knox; mix engineer: Jeff Braun)
«Meant to Be,» Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line (producer: Willshire; mix engineer: Serban Ghenea)
«Tequila,» Dan + Shay (producer: Scott Hendricks and Dan Smyers; mix engineer: Jeff Juliano)
MUSICAL EVENTS OF THE YEAR
«Burning Man,» Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne
«Dear Hate,» Maren Morris feat. Vince Gill
«Drowns the Whiskey,» Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert
«Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,» David Lee Murphy with Kenny Chesney — VINNER
«Meant to Be,» Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Artist(s) and Director(s))
«Babe,» Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift (director: Anthony Mandler)
«Cry Pretty,» Carrie Underwood (director: Randee St. Nicholas)
«Drunk Girl,» Chris Janson (director: Jeff Venable)
«Marry Me,» Thomas Rhett (director: TK McKamy) — VINNER
«Tequila,» Dan + Shay (director: Patrick Tracy)
MUSICAN OF THE YEAR
Jerry Douglas
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Mac McAnally — VINNER
Derek Wells