Hello there my friends, I am back once more to discuss the 54th Annual Country Music Association Awards which had their ceremony last night and handed out a number of awesome trophies. In the nominations rundown I mentioned that I haven’t really been following the genre of late but then I closed up by saying how shows like these give you a perfect point to examine what is hottest in the genre. For the ease of consumption, I’ve left the nominated artists in the list of the winners since you might want to argue about some of them in the comments section. Let’s go.
Entertainer of the Year:
WINNER – Eric Church
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Album of the Year:
WINNER – What You See Is What You Get — Luke Combs
Heartache Medication — Jon Pardi
Never Will — Ashley McBryde
Old Dominion — Old Dominion
Wildcard — Miranda Lambert
Male Vocalist of the Year:
WINNER – Luke Combs
Eric Church
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year:
WINNER – Maren Morris
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Vocal Group of the Year:
WINNER – Old Dominion
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Rascal Flatts
Vocal Duo of the Year:
WINNER – Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
Single of the Year:
WINNER – “The Bones” — Maren Morris
“10,000 Hours” — Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
“Beer Never Broke My Heart ” — Luke Combs
“Bluebird” — Miranda Lambert
“I Hope” — Gabby Barrett
Song of the Year:
WINNER – “The Bones” — Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, and Laura Veltz
“Bluebird” — Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick, and Natalie Hemby
“Even Though I’m Leaving ” — Luke Combs , Wyatt Durrette III , andRay Fulcher
“I Hope You’re Happy Now ” — Carly Pearce , Luke Combs , Randy Montana , and Jonathan Singleton
“More Hearts Than Mine ” — Ingrid Andress , Sam Ellis, and Derrick Southerland
New Artist of the Year:
WINNER – Morgan Wallen
Jimmie Allen
Ingrid Andress
Gabby Barrett
Carly Pearce
Musician of the Year:
WINNER – Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
Paul Franklin , Steel Guitar
Rob McNelley, Guitar
Ilya Toshinsky , Guitar
Derek Wells, Guitar
Music Video of the Year:
WINNER – “Bluebird” — Miranda Lambert
“10,000 Hours ” — Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
“Homemade” — Jake Owen
“I Hope You’re Happy Now” — Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
“Second One to Know ” — Chris Stapleton
Musical Event of the Year:
WINNER – “I Hope You’re Happy Now” — Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
“10,000 Hours ” — Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
“Be a Light ” — Thomas Rhett , Reba McEntire , Hillary Scott , Chris Tomlin and Keith Urban
“The Bones ” — Maren Morris and Hozier
“Fooled Around and Fell in Love ” — Miranda Lambert , Maren Morris , Ashley McBryde ,
Tenille Townes , Caylee Hammack , and Elle King
Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award:
Charley Pride
International Awards:
International Country Broadcaster Award:
Ben Earle
Jo Walker-Meador International Award:
John Esposito
Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award:
Ilse DeLange
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Piercing Ken Thoughts: So that brings us to the end of this latest rundown. What did you think about the winners? Did your favorites win out in the end or did you feel that they were cheated of the honor? If you think this way I’d love to hear from you in the comments section down below because its always great to know what is on our readerships mind. Though I haven’t really been listening to any Country stuff in quite some time, there are some artists that I enjoy when I need a musical change of pace and I will be perusing this list a little deeper on my Spotify when the pile of emails to sort through and post about gets a little lower. My hopes is that you are all still safe and sound during the continuing pandemic issues. Just listen to the guidelines of your region and be smart. I’d hate to see anything happening to our friends for sure. See you next time with some more stuff. Stay tuned.
Official Website: https://cmaawards.com/