Maren Morris and Luke Combs were the only multiple winners at Wednesday’s 54th Annual CMA Awards. Morris collected three trophies—Single of the Year, Song of the Year and Female Vocalist—while Combs won Male Vocalist and Album of the Year.
Eric Church received the coveted Entertainer of the Year award.
Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker co-hosted the ceremony at the Music City Center in Nashville, joined by Church, Combs, Morris, Morgan Wallen and others. It was the first time the country-music community had come together in one room this year.
The show's impact was clear on the iTunes singles chart, where nine of the Top 10 songs are country tracks as of this writing. Dan + Shay/Justin Bieber took #1 with "10,000 Hours," while other chart leaders include Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen, Gabby Barrett, Thomas Rhett, Combs, Morris, Rucker and Church.
The full list of winners and nominees follows.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Eric Church [WINNER]
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris [WINNER]
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Eric Church
Luke Combs [WINNER]
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Winners unmasked: Eric Church; Sony Music Nashville boss Randy Goodman with Luke Combs;
Goodman with Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion [WINNER]
Rascal Flatts
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay [WINNER]
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jimmie Allen
Ingrid Andress
Gabby Barrett
Carly Pearce
Morgan Wallen [WINNER]
Morgan Wallen; Old Dominion; Dan + Shay
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to artist[s], producer[s] and mix engineer)
"10,000 Hours," Dan + Shay (with Justin Bieber)
Producer: Dan Smyers; Mix Engineer: Jeff Juliano
"Beer Never Broke My Heart," Luke Combs
Producer: Scott Moffatt; Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley
"Bluebird," Miranda Lambert
Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
"The Bones," Maren Morris [WINNER]
Producer: Greg Kurstin; Mix Engineer: Greg Kurstin
"I Hope," Gabby Barrett
Producers: Ross Copperman, Zach Kale; Mix Engineer: Buckley Miller
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to artist and producer[s])
Heartache Medication, Jon Pardi
Producers: Bart Butler, Ryan Gore, Jon Pardi
Never Will, Ashley McBryde
Producers: Jay Joyce, John Peets
Old Dominion, Old Dominion
Producers: Shane McAnally, Old Dominion
What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs [WINNER]
Producers: Scott Moffatt
Wildcard, Miranda Lambert
Producer: Jay Joyce
SONG OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to songwriters)
"Bluebird"
Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert
"The Bones" [WINNER]
Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz
"Even Though I'm Leaving"
Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Ray Fulcher
"I Hope You're Happy Now"
Luke Combs, Randy Montana, Carly Pearce, Jonathan Singleton
"More Hearts Than Mine"
Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis, Derrick Southerland
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to artists and producer[s])
"10,000 Hours," Dan + Shay (with Justin Bieber)
Producer: Dan Smyers
"Be a Light," Thomas Rhett f/Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban
Producer: Dann Huff
"The Bones," Maren Morris with Hozier
Producer: Greg Kurstin
"Fooled Around and Fell in Love," Miranda Lambert f/Maren Morris, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, & Caylee Hammack
Producer: Jay Joyce
"I Hope You're Happy Now," Carly Pearce and Lee Brice [WINNER]
Producer: busbee
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle [WINNER]
Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar
Rob McNelley, Guitar
Ilya Toshinskiy, Guitar
Derek Wells, Guitar
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"10,000 Hours," Dan + Shay (with Justin Bieber)
Director: Patrick Tracy
"Bluebird," Miranda Lambert [WINNER]
Director: Trey Fanjoy
"Homemade," Jake Owen
Director: Justin Clough
"I Hope You're Happy Now," Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
Director: Sam Siske
"Second One to Know," Chris Stapleton
Director: David Coleman
CMA BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
National
"American Country Countdown" (Kix Brooks), Westwood One
"The Blair Garner Show" (Blair Garner and “Off Eric” Garner), Westwood One
"CMT After Midnite" (Cody Alan), Premiere Networks
"Country Countdown USA" (Lon Helton), Westwood One [WINNER]
"The Mayor of Music Row" (Charlie Monk), SiriusXM Satellite Radio
NEAR TRUTHS: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
One name keeps popping up amid the Roan-related speculation. (11/26a)
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