Country music’s biggest night did not disappoint, but Jeff Bridges did. Chris Stapleton won Male Vocalist of the Year, Lainey Wilson won Female Vocalist of the Year, Cody Johnson won Album of the Year, and Morgan Wallen was crowned Entertainer of the Year but was not there to accept. As usual, there were so many great highlights, and one not so great when actor Jeff Bridges, who was presenting Morgan with the night’s top honors, got his name wrong, calling him Morgan “Waylon.”.
C’mon Jeff
@countrycentral Morgan Wallen wins the CMA Award for Entertainer of the year. #morganwallen #cmaawards
It was also a night that saw George Strait honored with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.
The King!
@countrysayings George accepting the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award… #GeorgeStrait #CMAawards #countrymusic
Here is the complete list of winners:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
• Luke Combs
• Jelly Roll
• Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen *WINNER
• Lainey Wilson
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
• “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
• “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)
• “Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson
• “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton *WINNER
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “Deeper Well” – Kacey Musgraves
• “Fathers & Sons” – Luke Combs
• “Higher” – Chris Stapleton
• “Leather” – Cody Johnson *WINNER
• “Whitsitt Chapel” – Jelly Roll
Wichita’s Don Johnson doing the honors
@jasondhicks91 @Cody Johnson #codyjohnson #codyjohnsonconcert #codyjohnsonlive #codyjohnsonjams #cmaawards #cma #countrymusic #dallas #texas #dfw #fyp #fypシ #fypシ゚viral #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp
SONG OF THE YEAR
• “Burn It Down” – Hillary Lindsey, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose
• “Dirt Cheap” – Josh Phillips
• “I Had Some Help” – Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters
• “The Painter” – Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins
• “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson *WINNER
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Kelsea Ballerini
• Ashley McBryde
• Megan Moroney
• Kacey Musgraves
• Lainey Wilson *WINNER
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Luke Combs
• Jelly Roll
• Cody Johnson
• Chris Stapleton *WINNER
• Morgan Wallen
Luke Combs reacts to Chris Stapleton’s win
@randyjcrocker Luke Combs reaction when Chris Stapleton wins 8th vocalist of the year #chrisstapleton #lukecombs #georgestrait #cma #cmaawards #cmaawards2024
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Old Dominion *WINNER
• The Red Clay Strays
• Zac Brown Band
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
• Brooks & Dunn *WINNER
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Maddie & Tae
• The War And Treaty
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
• “Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini (Feat. Noah Kahan)
• “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)
• “I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan (Feat. Kacey Musgraves)
• “Man Made A Bar” – Morgan Wallen (Feat. Eric Church)
• “You look like you love me” – Ella Langley (Feat. Riley Green) *WINNER
Ella Langley at a loss for words
@countrynow.com Ella Langley at a loss of words after her song, “you look like you love me (feat. Riley Green)”, won Musical Event of the Year at CMA Awards. #cmaawards #cma #country #countrymusic @Ella Langley @Riley Green
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
• Tom Bukovac – Guitar
• Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle
• Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
• Rob McNelley – Guitar
• Charlie Worsham – Guitar *WINNER
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
• “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
• “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)
• “I’m Not Pretty” – Megan Moroney
• “The Painter” – Cody Johnson
• “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” – Lainey Wilson *WINNER
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• Megan Moroney *WINNER
• Shaboozey
• Nate Smith
• Mitchell Tenpenny
• Zach Top
• Bailey Zimmerman
Other stories from Country Music’s Biggest Night:
Chris Stapleton won the CMA for song of the year and apologized to his wife when accepting it saying, “I owe my wife an apology, That last award also belonged to her. It just happened so fast … all my music, I really owe a lot to her, so I thank her for her support.”
Jelly Roll and Brooks & Dunn singing “Believe” absolute gutted me, but I’m glad I wasn’t the only one. The camera caught Philip from Little Big Town and others wiping away the tears.
Asley McBryde’s tribute to Kris Kristofferson singing “Help Me Make It Through The Night” was sheer perfection.
Lainey Wilson was not only the 3rd host but she is now a 3 time winner of CMA Female Vocalist of the Year after her win last night
As he looks to tie the record for most weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 , Shaboozey did not disappoint with his performance of his new single “Highway” leading into his hit, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Ella Langley and Riley Green emerged from the very tough and talented “Musical Event of the Year” as first-time CMA winners, thanks to “You Look Like You Love Me.”
Here are the TOP LOOKS from the CMA Awards Red Carpet last night
Here are the performances
This song makes me cry everytime and this version was no different
I think Kacey Musgraves is an amazing talent
