Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton Among Winners of 2016 CMA AWARDS; Full List!

By: Nov. 03, 2016
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Country superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood returned last night to host Country Music's Biggest Night in 2016. THE 50TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS aired live from the Bridgestone Arena on the ABC Television Network. Check out the full winner's list below:

  • Entertainer of the Year

    Garth Brooks (WINNER)
    Luke Bryan
    Chris Stapleton
    Carrie Underwood
    Keith Urban

  • Male Vocalist of the Year

    Chris Stapleton (WINNER)
    Dierks Bentley
    Eric Church
    Tim McGraw
    Keith Urban

  • Female Vocalist of the Year

    Carrie Underwood (WINNER)
    Kelsea Ballerini
    Miranda Lambert
    Maren Morris
    Kacey Musgraves

  • Vocal Group of the Year

    Little Big Town (WINNER)
    Lady Antebellum
    Old Dominion
    Rascal Flatts
    Zac Brown Band

  • Vocal Duo of the Year

    Brothers Osborne (WINNER)
    Dan + Shay
    Florida Georgia Line
    Joey + Rory
    Maddie & Tae

  • Album of the Year

    Mr. Misunderstood - Eric Church (WINNER)
    Black - Dierks Bentley
    Ripcord - Keith Urban
    Storyteller - Carrie Underwood
    Hero - Maren Morris

  • New Artist of the Year

    Maren Morris (WINNER)
    Kelsea Ballerini
    Brothers Osborne
    Old Dominion
    Cole Swindell

  • Song of the Year

    "Humble and Kind" - Lori McKenna (WINNER)
    "Burning House" - Cam, Tyler Johnson and Jeff Bhasker
    "Die a Happy Man" - Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett and Joe Spargur
    "My Church" - Busbee and Maren Morris
    "Record Year" - Eric Church and Jeff Hyde

  • Single of the Year

    "Die a Happy Man" - Thomas Rhett (WINNER)
    "Humble and Kind" - Tim McGraw
    "My Church" - Maren Morris
    "Record Year" - Eric Church
    "Nobody to Blame" - Chris Stapleton

  • Musical Event of the Year

    "Different For Girls" - Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King (WINNER)
    "Home Alone Tonight" - Luke Bryan featuring Karen Fairchild
    "The Fighter" - Keith Urban (featuring Carrie Underwood)
    "Think of You" - Chris Young (duet with Cassadee Pope)
    "You Are My Sunshine" - Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton

  • Musician of the Year

    Jerry Douglas (dobro/lap steel guitar)
    Paul Franklin (steel guitar)
    Dann Huff (guitar) (WINNER)
    Brent Mason (guitar)
    Derek Wells (guitar)

  • Music Video of the Year

    "Fire Away" - Chris Stapleton; directed by Tim Mattia (WINNER)
    "Burning House" - Cam; directed by Trey Fanjoy
    "Humble and Kind" - Tim McGraw; directed by Wes Edwards
    "Record Year" - Eric Church; directed by John Peets and Reid Long
    "Somewhere on a Beach" - Dierks Bentley; directed by Wes Edwards

The 2016 CMA Awards nominees and winners are determined by more than 7,300 professional members of CMA, which was the first trade organization formed to promote an individual genre of music in 1958. The eligibility period for the 2016 CMA Awards is July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016.

The first "CMA Awards Banquet and Show" was held in 1967. The following year, the CMA Awards was broadcast on television for the first time - making it the longest running, annual music awards program on network TV. The CMA Awards have aired on ABC since 2006. ABC will be the network home of the CMA Awards and CMA's other two television properties, "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" and "CMA Country Christmas," through 2021.



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