Lainey Wilson, Zach Top, & More Win CMA Awards- See the Full List
The 59th Annual CMA Awards are now streaming on Hulu.
By: Josh Sharpe Nov. 20, 2025
Lainey Wilson, Zach Top, Riley Green, and more took home awards on November 19 during The 59th Annual CMA Awards. Hosted by Wilson, the ceremony, which took place at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, aired on ABC and is now available to watch on Hulu.
Wilson, who also hosted the show, earned the night’s top honor, CMA Entertainer of the Year, while Zach Top took home his first CMA Award for New Artist of the Year. Wilson, Green, and Ella Langley also emerged as the night’s leading winners, each taking home three awards. Additionally, Brooks & Dunn now hold the record for the most CMA Award wins of all time, with 20 total.
The show featurs a mix of full-scale, high-energy productions and stripped-down, musical moments, with solo performances from Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Riley Green, Langley, Megan Moroney, Old Dominion, The Red Clay Strays, Chris Stapleton, Top, Tucker Wetmore, Lainey Wilson and Stephen Wilson Jr. Check out the performances here.
First held in 1967, the CMA Awards is the longest-running, annual music awards program on network television. Each year, the show honors outstanding achievement in Country Music—celebrating the artists, songwriters, musicians, and industry professionals whose work has shaped the genre.
The 59th Annual CMA Awards Winners
Entertainer of the Year
Lainey Wilson
Single of the Year
“you look like you love me” – Ella Langley & Riley Green
Producer: Will Bundy
Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley
Album of the Year
Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
Song of the Year
“you look like you love you”
Songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere
Female Vocalist of the Year
Lainey Wilson
Male Vocalist of the Year
Cody Johnson
Vocal Group of the Year
The Red Clay Strays
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Musical Event of the Year
“Pour Me A Drink” – Post Malone (feat. Blake Shelton)
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome
Musician of the Year
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Music Video of the Year
“you look like you love me” – Ella Langley & Riley Green
Directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney
New Artist of the Year
Zach Top
Photo Credit: ABC
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