List of Winners: 2021 Award Recipients

Country music enthusiasts are gearing up for the 58th annual Country Music Association Awards, a night dedicated to celebrating the best in country music for the year. Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning will once again take the stage as hosts, joined by the talented Lainey Wilson, making it a trio of hosts live from Nashville.

Lainey Wilson, a four-time nominee including Entertainer of the Year, will also be gracing the stage as a performer alongside cohost Luke Bryan. The night kicks off with performances by Post Malone and Chris Stapleton, with exciting collaborations like Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan, and Brooks & Dunn with Jelly Roll.

Rising stars like Shaboozey, Megan Moroney, and Bailey Zimmerman, nominated for Best New Artist, will share the spotlight with established artists such as Kacey Musgraves, Luke Combs, and Cody Johnson. Additionally, a special tribute to George Strait is in store for fans.

Stay tuned with EW as we update the list of CMA Award winners in real time below.

The 58th Annual CMA Awards hosts: Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson, and Peyton Manning.

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Entertainer of the Year

• Luke Combs
• Jelly Roll
• Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen
• Lainey Wilson

Album of the Year

• Deeper Well – Kacey Mugraves
• Fathers & Sons – Luke Combs
• Higher – Chris Stapleton
• WINNER: Leather – Cody Johnson
• Whitsitt Chapel – Jelly Roll

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Ashley McBryde
• Megan Moroney
• Kacey Musgraves
• Lainey Wilson

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Luke Combs
• Jelly Roll
• Cody Johnson
• WINNER: Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen

Vocal Group of the Year

• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• WINNER: Old Dominion
• The Red Clay Strays
• Zac Brown Ban

Vocal Duo of the Year

• WINNER: Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Maddie & Tae
• The War and Treaty

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New Artist of the Year

• WINNER: Megan Moroney
• Shaboozey
• Nate Smith
• Mitchell Tenpenny
• Zach Top
• Bailey Zimmerman

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
• WINNER: “White Horse” – Chis Stapleton

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
• WINNER: “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson

Musical Event of the Year

• “Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini with 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
• WINNER: “You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley feat. Riley Green

Music Video of the Year

• “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
• “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
• “I’m Not Pretty”
  
  
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