It’s that time of year again…time for the CMA Awards!
The 55th CMA Awards premiered on November 10, 2021 at 8 PM EST on ABC. Luke Bryan served as the host of the ceremony. He was new to the role, and is the first person to host the CMA Awards solo since Vince Gill did so in 2003.
Eric Church and Chris Stapleton tied for the highest number of nominations, with five each. The both snagged nominations for the Entertainer of the Year Award. Church took home the coveted trophy during last year’s (2020) ceremony.
The winners in the Musical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year categories were announced early on the morning of the CMAAwards. So we already knew two winners before the ceremony started!
Keep reading to see the complete list of nominees and winners. This list will be updated throughout the night as additional winners are announced, so keep checking back for the most up-to-date information.
Musician of the Year
Jenee Fleenor, fiddle **WINNER**
Paul Franklin, steel guitar
Aaron Sterling, drums
Ilya Toshinskiy, banjo
Derek Wells, guitar
Musical Event of the Year
“Buy Dirt” by Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan
“Chasing After You” by Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris
“Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” by Elle King & Miranda Lambert
“Famous Friends” by Chris Young with Kane Brown
“Half of my hometown” by Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney) **WINNER**
Music Video of the Year
“Chasing After You” by Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris
“Famous Friends” by Chris Young with Kane Brown
“Gone” by Dierks Bentley
“Half of My Hometown” by Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney) **WINNER**
“Younger Me” by Brothers Osborne
Single of the Year
“Famous Friends” by Chris Young with Kane Brown
“The Good Ones” by Gabby Barrett
“Hell Of A View” by Eric Church
“One Night Standards” by Ashley McBryde
“Starting Over” by Chris Stapleton **WINNER**
Song of the Year
“Forever After All” written by Luke Combs, Drew Parker, and Robert Williford
“The Good Ones” written by Gabby Barrett, Zach Kale, Emily Landis, and Jim McCormick
“Hell Of A View” written by Casey Beathard, Eric Church and Monty Criswell
“One Night Standards” written by Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally and Ashley McBryde
“Starting Over” written by Mike Henderson and Chris Stapleton **WINNER**
Album of the Year
29 by Carly Pearce
Dangerous: The Double Album by Morgan Wallen
Heart by Eric Church
Skeletons by Brothers Osborne
Starting Over by Chris Stapleton **WINNER**
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion **WINNER**
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne **WINNER**
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
New Artist of the Year
Jimmie Allen **WINNER**
Ingrid Andress
Gabby Barrett
Mickey Guyton
HARDY
Female Vocalist of the Year
Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Carly Pearce **WINNER**
Male Vocalist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton **WINNER**
Entertainer of the Year
Eric Church
Luke Combs **WINNER**
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees at the 2021 CMA Awards!
