Look Here For The 2018 CMA Award Winners
on Nov 14, 2018 • Updated Jan 03, 2025
Everyone’s Been Waiting For This
It’s here…the night that country fans and artists anxiously await each year…the night of the CMA Awards.
Hosted for the eleventh year by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, this year’s ceremony is sure to be unforgettable. Dreams will come true, and career-defining moments will take place.
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The nominees for the 2018 CMA Awards were announced by Luke Bryan, Sugarland, and Dan + Shay during an appearance on Good Morning America in August.
All three also earned nominations, which surely came as a surprise to them!
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But Chris Stapleton leads the pack, raking in an impressive total of seven nominations.
Other well-nominated artists include Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, and Thomas Rhett, all with four nods each.
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Now it’s time for you to find out if all of those nominations led to some big wins for those artists.
You can find a full list of CMA Award categories, nominees, and winners below. The list will be updated throughout the ceremony as more winners are announced, so be sure to keep checking back.
First of all, we want to say congratulations to all who were nominated! You are all winners in our eyes!
2018 CMA Award Winners
Musician Of The Year
Jerry Douglas
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Mac McAnally ***WINNER***
Derek Wells
Music Video Of The Year
Sugarland Feat. Taylor Swfit: “Babe”
Carrie Underwood: “Cry Pretty”
Chris Janson: “Drunk Girl”
Thomas Rhett: “Marry Me” ***WINNER***
Dan + Shay: “Tequila”
Musical Event Of The Year
Dierks Bentley with Brothers Osborne: “Burning Man”
Maren Morris with Vince Gill: “Dear Hate”
Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert: “Drowns the Whiskey”
David Lee Murphy with Kenny Chesney: “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” ***WINNER***
Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line: “Meant to Be”
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brothers Osborne ***WINNER***
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
Sugarland
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
LANCO
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion ***WINNER***
Single of the Year (Given to Artists/Producers/Mix Engineers)
Chris Stapleton: “Broken Halos” ***WINNER***
Midland: “Drinkin’ Problem”
Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert: “Drowns the Whiskey”
Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line: “Meant to Be”
Dan+ Shay: “Tequila”
Song of the Year (Given to Songwriters)
Sam Hunt, Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally, & Josh Osborne: “Body Like a Back Road”
Chris Stapleton & Mike Henderson: “Broken Halos” ***WINNER***
Josh Thompson, Brandon Kinney, & Jeff Middleton: “Drowns the Whiskey”
Chris Janson, Scooter Caruso, & Tom Douglas: “Drunk Girl”
Dan Smyers, Nicolle Galyon, & Jordan Reynolds: “Tequila”
Album of the Year
Chris Stapleton: From a Room: Volume 2
Kacey Musgraves: Golden Hour ***WINNER***
Keith Urban: Graffiti U
Thomas Rhett: Life Changes
Dierks Bentley: The Mountain
New Artist of the Year
Lauren Alaina
Luke Combs ***WINNER***
Chris Janson
Midland
Brett Young
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood ***WINNER***
Male Vocalist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton ***WINNER***
Keith Urban
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban ***WINNER***
Again, congratulations to everyone who took home a CMA Award this year! Be sure to celebrate!
