CMA Awards 2025: Complete Winners List
Safe to say, Lainey Wilson stole the show!
The biggest musicians in country music stepped out for the 2025 Country Music Association Awards at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena last night.
Lainey Wilson was on hosting duty - the first time the award ceremony had a solo female host since Reba McEntire in 1991.
Nominations for this year's ceremony were led by Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and Wilson with six nominations each.
Zach Top earned five nominations, while Riley Green and Cody Johnson each received four nods. Morgan Wallen, Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Charlie Handsome, Carson Chamberlain and Kristian Bush landed three nominations.
Country music legend Vince Gill was honoured with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.
It was a busy show - with performances from Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Kelsea Ballerini, BigXthaPlug, Brandi Carlile, Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Riley Green, Miranda Lambert, Patty Loveless, Patty Loveless, Megan Moroney, Old Dominion, The Red Clay Strays, Shaboozey, Chris Stapleton, Zach Top, Tucker Wetmore, Lainey Wilson, and Stephen Wilson Jr.
The 2025 CMA Award winners 👇
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
WINNER: Lainey Wilson
SINGLE OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
"4x4xU" - Lainey Wilson (Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
"Ain't No Love In Oklahoma" - Luke Combs (Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton; Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews)
"Am I Okay?" - Megan Moroney (Producer: Kristian Bush; Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank)
"I Never Lie" - Zach Top (Producer: Carson Chamberlain; Mix Engineer: Matt Rovey)
WINNER: "you look like you love me" - Ella Langley & Riley Green (Producer: Will Bundy; Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
"Am I Okay?" - Megan Moroney (Producer: Kristian Bush; Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank)
"Cold Beer & Country Music" - Zach Top (Producer: Carson Chamberlain ;Mix Engineer: Matt Rovey)
"F-1 Trillion" - Post Malone (Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins; Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore)
"I'm The Problem" - Morgan Wallen (Producers: Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi; Mix Engineers: Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi)
WINNER: "Whirlwind" - Lainey Wilson (Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)
SONG OF THE YEAR Award goes to Songwriter(s)
"4x4xU" (Songwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson)
"Am I Okay?" (Songwriters: Jessie Jo Dillon, Luke Laird, Megan Moroney)
"I Never Lie" (Songwriters: Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols, Zach Top)
"Texas" (Songwriters: Johnny Clawson, Josh Dorr, Lalo Guzman, Kyle Sturrock)
WINNER: "you look like you love me" (Songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere)
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ella Langley
Megan Moroney
WINNER: Lainey Wilson
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
WINNER: Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Zach Top
Morgan Wallen
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady A
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
WINNER: The Red Clay Strays
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War And Treaty
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)
"Don't Mind If I Do" - Riley Green (featuring Ella Langley) (Producers: Scott Borchetta, Jimmy Harnen, Dann Huff)
"Hard Fought Hallelujah" - Brandon Lake with Jelly Roll (Producer: Micah Nichols)
"I'm Gonna Love You" - Cody Johnson (with Carrie Underwood) (Producer: Trent Willmon)
WINNER: "Pour Me A Drink" - Post Malone (feat. Blake Shelton) (Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome)
"You Had To Be There" - Megan Moroney (feat. Kenny Chesney) (Producer: Kristian Bush)
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jenee Fleenor - Fiddle
WINNER: Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar
Brent Mason - Guitar
Rob McNelley - Guitar
Derek Wells - Guitar
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s)
"Am I Okay?" - Megan Moroney (Directors: Alexandra Gavillet, Megan Moroney)
"I'm Gonna Love You" - Cody Johnson (with Carrie Underwood) (Director: Dustin Haney)
"Somewhere Over Laredo" - Lainey Wilson (Director: TK McKamy)
"Think I'm In Love With You" - Chris Stapleton (Director: Running Bear)
WINNER: "you look like you love me" - Ella Langley & Riley Green (Directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney)
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ella Langley
Shaboozey
WINNER: Zach Top
Tucker Wetmore
Stephen Wilson Jr.
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