CMA Awards 2025: Complete Winners List

Safe to say, Lainey Wilson stole the show!

Author: Emma DicksonPublished 20th Nov 2025

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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