The 51st Annual Country Music Association Awards, hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will be held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN on November 8, 2017. You can watch live on ABC at 8/7C.
Entertainer of The Year
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Single of The Year
“Better Man” – Little Big Town
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” – Keith Urban
“Body Like A Backroad” – Sam Hunt
“Dirt On My Boots” – Jon Pardi
“Tin Man” – Miranda Lambert
Album of The Year
The Breaker – Little Big Town
From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton
Heartbreak – Lady Antebellum
The Nashville Sound – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Weight of These Wings – Miranda Lambert
Song of The Year
“Tin Man” – Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
“Dirt On My Boots” – Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley
“Body Like A Backroad” – Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” – Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen
“Better Man” – Taylor Swift
Female Vocalist of The Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of The Year
Dierks Bentley
Eric Church
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Vocal Group of The Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of The Year
Maddie & Tae
LOCASH
Florida Georgia Line
Dan + Shay
Brothers Osborne
Musical Event of The Year
“Speak to a Girl” – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
“Setting The World On Fire” – Kenny Chesney (with P!NK)
“Kill A Word” – Eric Church featuring Rhiannon Giddens
“Funny How Time Slips Away” – Glen Campbell with Willie Nelson
“Craving You” – Thomas Rhett (feat. Maren Morris)
Musician of The Year
Jerry Douglas – Dobro
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Dann Huff – Guitar
Derek Wells – Guitar
Mac McAnally – Guitar
Music Video of The Year
“Vice” – Miranda Lambert
“It Ain’t My Fault” – Brothers Osborne
“Craving You” – Thomas Rhett (feat. Maren Morris)
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” – Keith Urban
“Better Man” – Little Big Town
New Artist of The Year
Lauren Alaina
Brett Young
Jon Pardi
Luke Combs
Old Dominion