CMA Awards 2021: Photos and Winners List

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CMA Awards Eric Church performs during the 55th annual CMA Awards show in Nashville, Tennessee. (Mark Humphrey/Associated Press )

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Photos: CMA Awards 2021 red carpet looks Carrie Underwood attends the 55th annual Country Music Association Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 10, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

• Eric Church
• WINNER: Luke Combs
• Miranda Lambert
• Chris Stapleton
• Carrie Underwood

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• Dierks Bentley
• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• WINNER: Chris Stapleton

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• Gabby Barrett
• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Maren Morris
• WINNER: Carly Pearce

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• WINNER: Old Dominion
• Zac Brown Band

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

• Brooks & Dunn
• WINNER: Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Florida Georgia Line
• Maddie & Tae

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• WINNER: Jimmie Allen
• Ingrid Andress
• Gabby Barrett
• Mickey Guyton
• HARDY

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• “Famous Friends” – Chris Young with Kane Brown - Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young - Mix Engineer: Sean Moffitt
• “The Good Ones” – Gabby Barrett - Producers: Ross Copperman, Zach Kale - Mix Engineers: Chris Galland, Manny Marroquin
• “Hell Of A View” – Eric Church - Producer: Jay Joyce - Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
• “One Night Standards” – Ashley McBryde - Producer: Jay Joyce - Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
• WINNER: “Starting Over” – Chris Stapleton - Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton - Mix Engineer: Vance Powell

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• 29 – Carly Pearce - Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, and Jimmy Robbins - Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore
• Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen - Producers: Dave Cohen, Matt Dragstrem, Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, and Joey Moi - Mix Engineer: Joey Moi
• Heart – Eric Church - Producer: Jay Joyce - Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
• Skeletons – Brothers Osborne - Producer: Jay Joyce - Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
• WINNER: Starting Over – Chris Stapleton - Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton - Mix Engineer: Vance Powell

SONG OF THE YEAR Award goes to Songwriter(s)

• “Forever After All” Songwriters: Luke Combs, Drew Parker, Robert Williford
• “The Good Ones” Songwriters: Gabby Barrett, Zach Kale, Emily Landis, Jim McCormick
• “Hell Of A View” Songwriters: Casey Beathard, Eric Church, Monty Criswell
• “One Night Standards” Songwriters: Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde
• WINNER: “Starting Over” Songwriters: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

• “Buy Dirt” – Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan Producer: Paul DiGiovanni
• “Chasing After You” – Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris - Producers: Aaron Eshuis, Teddy Reimer
• “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” – Elle King & Miranda Lambert - Producer: Martin Johnson
• “Famous Friends” – Chris Young with Kane Brown - Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young
• WINNER: “half of my hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney) - Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s)

• “Chasing After You” – Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris - Director: TK McKamy
• “Famous Friends” – Chris Young with Kane Brown - Director: Peter Zavadil
• “Gone” – Dierks Bentley - Directors: Wes Edwards, Travis Nicholson, Ed Pryor, Running Bear, Sam Siske
• WINNER: “half of my hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney) - Director: Patrick Tracy
• “Younger Me” – Brothers Osborne - Director: Reid Long

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

• WINNER: Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
• Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar
• Aaron Sterling, Drums
• Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo
• Derek Wells, Guitar

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