{"id":655,"date":"2025-11-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resumes.jesswrightradio.com\/JWR\/?p=655"},"modified":"2025-12-21T17:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:47:14","slug":"cma-awards-the-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resumes.jesswrightradio.com\/JWR\/2025\/11\/20\/cma-awards-the-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"CMA Awards &#8211; The Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/resumes.jesswrightradio.com\/JWR\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CMA59-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resumes.jesswrightradio.com\/JWR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CMA59-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/resumes.jesswrightradio.com\/JWR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CMA59-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/resumes.jesswrightradio.com\/JWR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CMA59-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/resumes.jesswrightradio.com\/JWR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CMA59-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/resumes.jesswrightradio.com\/JWR\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CMA59.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 59th CMA Awards were last night, and if you didn&#8217;t want, you should click away because I&#8217;m about to spoil allllll the winners. Which you should have guessed from the title so why did you even click this page if you didn&#8217;t want to know? Sheesh. <br><br>Your girl Lainey Wilson rocked as the host, by the way, didn&#8217;t she? Yeah. She did. Were there some surprises? Um. Definitely. But I&#8217;ll leave you to form your own opinions. <br><br>Below are all the nominees, and the winners in bold with *** after them. <br><br>Congrats to all of &#8217;em!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Entertainer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lainey Wilson ***<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luke Combs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cody Johnson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chris Stapleton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morgan Wallen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Album of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lainey Wilson &#8211; Whirlwind ***<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Megan Moroney &#8211; Am I Okay?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zach Top &#8211; Cold Beer &amp; Country Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post Malone &#8211; F1 Trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morgan Wallen &#8211; I&#8217;m The Problem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Female Vocalist of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lainey Wilson ***<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kelsea Ballerini<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miranda Lambert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ella Langley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Megan Moroney<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Male Vocalist of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cody Johnson ***<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luke Combs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chris Stapleton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zach Top<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morgan Wallen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocal Group of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Red Clay Strays ***<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lady A<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Little Big Town<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Old Dominion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rascal Flatts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocal Duo of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Brooks &amp; Dunn ***<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brothers Osborne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dan + Shay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maddie &amp; Tae<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The War &amp; Treaty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Artist of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Zach Top ***<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ella Langley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shaboozey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tucker Wetmore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stephen Wilson, Jr.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Single of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;you look like you love me&#8221; &#8211; Ella Langley and Riley Green ***<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;4x4xU&#8221; &#8211; Lainey Wilson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Ain&#8217;t No Love In Oklahoma&#8221; &#8211; Luke Combs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Am I Okay?&#8221; &#8211; Megan Moroney<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;I Never Lie&#8221; &#8211; Zach Top<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Song of the Year<\/strong> <strong>(goes to songwriters)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;you look like you love me&#8221; &#8211; Ella Langley, Riley Green, Aaron Ratiere ***<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;4x4xU&#8221; &#8211; Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Am I Okay?&#8221; &#8211; Jessie Jo Dillon, Luke Laird, Megan Moroney<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;I Never Lie&#8221; &#8211; Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols, Zach Top<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Texas&#8221; (Blake Shelton) &#8211; Johnny Clawson, Josh Dorr, Lalo Guzman, Kyle Sturrock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Musical Event of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;Pour Me A Drink&#8221; &#8211; Post Malone (ft Blake Shelton) ***<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Don&#8217;t Mind If I Do&#8221; &#8211; Riley Green (ft Ella Langley)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Hard Fought Hallelujah&#8221; &#8211; Brandon Lake with Jelly Roll<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;I&#8217;m Gonna Love You&#8221; &#8211; Cody Johnson (with Carrie Underwood)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;You Had To Be There&#8221; &#8211; 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