The 58th Annual CMA Awards took place on Wednesday night from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
Luke Bryan and former NFL star Peyton Manning returned to host the ceremony, with last year’s entertainer of the year award winner – country music superstar Lainey Wilson – joining as cohost.
Morgan Wallen earned the most nominations with seven, followed by Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton with five. Post Malone and Wilson earned four nods each.
Lainey Wilson accepts the award for female vocalist of the year during the 58th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Despite being seemingly plagued by sound quality issues, the show included several starry performances, including a show-opener from Malone and Chris Stapleton and a tribute to this year’s lifetime achievement award recipient George Strait.
Megan Moroney, Kacey Musgraves, Luke Combs, Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan, among many others, also took the stage to perform.
The CMA Awards aired live on ABC and will be available to stream on Hulu on Thursday.
Here’s the full list of nominees, with winners indicated in bold:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
• Luke Combs
• Jelly Roll
• Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen *WINNER
• Lainey Wilson
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
• “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
• “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)
• “Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson
• “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton *WINNER
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “Deeper Well” – Kacey Musgraves
• “Fathers & Sons” – Luke Combs
• “Higher” – Chris Stapleton
• “Leather” – Cody Johnson *WINNER
• “Whitsitt Chapel” – Jelly Roll
SONG OF THE YEAR
• “Burn It Down” – Hillary Lindsey, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose
• “Dirt Cheap” – Josh Phillips
• “I Had Some Help” – Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters
• “The Painter” – Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins
• “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson *WINNER
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Kelsea Ballerini
• Ashley McBryde
• Megan Moroney
• Kacey Musgraves
• Lainey Wilson *WINNER
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Luke Combs
• Jelly Roll
• Cody Johnson
• Chris Stapleton *WINNER
• Morgan Wallen
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Old Dominion *WINNER
• The Red Clay Strays
• Zac Brown Band
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
• Brooks & Dunn *WINNER
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Maddie & Tae
• The War And Treaty
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
• “Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini (Feat. Noah Kahan)
• “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)
• “I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan (Feat. Kacey Musgraves)
• “Man Made A Bar” – Morgan Wallen (Feat. Eric Church)
• “You look like you love me” – Ella Langley (Feat. Riley Green) *WINNER
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
• Tom Bukovac – Guitar
• Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle
• Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
• Rob McNelley – Guitar
• Charlie Worsham – Guitar *WINNER
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
• “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
• “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)
• “I’m Not Pretty” – Megan Moroney
• “The Painter” – Cody Johnson
• “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” – Lainey Wilson *WINNER
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• Megan Moroney *WINNER
• Shaboozey
• Nate Smith
• Mitchell Tenpenny
• Zach Top
• Bailey Zimmerman
Scenes from the 58th CMA Awards
Chris Stapleton, left, and Post Malone perform "California Sober" Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The country traditionalist Stapleton, who dominated many of the genre's awards shows in recent years, won both single and song of the year for “White Horse,” scoring something of an upset in both categories over Post Malone and Morgan Wallen's “I Had Some Help,” which led to Malone getting four nominations and helped Wallen get seven coming into the show.
Miranda Lambert, left, and Parker McCollum perform a medley Wednesday during a lifetime achievement award tribute to George Strait during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Chris Stapleton, left, and Post Malone perform Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Chris Stapleton, right, passes Dave Cobb the award for single of the year for "White Horse" on Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Shaboozey performs a medley Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Megan Moroney performs "Am I Okay?" on Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Megan Moroney performs "Am I Okay?" on Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Post Malone performs Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Charlie Worsham accepts the award for musician of the year Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Thomas Rhett, left, and Teddy Swims perform a medley Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Megan Moroney accepts the award for new artist of the year Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Kacey Musgraves performs "The Architect" on Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Lainey Wilson appears on stage Wednesday to accept the award for music video of the year for "Wildflowers and Wild Horses" during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
From left, Brad Tursi, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen and Geoff Sprung, of musical group Old Dominion, pose in the press room Wednesday with the award for vocal group of the year during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Cody Johnson accepts the award for album of the year Wednesday for "Leather" during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Bailey Zimmerman performs Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Bailey Zimmerman performs Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Ronnie Dunn, left, and Kix Brooks of the duo Brooks & Dunn pose with the award for vocal duo of the year in the press room Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
George Strait accepts the lifetime achievement award Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. In background, from left, Parker McCollum, Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson.
Riley Green, left, and Ella Langley pose Wednesday with their award for "Musical Event of the Year" in the press room during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Cody Johnson, left, and Carrie Underwood perform Wednesday during the 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
