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Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson and Cody Johnson were the big winners at last night's (Wednesday, November 9th) 56th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, each taking home two awards. Luke had a huge night as he won Entertainer of The Year for the second year in a row.
Seemingly stunned by the win, he said, “I want to thank country music for making my dreams come true.” Earlier in the night, he also picked up the coveted Album of The Year award for Growin’ Up.
First time nominee, Lainey Wilson was a major winner and gave two of the most emotional speeches when she won Best New Artist and Best Female Artist. In tears, she talked about her dad recently being in the hospital but was able to walk the red carpet with her earlier in the evening.
After hosting the show solo last year, Luke Bryan was joined by football’s Peyton Manning to co-host this year. The three-hour show aired live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
WINNERS LIST:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer
- “‘Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
- Producer: Trent Willmon
- Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
- Growin’ Up – Luke Combs
- Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
- Mix Engineers: Jim Cooley, Chip Matthews
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Award goes to Songwriter(s)
- “Buy Dirt”
- Songwriters: Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Lainey Wilson
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Chris Stapleton
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Old Dominion
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brothers Osborne
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
- Award goes to Artist(s) and Producer(s)
- “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
- Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
- Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s)
- “‘Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
- Director: Dustin Haney
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Lainey Wilson
