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Get ready to celebrate, country music fans! If you delighted in every moment of the 2017 CMT Music Awards, it’s time to bust out those cowboy hats once more and gear up for the 51st Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards. Held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will host the ceremony for the 10th time in a row (!), guiding us through an evening which will feature the genre’s brightest stars plus a few surprise guests, including Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, Reba McEntire, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, P!nk (yes, P!nk!), and many more.
We’ll also see presenters such as Karlie Kloss, Lea Michele, Tyler Perry, Brittany Snow, and others hop up on stage to hand out the night’s awards to the lucky winners from the list below: Keep reading for a complete list of nominees, and be sure to check back as we update the list!
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
**WINNER: Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Single of the Year
**WINNER: “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” Keith Urban
“Better Man,” Little Big Town
“Body Like a Back Road, ” Sam Hunt
“Dirt on My Boots,” Jon Pardi
“Tin Man,” Miranda Lambert
Album of the Year
**WINNER: From a Room: Volume 1 , Chris Stapleton
The Breaker, Little Big Town
Heart Break , Lady Antebellum
The Nashville Sound, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
The Weight of These Wings, Miranda Lambert
SONG OF THE YEAR
**WINNER: “Better Man,” Taylor Swift
“Tin Man,” Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
“Dirt on My Boots,” Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley
“Body Like a Back Road,” Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
“Blue Ain’t Your Color,” Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen
Female Vocalist of the Year
**WINNER: Miranda Lambert
Kelsea Ballerini
Reba McEntire
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
** WINNER: Chris Stapleton
Dierks Bentley
Eric Church
Thomas Rhett
Keith Urban
Vocal Group of the Year
**WINNER: Little Big Town
Lady Antebellum
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
**WINNER: Brothers Osbourne
Maddie & Tae
LOCASH
Florida Georgia Line
Dan + Shay
Musical Event of the Year
**WINNER: “Funny How Time Slips Away,” Glen Campbell With Willie Nelson
“Speak to a Girl,” Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
“Setting the World on Fire,” Kenny Chesney featuring P!nk
“Kill a Word,” Eric Church featuring Rhiannon Giddens
“Craving You,” Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris
Musician of the Year
**WINNER: Mac McAnally
Jerry Douglas
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Derek Wells
Music Video of the Year
**WINNER: “It Ain’t My Fault,” Brothers Osborne
“Vice,” Miranda Lambert
“Craving You,” Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris
“Blue Ain’t Your Color,” Keith Urban
“Better Man,” Little Big Town
New Artist of the Year
**WINNER: Jon Pardi
Brett Young
Old Dominion
Lauren Alaina
Luke Combs
See who wins when the show airs tonight at 8pm/7c on ABC.
Who are you hoping will win big at the 2017 CMA Awards? Let us know @BritandCo!
(Photos via Rick Diamond + Image Group/ABC/Getty)
