CMA Awards 2018: the Complete List of Winners

Country music royalty gathered in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday night for the 52nd annual CMA Awards.

For the 11th straight year, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley hosted the show, broadcast live on ABC from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, with Underwood also nabbing one of the top prizes — Female Vocalist of the Year. Meanwhile, Chris Stapleton, who led this year’s pack with five nominations, won Male Vocalist, Single of the Year and Song of the Year. But the night’s top award, Entertainer of the Year, went to Keith Urban, his second time taking that prize home and his ninth CMA award overall.

Entertainer of the YearJason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Chris Stapleton
WINNER: Keith Urban

Single of the YearWINNER: "Broken Halos" – Chris Stapleton
"Drinkin' Problem" – Midland
"Drowns the Whiskey" – Jason Aldean (Feat. Miranda Lambert)
"Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
"Tequila" – Dan + Shay


Album of the YearFrom A Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton
WINNER: Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
Graffiti U – Keith Urban
Life Changes – Thomas Rhett
The Mountain – Dierks Bentley

Song of the Year"Body Like A Back Road"
Songwriters: Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne

WINNER: "Broken Halos"
Songwriters: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton

"Drowns the Whiskey"
Songwriter: Brandon Kinney, Jeff Middleton, Josh Thompson

"Drunk Girl"
Songwriter: Scooter Carusoe, Tom Douglas, Chris Janson

"Tequila"
Songwriter: Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers

Female Vocalist of the YearKelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
WINNER: Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the YearDierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
WINNER: Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban

Vocal Group of the YearLady Antebellum
LANCO
Little Big Town
Midland
WINNER: Old Dominion

Vocal Duo of the YearWINNER: Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
Sugarland

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Musical Event of the Year
"Burning Man" – Dierks Bentley Feat. Brothers Osborne
"Dear Hate" – Maren Morris (Feat. Vince Gill)
"Drowns the Whiskey" – Jason Aldean (Feat. Miranda Lambert)
WINNER: "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" – David Lee Murphy (with Kenny Chesney)
"Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line

Musician of the Year
Jerry Douglas, Dobro
Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar
Dann Huff, Guitar
WINNER: Mac McAnally, Guitar
Derek Wells, Guitar

Music Video of the Year
"Babe" – Sugarland (Featuring Taylor Swift)
Director: Anthony Mandler

"Cry Pretty" – Carrie Underwood
Director: Randee St. Nicholas

"Drunk Girl" – Chris Janson
Director: Jeff Venable

WINNER: "Marry Me" – Thomas Rhett
Director: TK McKamy

"Tequila" – Dan + Shay
Director: Patrick Tracy

New Artist of the Year
Lauren Alaina
WINNER: Luke Combs
Chris Janson
Midland
Brett Young

Broadcast Personality of the Year (by market)

National"American Country Countdown" (Kix Brooks) – Westwood One
"Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40″ (Bob Kingsley) – Westwood One
"Country Countdown USA" (Lon Helton) – Westwood One
"The Mayor of Music Row" (Charlie Monk) – Sirius XM Satellite Radio
"The Music Row Happy Hour" (Buzz Brainard) – Sirius XM Satellite Radio

Major Market"Bud and Broadway" (Bud Ford, Jerry Broadway, Kelly Rebal, "Captain Mac Douglas" Gregory Paul Ford, "T.Wall" Tom Wall, and "Sweet Becca" Walls) – WIL, St. Louis, Mo.
"Double-L" (Lois Lewis) – KNIX, Phoenix, Ariz.
"Hawkeye in the Morning" ("Hawkeye" Mark Louis Rybczyk, Jasmine Sadry, and "Connected K" Katelyn Maida) – KSCS, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
"KYGO Morning Show" (Tracy Dixon, Guy David, and Patrick Knight) – KYGO, Denver-Boulder, Colo.
"Tim, Ben and Brooke" (Tim Hattrick, Ben Campbell, and Brooke Hoover) – KNIX, Phoenix, Ariz.

Large Market"Jim, Deb & Kevin" (Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt, and Kevin Freeman) – WFMS, Indianapolis, Ind.
"Obie & Ashley In The Morning" (Obie Diaz and Ashley Stegbauer) – WWKA, Orlando, Fla.
"Q Morning Crew" (Mike Wheless and Janie Carothers) – WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
"The Randy, Jamie, and Jojo Show" (Randy Carroll, Jamie Martin, and Jojo Meza) – KAJA, San Antonio, Texas
"Ridder, Scott and Shannen" ("Ridder" Shaun Ridderbush, Scott Dolphin, and Shannen Oesterreich) – WMIL, Milwaukee-Racine, WI

Medium Market"The 97.5 WPCV Breakfast Club" (Roger Todd, "Julie K." Kansy, and "D.J. Thee Trucker" Dale Sellers) – WPCV, Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla.
Brent Michaels – KUZZ, Bakersfield, Calif.
"Ken, Kelley, and Daniel" (Ken Hicks, Kelley Bradshaw, and Daniel Wyatt) – WUSY, Chattanooga, Tenn.
"The Odd Squad" (Roger Rhodes, Robyn Adair, and Dan Carson) – CKRY, Calgary, Alta.
"Scott and Sarah in the Morning" (Scott Wynn and Sarah Kay) – WQMX, Akron, Ohio

Small Market"Barrett, Fox & Berry" (Bill Barrett, Tim Fox, and Tracy Berry) – KKNU, Eugene-Springfield, Ore.
"The Cat Pak Morning Show" (Brent Lane and Candy Cullerton) – WYCT, Pensacola, Fla.
"The Eddie Foxx Show" (Eddie Foxx and Sharon Green) – WKSF, Asheville, N.C.
"The Good Morning Guys" (Todd Harding, Susan Moore, and Brian Gary) – KUAD, Ft. Collins-Greeley, Colo.
"Steve and Jessica Mornings" (Steve Waters and Jessica Cash) – WFLS, Fredericksburg, Va.

Radio Station of the Year (by market)

Major MarketKKBQ– Houston-Galveston, Texas
KNIX – Phoenix, Ariz.
KUPL – Portland, Ore.
WKKT – Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C.
WSOC – Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C.

Large MarketKCYY – San Antonio, Texas
KUBL – Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, Utah
WQIK – Jacksonville, Fla.
WUBE – Cincinnati, Ohio
WWKA – Orlando, Fla.

Medium MarketKUZZ – Bakersfield, Calif.
WBBS – Syracuse, N.Y.
WHKO – Dayton, Ohio
WUSY – Chattanooga, Tenn.
WYRK – Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Small MarketKCLR – Columbia, Mo.
KKNU – Eugene-Springfield, Ore.
KTTS – Springfield, Mo.
WCOW – La Crosse, Wis.
WKSF – Asheville, N.C.