The 51st annual Country Music Association Awards were held last night in Nashville, TN. The CMA Awards 2017 aired on ABC. Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley hosted the annual CMA Awards 2017 on for their 10th straight year. Performers for the celebration of country music included Luke Bryan, Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, Niall Horan, Maren Morris, Tim McGraw, Pink, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, and a touching tribute to Troy Gentry by his longtime partner Eddie Montgomery.
The night brought some moments we'll all be chatting about this morning. Country music legend (and Entertainer of the Year) Garth Brooks got caught lip-syncing during his CMA Awards performance. CMA awards host Carrie Underwood left the crowd in tears during her rendition of the hymn "Softly and Tenderly" during this year's In Memoriam tribute, which included the victims of the Las Vegas shooting.
Here's a list of the evening’s CMA Awards nominees and winners:
Entertainer of the Year
WINNER: Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Single of the Year
“Better Man” — Little Big Town
WINNER: “Blue Ain’t Your Color” — Keith Urban
“Body Like a Back Road” — Sam Hunt
“Dirt on My Boots” — Jon Pardi
“Tin Man” — Miranda Lambert
Album of the Year
The Breaker — Little Big Town
WINNER: From a Room: Volume 1 — Chris Stapleton
Heartbreak — Lady Antebellum
The Nashville Sound — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
The Weight of These Wings — Miranda Lambert
Song of the Year
“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
WINNER: “Better Man” — Taylor Swift
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
WINNER: Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Eric Church
Thomas Rhett
WINNER: Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
WINNER: Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Maddie & Tae
LOCASH
Florida Georgia Line
Dan + Shay
WINNER: Brothers Osborne
Musical Event of the Year
“Speak to a Girl” — Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
“Setting the World on Fire” — Kenny Chesney, with Pink
“Kill a Word” — Eric Church featuring Rhiannon Giddens
WINNER: “Funny How Time Slips Away” — Glen Campbell With Willie Nelson
“Craving You” — Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris
Musician of the Year
Jerry Douglas
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Derek Wells
WINNER: Mac McAnally
Music Video of the Year
“Vice” — Miranda Lambert
WINNER: “It Ain’t My Fault” — Brothers Osborne
“Craving You” — Thomas Rhett, featuring Maren Morris
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” — Keith Urban
“Better Man” — Little Big Town
New Artist of the Year
Brett Young
WINNER: Jon Pardi
Old Dominion
Lauren Alaina
Luke Combs