2022 CMA Awards Full Winners' List: Luke Combs, Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde win big at country music's biggest night
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: The biggest night for country music, the 56th annual Country Music Association Awards is finally presented at the Bridgestone Arena. The celebrity-studded event, which also includes a number of performances, is hosted by NFL star Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan, a two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year winner. Lainey Wilson, who was nominated for the first time this year, is in the lead with six nominations for her 2021 album Sayin' What I'm Thinkin', including nominations for album of the year, female vocalist of the year, new artist of the year, music video of the year, the musical event of the year, and song of the year.
Wilson joins Glen Campbell, Brad Paisley, and Kacey Musgraves as the only other performers to ever receive six nominations as a first-time nominees on the CMA ballot. In a final round of voting in early October, eligible voting Country Music Association members chose the winners of this year's prestigious awards ceremony. Curious about who took home the awards? Here's the full list of winners:
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WINNERS LIST
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
Nominations
'Beers On Me' -Dierks Bentley with BRELAND & HARDY
'If I Didn't Love You' -Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
'Longneck Way To Go' - Midland (featuring Jon Pardi)
'Never Say Never' - Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Cody Johnson ('Til You Can't')
Nominations
'I Bet You Think About Me'- Taylor Swift
'Longneck Way To Go' -Midland
'Never Say Never' - Cole Swindell
'Never Wanted To Be That Girl' -Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
SONG OF THE YEAR
WINNER: 'Buy Dirt' - Songwriters: Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins
Nominations
'Never Wanted To Be That Girl' - Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce
'Sand In My Boots' - Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Michael Hardy, Josh Osborne
'Things A Man Oughta Know'- Songwriters: Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton, Lainey Wilson
'You Should Probably Leave' - Songwriters: Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley, Chris Stapleton
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Brothers Osborne
Nominations
Brooks & Dunn
Dan + Shay
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Old Dominion
Nominations
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Zac Brown Band
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Luke Combs
Nominations
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
At the 56th Annual CMA Awards, Thomas Rhett and Katy Perry wowed the crowd as they performed their popular song 'Where We Started'. A number of other artists performed on the show, including Carrie Underwood, Jimmy Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Kelly Clarkson, Hardy, Marcus King, Miranda Lambert, Carly Pearce, Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson, Zac Brown Band, Brothers Osborne, Brandy Clark, Luke Combs, Caylee Hammack, Cody Johnson, Elle King, Patty Loveless, Ashley McBryde, Reba McEntire, John Osborne. The 56th Annual CMA Awards were aired live from Nashville on Wednesday, November 9 at 8:00 PM ET on ABC. On Thursday, Hulu will also offer a live feed of the program.