Die Country Music Association Awards („CMA Awards") werden jährlich von der Country Music Association (CMA) verliehen. Es werden die erfolgreichsten Country-Interpreten und -Songwriter des abgelaufenen Jahres ausgezeichnet, der begehrteste Preis ist der für den „Entertainer of the Year".
Mit Ausnahme des Jahres 2005, als die Verleihung im Madison Square Garden in New York stattfand, werden die Awards im Spätherbst jedes Jahres in Nashville vergeben. Seit 1968 wird die CMA Award Show landesweit im Fernsehen übertragen. 1991 war mit George Bush erstmals ein amtierender US-Präsident zu Gast.
1967
Jack Greene
Song of the Year:
There Goes My Everything – Dallas Frazier
Single of the Year:
There Goes My Everything –
Jack Greene
Album of the Year:
There Goes My Everything – Jack Greene
1968
Glen Campbell
Song of the Year:
Honey – Bobby Russell
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Glen Campbell
1969
Johnny Cash und June Carter Cash
Song of the Year:
Carroll County Accident – Bob Ferguson
Single of the Year:
A Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Johnny Cash
1970
Merle Haggard
Single of the Year:
Okie from Muskogee – Merle Haggard
Album of the Year:
Okie from Muskogee – Merle Haggard
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Merle Haggard
1971
Charley Pride
Song of the Year:
Easy Loving – Freddie Hart
Single of the Year:
Help Me Make It Through the Night –
Sammi Smith
Album of the Year:
I Won’t Mention It Again –
Ray Price
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Charley Pride
1972
Loretta Lynn
Song of the Year:
Easy Loving – Freddie Hart
Single of the Year:
The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. –
Donna Fargo
1973
Roy Clark
Song of the Year:
Behind Closed Doors – Kenny O’Dell
Album of the Year:
Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich
1974
Song of the Year:
Country Bumpkin – Don Wayne
Single of the Year:
Country Bumpkin –
Cal Smith
Album of the Year:
A Very Special Love Song – Charlie Rich
1975
John Denver
Song of the Year:
Back Home Again – John Denver
Single of the Year:
Before the Next Teardrop Falls – Freddy Fender
1976
Mel Tillis
Song of the Year:
Rhinestone Cowboy – Larry Weiss
Single of the Year:
Good Hearted Woman – Waylon Jennings / Willie Nelson
1977
Song of the Year:
Lucille – R.Bowling / H.Bynum
Single of the Year:
Lucille – Kenny Rogers
Album of the Year:
Ronnie Milsap Live – Ronnie Milsap
1978
Dolly Parton
Song of the Year:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Richard Leigh
Single of the Year:
Heaven’s Just a Sin Away – The Kendalls
1979
Willie Nelson
Song of the Year:
The Gambler – Don Schlitz
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Kenny Rogers
1980
Barbara Mandrell
Song of the Year:
He Stopped Loving Her Today – B. Braddock / C. Putman
Single of the Year:
He Stopped Loving Her Today –
George Jones
Album of the Year:
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Soundtrack
1981
Don Williams
Song of the Year:
He Stopped Loving Her Today – B. Braddock / C. Putman
Female Vocalist of the Year:
Barbara Mandrel
Instrumental Group of the Year:
Alabama
1982
Alabama
Song of the Year:
Always on My Mind – J. Christopher / W. Carson / M. James
Album of the Year:
Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson
Vocal Group of the Year:
Alabama
Instrumental Group of the Year:
Alabama
1983
Lee Greenwood
Song of the Year:
Always on My Mind – J. Christopher / W. Carson / M. James
Single of the Year:
Swingin – John Anderson
Album of the Year:
The Closer You Get – Alabama
Vocal Group of the Year:
Alabama
1984
Song of the Year:
Wind Beneath My Wings – L. Henley / J. Silbar
Album of the Year:
A Little Good News – Anne Murray
1985
Ricky Skaggs
Song of the Year:
God Bless the U. S. A. – Lee Greenwood
Single of the Year:
Why Not Me – The Judds
Album of the Year:
Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind – George Strait
1986
Reba McEntire
Single of the Year:
Bop – Dan Seals
Music Video of the Year:
Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes –
George Jones
1987
Hank Williams, Jr.
Album of the Year:
Always and Forever – Randy Travis
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Randy Travis
Music Video of the Year:
My Name Is Bocephus – Hank Williams, Jr.
1988
Song of the Year:
80’s Ladies – K. T. Oslin
Single of the Year:
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses –
Kathy Mattea
Album of the Year:
Born To Boogie Hank Williams, Jr.
1989
George Strait
Song of the Year:
Chiseled in Stone – M. D. Barnes /
Vern Gosdin
Music Video of the Year:
There’s a Tear in My Beer – Hank Williams, Jr. / Hank Williams
1990
Vince Gill
Song of the Year:
Where’ve You Been – J.Vezner / D.Henry
Single of the Year:
When I Call Your Name –
Vince Gill
Album of the Year:
Pickin’ on Nashville – Kentucky HeadHunters
Music Video of the Year:
The Dance – Garth Brooks
1991
Garth Brooks
Song of the Year:
When I Call Your Name – Vince Gill / Tim DuBois
Single of the Year:
Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks
Album of the Year:
No Fences – Garth Brooks
Vocal Event of the Year:
Mark O’Connor & The New Nashville Cats
Music Video of the Year:
The Thunder Rolls – Garth Brooks
1992
Billy Ray Cyrus
Song of the Year:
Look at Us – Vince Gill / M. D. Barnes
Album of the Year:
Ropin’ the Wind – Garth Brooks
Music Video of the Year:
Midnight in Montgomery –
Alan Jackson
1993
Vince Gill
Song of the Year:
I Still Believe In You – Vince Gill / J. Jarvis
Album of the Year:
I Still Believe In You – Vince Gill
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Vince Gill
Vocal Event of the Year:
verschiedene Interpreten mit I Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair
Music Video of the Year:
Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson
1994
Pam Tillis
Song of the Year:
Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson / Jim McBride
Single of the Year:
I Swear – John Michael Montgomery
Album of the Year:
Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles – verschiedene Interpreten
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Vince Gill
1995
Alan Jackson
Song of the Year:
Independence Day – Gretchen Peters
Album of the Year:
When Fallen Angels Fly – Patty Loveless
Vocal Event of the Year:
Shenandoah mit Alison Krauss –
Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart
Music Video of the Year:
Baby Likes to Rock It –
The Tractors
1996
Kix Brooks (rechts) und Ronnie Dunn
Song of the Year:
Go Rest High on That Mountain –
Vince Gill
Single of the Year:
Check Yes or No – George Strait
Album of the Year:
Blue Clear Sky – George Strait
Music Video of the Year:
My Wife Thinks You’re Dead –
Junior Brown
1997
Deana Carter
Song of the Year:
Strawberry Wine – Matraca Berg / Gary Harrison
Album of the Year:
Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait
1998
Trisha Yearwood
Single of the Year:
Holes in the Floor of Heaven – Steve Wariner
Album of the Year:
Everywhere – Tim McGraw
Horizon Award:
Dixie Chicks
1999
Dixie Chicks
Song of the Year:
This Kiss – B. Chapman / A. Roboff / R. Lerner
Single of the Year:
Wide Open Spaces – Dixie Chicks
Album of the Year:
A Place In The Sun – Tim McGraw
Music Video of the Year:
Wide Open Spaces – Dixie Chicks
2000
Dixie Chicks
Single of the Year:
I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
Album of the Year:
Fly – Dixie Chicks
Vocal Group of the Year:
Dixie Chicks
Music Video of the Year:
Goodbye Earl – Dixie Chicks
2001
Tim McGraw
Song of the Year:
Murder on Music Row – Larry Cordle / Larry Shell
Single of the Year:
I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow – ‘‘The Soggy Bottom Boys’’
Album of the Year:
O Brother, Where Art Thou? – verschiedene Interpreten
2002
Martina McBride
Song of the Year:
Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) – Alan Jackson
Single of the Year:
Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) – Alan Jackson
Album of the Year:
Drive – Alan Jackson
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Alan Jackson
2003
Song of the Year:
Three Wooden Crosses – Dough Johnson / Kim Williams
Album of the Year:
American IV: The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Alan Jackson
Vocal Event of the Year:
Alan Jackson mit
Jimmy Buffett –
It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
Music Video of the Year:
Hurt – Johnny Cash
2004
Kenny Chesney
Song of the Year:
Live Like You Were Dying –
Tim McGraw
Single of the Year:
Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw
Album of the Year:
When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney
Musical Event of the Year:
Brad Paisley und
Alison Krauss –
Whiskey Lullaby
2005
Keith Urban
Song of the Year:
Whiskey Lullaby – Bill Anderson und Jon Randall
Album of the Year:
There’s More Where That Came From – Lee Ann Womack
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Keith Urban
Musical Event of the Year:
George Strait und Lee Ann Womack
Good News, Bad News
Music Video of the Year:
As Good As I Once Was –
Toby Keith
2006
Carrie Underwood
Song of the Year:
Believe – Craig Wiseman und Ronnie Dunn
2007
Rascal Flatts
Song of the Year:
Give It Away – Bill Anderson / Buddy Cannon / Jamey Johnson
2008
Jennifer Nettles
Music Video of the Year:
Waitin’ on a Woman –
Brad Paisley featuring Andy Griffith
2009
Taylor Swift
Album of the Year:
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Female Vocalist of the Year:
Taylor Swift
Vocal Group of the Year:
Lady Antebellum
Musical Event of the Year:
Start a Band – Brad Paisley und
Keith Urban
Music Video of the Year:
Love Story – Taylor Swift
2010
Brad Paisley
Album of the Year:
Revolution – Miranda Lambert
Female Vocalist of the Year:
Miranda Lambert
Vocal Group of the Year:
Lady Antebellum
Music Video of the Year:
The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
2011
Taylor Swift
Single of the Year:
If I Die Young –
The Band Perry , Produktion: Paul Worley
Album of the Year:
My Kinda Party –
Jason Aldean , Produktion: Michael Knox
2012
Blake Shelton
2013
Lee Brice
Song of the Year:
I Drive Your Truck –
Lee Brice
2014
Luke Bryan
Album of the Year:
Platinum – Miranda Lambert
Musical Event of the Year:
We Were Us –
Keith Urban mit Miranda Lambert
2015
Little Big Town
2016
Garth Brooks
Music Video of the Year:
Fire Away – Chris Stapleton
2017
Chris Stapleton
Music Video of the Year:
It Ain't My Fault –
Brothers Osborne (Producer: Wes Edwards, Ryan Silver)
2018
Kacey Musgraves
Single of the Year:
Broken Halos –
Chris Stapleton (Mix-Engineer: Vance Powell; Producer: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton)
Music Video of the Year:
Marry Me –
Thomas Rhett (Producer: TK McKamy)
2019
Luke Combs
Music Video of the Year:
Rainbow –
Kacey Musgraves (Producer: Hannah Lux Davis)
2020
Eric Church
Album of the Year:
What You See Is What You Get –
Luke Combs (Producer: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Scott Moffatt, Jonathan Singleton)
Song of the Year:
The Bones –
Maren Morris , Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz
Single of the Year:
The Bones – Maren Morris (Producer: Greg Kurstin)
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Luke Combs
Female Vocalist of the Year:
Maren Morris
Musical Event of the Year:
I Hope You’re Happy Now (Charly Pearce, Lee Brice; Producer: busbee)
2021
Carly Pearce
Album of the Year:
Starting Over –
Chris Stapleton (Produzenten: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton)
Song of the Year:
Starting Over – Chris Stapleton (Autoren: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton)
Single of the Year:
Starting Over – Chris Stapleton (Produzenten: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton)
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Chris Stapleton
Musical Event of the Year:
Half of My Hometown (
Kelsea Ballerini featuring
Kenny Chesney ; Produzenten: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins)
Music Video of the Year:
Half of My Hometown – Kelsea Ballerini featuring Kenny Chesney (Regisseur: Patrick Tracy)
2022
Album of the Year:
Growin’ Up – Luke Combs
Single of the Year:
’til you can’t –
Cody Johnson (Produzent: Trent Willmon)
New Artist of the Year:
Lainey Wilson
Musical Event of the Year:
Never Wanted To Be That Girl (
Carly Pearce und
Ashley McBryde ; Produzenten: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne)
Music Video of the Year:
’til you can’t – Cody Johnson (Regisseur: Dustin Haney)
2023
Single of the Year:
Fast Car –
Luke Combs ; (Produzenten: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton)
Musical Event of the Year:
Wait in the Truck (
Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson; Produzenten: Hardy, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt, Derek Wells)
Music Video of the Year:
Wait in the truck – Regisseur: Justin Clough
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