The 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards took place in Nashville on Wednesday evening, honoring this year's top country music performances, songs and stars.
The night's top nominees Morgan Wallen, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Post Malone, Lainey Wilson and many more dueled it out for the evening's accolades at Music City's Bridgestone Arena.
The evening of musical entertainment and memorable moments saw Megan Moroney win the New Artist of the Year award and Chris Stapleton take home the Single of the Year, Song of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. Cody Johnson won Album of the Year for "Leather" and Lainey Wilson was awarded the Female Vocalist of the Year.
The coveted Entertainer of the Year title, the night's biggest award, went to Morgan Wallen.
See the full winner's list below.
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ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs
- Morgan Wallen
- Lainey Wilson
- Chris Stapleton
- Jelly Roll
SINGLE OF THE YEAR - Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey, Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry, Mix Engineer: Raul Lopez
- “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson, Producer: Trent Willmon, Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
- “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen), Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore
- “Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson, Producer: Jay Joyce, Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
- “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton, Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton, Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
ALBUM OF THE YEAR- Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
- Deeper Well –Kacey Musgraves, Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian, Mix Engineers: Shawn Everett, Konrad Snyder
- Fathers & Sons –Luke Combs, Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton, Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews
- Higher –Chris Stapleton, Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton, Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
- Leather –Cody Johnson, Producer: Trent Willmon, Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
- Whitsitt Chapel –Jelly Roll, Producers: Andrew Baylis, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Jesse Frasure, David Garcia, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft, Austin Nivarel, David Ray Stevens, Mix Engineers: Jeff Braun, Jim Cooley
SONG OF THE YEAR- Award goes to Songwriter(s)
- “Burn It Down,” Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose
- “Dirt Cheap,” Songwriter: Josh Phillips
- “I Had Some Help,” Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters
- “The Painter,” Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins
- “White Horse,” Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Ashley McBryde
- Megan Moroney
- Kacey Musgraves
- Lainey Wilson
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Luke Combs
- Jelly Roll
- Cody Johnson
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Lady A
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion
- The Red Clay Strays
- Zac Brown Band
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Maddie & Tae
- The War And Treaty
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR- Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)
- “Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini (with Noah Kahan), Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym
- “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen), Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
- “I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan (ft. Kacey Musgraves), Producer: Zach Bryan
- “Man Made A Bar” – Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church), Producer: Joey Moi
- “you look like you love me” – Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green), Producer: Will Bundy
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
- Tom Bukovac – Guitar
- Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle
- Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
- Rob McNelley - Guitar
- Charlie Worsham – Guitar
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR- Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s)
- “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson, Director: Dustin Haney
- “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen), Director: Chris Villa
- “I’m Not Pretty” – Megan Moroney, Directors: Jeff Johnson, Megan Moroney
- “The Painter” – Cody Johnson, Director: Dustin Haney
- “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” – Lainey Wilson, Director: Patrick Tracy
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Megan Moroney
- Shaboozey
- Nate Smith
- Mitchell Tenpenny
- Zach Top
- Bailey Zimmerman
2024 CMA BROADCAST AWARDS – FINALISTS FOR BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (by market size):
Weekly National
- “American Country Countdown” (Kix Brooks) – Cumulus/Westwood One
- “Country Gold with Terri Clark” (Terri Clark) – Westwood One
- “Crook & Chase Countdown” (Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase) – Jim Owens Entertainment
- “Highway Hot 30 with Buzz Brainard” (Buzz Brainard) – SiriusXM
- “Honky Tonkin’ with Tracy Lawrence” (Tracy Lawrence and Patrick Thomas) – Silverfish Media
Daily National
- “The Bobby Bones Show” (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, “Lunchbox” Dan Chappell, Eddie Garcia, Morgan Huelsman, “SZN Raymundo” Ray Slater, “Mike D” Rodriguez, Abby Anderson, “Kick Off Kevin” O’Connell, and Stephen “Scuba Steve” Spradlin) – iHeartMedia
- “Michael J On Air” (Michael J. Stuehler) - iHeartMedia
- “Nights with Elaina” (Elaina Smith) – Westwood One / Cumulus Media
- “PickleJar Up All Night with Patrick Thomas” (Patrick Thomas) – PickleJar / Cumulus Media
- “Steve Harmon Show” (Steve Harmon) – Westwood One / Cumulus Media
Major Market
- “The Andie Summers Show” (Andie Summers, Jeff Kurkjian, Donnie Black, and Shannon Boyle) – WXTU, Philadelphia, Pa.
- “Chris Carr & Company” (Chris Carr, Kia Becht, and Sam Sansevere) – KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
- “Frito & Katy” (Tucker “Frito” Young and Katy Dempsey) – KCYY, San Antonio, Texas
- “The Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister” (Matt McAllister, Gabe Mercer, and “Captain Ron” Koons) – KKWF, Seattle, Wash.
- “The Most Fun Afternoons With Scotty Kay” (Scotty Kay) – WUSN, Chicago, Ill.
Large Market
- Dale Carter Morning Show” (Dale Carter) – KFKF, Kansas City, Mo.
- “Heather Froglear” (Heather Froglear) – KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.
- “Jesse & Anna” (Jesse Tack and Anna Marie) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
- “Mike & Amanda” (Mike Wheless and Amanda Daughtry) – WQDR, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
- “On-Air with Anthony” (Anthony Donatelli) – KFRG, Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.
Medium Market
- “Brent Michaels” (Brent Michaels) – KUZZ, Bakersfield, Calif.
- “Joey & Nancy” (Joey Tack, Nancy Barger, and Karly Duggan) – WIVK, Knoxville, Tenn.
- “New Country Mornings with Nancy and Woody” (Nancy Wilson and Aaron “Woody” Woods) – WHKO, Dayton, Ohio
- “Scott and Sarah in the Morning” (Scott Wynn and Sarah Kay) – WQMX, Akron, Ohio
- “Steve & Gina In The Morning” (Steve Lundy and Gina Melton) – KXKT, Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa
Small Market
- “Dan Austin Show” (Dan Austin) – WQHK, Fort Wayne, Ind.
- “Dave and Jenn” (Dave Roberts and Jenn Seay) – WTCR, Huntington-Ashland, W. Va.
- “The Eddie Foxx Show” (Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx) – WKSF, Asheville, N.C.
- “Hilley & Hart” (Kevin Hilley and Erin Hart) – KATI, Columbia, Mo.
- “Officer Don & DeAnn” (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) – WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky.
2024 CMA BROADCAST AWARDS – FINALISTS FOR RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (by market size):
Major Market
- KCYY – San Antonio, Texas
- KKBQ – Houston, Texas
- KYGO – Denver, Colo.
- WXTU – Philadelphia, Pa.
- WYCD – Detroit, Mich.
Large Market
- WIRK – West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla.
- WMIL – Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.
- WQDR – Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
- WSIX – Nashville, Tenn.
- WWKA – Orlando, Fla.
Medium Market
- KXKT – Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa
- WBEE – Rochester, N.Y.
- WIVK – Knoxville, Tenn.
- WLFP – Memphis, Tenn.
- WUSY – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Small Market
- WCOW – La Crosse, Wis.
- WKML – Fayetteville, N.C.
- WKXC – Augusta, Ga.
- WXFL – Florence-Muscle Shoals, Ala.
- WYCT – Pensacola, Fla.
