The 55th Annual Country Music Association Awards took a greater turn as the show was not only enriched by musicians but also athletes, actors, and activists. The event was held at t the Bridgestone Arena which is situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It took place on November 10, 2021. The Wednesday night was a treat for the audience with the amazing lineup of talented stars including Katy Perry, Darius Rucker, and Kelsea Ballerini. The show was hosted by Luke Bryan who previously won CMA Award for his amazing country singing. After 18 long years, the show was handled and hosted by a single artist. On the other hand, country star singers like Darius Rucker, Kelsea Ballerini, Lady A, Alan Jackson, Florida Georgia Line, Ingrid Andress, Deana Carter, Trisha Yearwood, Russell Dickerson, and many others have presented a wonderful evening for all.
They were joined by the musicians like Amy Grant, Lauren Daigle, Elle King along with activist Faith Fennidy, World Series champion Freddie Freeman, actor Zachary Levi, quarterback Kurt Warner and many others who took the show to an upper notch. Lionel Richie and Katy Perry, who is well known as the judges from ‘American Idol’ have also joined alongside Luke. Dule Hill and Saycon Sengbloh from ‘The Wonder Years’, Susan Sarandon, and Hayley Orrantia from ‘The Goldbergs’ have participated as well. Previously, CMA announced that there will be a total of 20 performances that will keep the night alive and so it did. Other than the slate of performances, the slate of winners’ list didn’t fail to satisfy the audience either.
Here is the winners’ list of 2021 CMA Awards
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Luke Combs
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: “Starting Over” – Chris Stapleton,
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton,
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Starting Over – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
SONG OF THE YEAR (For Songwriters)
- WINNER: “Starting Over”
Songwriters: Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Carly Pearce
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Chris Stapleton
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Old Dominion
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Brothers Osborne
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: “Half of My Hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney)
- Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (for artist and directors)
- WINNER: “Half of My Hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney)
- Director: Patrick Tracy
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Jimmie Allen
The nominations this year were quite diverse and the effort to push forward to the talented artists is evident. The nominations could create some milestones if Gabby Barrett won as she was nominated in both, Female Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year. Even if Carly Pearce took a nod, they would be the first female artists to win the award on the first year they got nominated. Mickey Guyton is the first black woman to the nominated for an individual award. Chris Stapleton is the most award-winning artist this year with versatile musical talents.
The performances such as ‘If I Was A Cowboy’ by Miranda Lambert, ‘Beers on Me’ by Dierks Bentle, Hardy, Breland, ‘Same Boat’ by Zac Brown Band, Gabby Barrett’s ‘The Good Ones’, etc mesmerized the audience even more. Though the ongoing global pandemic has put a lot of shows on halt, this year, this is taking a new shape and the 55th CMA Awards is the greatest example of that.
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