Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson & Luke Combs win big at 2022 CMAs - all the winners
Country music's biggest night was full of surprises
The 56th Annual CMA Awards started the party early by revealing two award winners ahead of the ceremony in Nashville on Wednesday.
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announced the lucky recipients of the trophy and during the show on Wednesday morning, but it was the main event that revealed all the big winners of the night - and there were some surprises! Keep reading to find out who took home the coveted trophies at country music's biggest night!
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MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
– Dierks Bentley with BRELAND & HARDY
– Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
– Midland (featuring Jon Pardi)
– Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)
– Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde - WINNER
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
(Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) – Taylor Swift (featuring Chris Stapleton)
– Midland (featuring Jon Pardi)
– Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)
– Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
– Cody Johnson - WINNER
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Songwriters: Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins - WINNER
- Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce
- Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Michael Hardy, Josh Osborne
- Songwriters: Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton, Lainey Wilson
- Songwriters: Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley, Chris Stapleton
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne - WINNER
Dan + Shay
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae
Lainey Wilson won two big awards
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion - WINNER
Zac Brown Band
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
– Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan
half of my hometown – Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Kenny Chesney)
– Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
– Cody Johnson - WINNER
– Chris Stapleton
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
– Luke Combs - WINNER
– Maren Morris
– Miranda Lambert
– Lainey Wilson
– Old Dominion
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle - WINNER
Paul Franklin, Steel guitar
Brent Mason, Guitar
Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo
Derek Wells, Guitar
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
HARDY
Walker Hayes
Cody Johnson
Parker McCollum
Lainey Wilson - WINNER
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Carrie Underwood
Lainey Wilson - WINNER
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton - WINNER
Morgan Wallen
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs - WINNER
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
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