- Maren Morris Leads the Night with Most Wins, Taking Home Three Awards
In a year like no other, “The 54th Annual CMA Awards” brought the Country Music community together, live, for the first time in months to celebrate the very best in the genre. In a night filled with riveting performances, heartfelt speeches and emotional tributes, Country Music’s Biggest Night™ proved, once again, that even in the toughest of times, the heart of Country remains true.
Eric Church, performing “Hell of a View,” was awarded the night’s top honor of CMA Entertainer of the Year, a first for the artist. “…You know what the win is? The win is we all were here tonight together as Country Music, in-person, live, not on Zoom. I believe this. It’s going to be music that brings us out of this. That is the one thing that is going to save the entire world…”
Maren Morris, performing “The Bones,” was the night’s biggest winner, taking home three awards for CMA Single, Song and Female Vocalist of the Year.
Winners announced prior to the live broadcast included Carly Pearce and Lee Brice for CMA Musical Event of the Year, Miranda Lambert for CMA Music Video of the Year, and Jenee Fleenor for CMA Musician of the Year. See below for the full list of this year’s winners.
With an audience full of the biggest names in Country Music, safety was the top priority throughout the event’s production. “It was a privilege to bring the Country Music community together tonight,” says Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer.
Trahern added, “I am so proud to be a part of this community. It has been a very difficult year with many of us having suffered tremendous loss. My hope is that with the help of our incredible community of artists, we were able to shine a bit of light into the world through the magic of Country Music.”
Jason Aldean, Brothers Osborne, Dierks Bentley and Ashley McBryde kicked off the night with a special collaboration honoring the late Charlie Daniels. Having felt the loss of many legends this year, the show also honored Country greats Kenny Rogers and Joe Diffie with tributes from Little Big Town and Jon Pardi, respectively. Hosts Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker took the stage for a breathtaking collaboration of Mac Davis’ “In the Ghetto,” a tribute to the Country legend and three-time CMA Awards host. You could also hear a pin drop when McBryde took the stage to perform “One Night Standards,” while Rucker brought the feel-good vibes with his chart-topping “Beers & Sunshine.”
Proudly honoring Country Music Hall of Fame trailblazer and 1975 CMA Awards co-host Charley Pride with the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, Jimmie Allen took the stage for an emotional introduction followed by a surprise performance of “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” with Pride. Old Dominion took viewers back to 1980, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the classic film “Urban Cowboy,” performing Johnny Lee’s “Looking For Love.”
Continuing the tradition of one-of-a-kind performances, “The 54th Annual CMA Awards” delivered the world television premiere of Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber’s No. 1 single “10,000 Hours,” captured remotely at Los Angeles’ famed Hollywood Bowl. Also, performing off-site, Keith Urban treated viewers to an intimate performance of “God Whispered Your Name” from his native homeland, Australia, dedicating his performance to frontline workers.
Thomas Rhett featuring host McEntire and Chris Tomlin filled the room with inspiration, while Chris Stapleton performed a stripped-back version of his latest single “Starting Over” with Morgane Stapleton. Pearce and Lady A’s Charles Kelley performed a soulful rendition of “I Hope You’re Happy Now.”
➤“THE 54th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” WINNERS:
Eric Church, performing “Hell of a View,” was awarded the night’s top honor of CMA Entertainer of the Year, a first for the artist. “…You know what the win is? The win is we all were here tonight together as Country Music, in-person, live, not on Zoom. I believe this. It’s going to be music that brings us out of this. That is the one thing that is going to save the entire world…”
We couldn't be happier for @EricChurch on winning the award for Entertainer of the Year. Watch The Chief's acceptance speech 😎 pic.twitter.com/K4GIytMhOI
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 12, 2020
Maren Morris, performing “The Bones,” was the night’s biggest winner, taking home three awards for CMA Single, Song and Female Vocalist of the Year.
"Linda Martell. @IAmYola. @MickeyGuyton. @RissiPalmer. @BrittNicx. @RhiannonGiddens. There are so many amazing Black women who pioneered and continue to pioneer this genre... I hope you know that we see you." -@MarenMorris, accepting her #CMAawards trophy for Female Vocalist. pic.twitter.com/SGJwvsG48m
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 12, 2020
Luke Combs took home two awards for CMA Album and Male Vocalist of the Year. Old Dominion won CMA Vocal Group of the Year, Dan + Shay accepted trophies for CMA Vocal Duo of the Year, and Morgan Wallen, performing “More Than My Hometown,” received CMA New Artist of the Year.
Winners announced prior to the live broadcast included Carly Pearce and Lee Brice for CMA Musical Event of the Year, Miranda Lambert for CMA Music Video of the Year, and Jenee Fleenor for CMA Musician of the Year. See below for the full list of this year’s winners.
With an audience full of the biggest names in Country Music, safety was the top priority throughout the event’s production. “It was a privilege to bring the Country Music community together tonight,” says Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer.
Trahern added, “I am so proud to be a part of this community. It has been a very difficult year with many of us having suffered tremendous loss. My hope is that with the help of our incredible community of artists, we were able to shine a bit of light into the world through the magic of Country Music.”
Jason Aldean, Brothers Osborne, Dierks Bentley and Ashley McBryde kicked off the night with a special collaboration honoring the late Charlie Daniels. Having felt the loss of many legends this year, the show also honored Country greats Kenny Rogers and Joe Diffie with tributes from Little Big Town and Jon Pardi, respectively. Hosts Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker took the stage for a breathtaking collaboration of Mac Davis’ “In the Ghetto,” a tribute to the Country legend and three-time CMA Awards host. You could also hear a pin drop when McBryde took the stage to perform “One Night Standards,” while Rucker brought the feel-good vibes with his chart-topping “Beers & Sunshine.”
Proudly honoring Country Music Hall of Fame trailblazer and 1975 CMA Awards co-host Charley Pride with the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, Jimmie Allen took the stage for an emotional introduction followed by a surprise performance of “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” with Pride. Old Dominion took viewers back to 1980, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the classic film “Urban Cowboy,” performing Johnny Lee’s “Looking For Love.”
Continuing the tradition of one-of-a-kind performances, “The 54th Annual CMA Awards” delivered the world television premiere of Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber’s No. 1 single “10,000 Hours,” captured remotely at Los Angeles’ famed Hollywood Bowl. Also, performing off-site, Keith Urban treated viewers to an intimate performance of “God Whispered Your Name” from his native homeland, Australia, dedicating his performance to frontline workers.
Thomas Rhett featuring host McEntire and Chris Tomlin filled the room with inspiration, while Chris Stapleton performed a stripped-back version of his latest single “Starting Over” with Morgane Stapleton. Pearce and Lady A’s Charles Kelley performed a soulful rendition of “I Hope You’re Happy Now.”
It was so special to get to record “In The Ghetto” with @dariusrucker in tribute to my friend and legendary singer-songwriter Mac Davis. Listen now: https://t.co/VqJVQoUlIT pic.twitter.com/mfqydX6KMV
— Reba (@reba) November 12, 2020
➤“THE 54th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” WINNERS:
- ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Eric Church
- SINGLE OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s), and Mix Engineer
“The Bones” – Maren Morris Producer: Greg Kurstin Mix Engineer: Greg Kurstin
- ALBUM OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artist and Producers
What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs Producer: Scott Moffat
- SONG OF THE YEAR Award goes to Songwriters
“The Bones” Songwriters: Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz
- FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Maren Morris
- MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
- VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Old Dominion
- VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Dan + Shay
- MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)
“I Hope You’re Happy Now” – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice Producer: busbee
- MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
- MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artist(s) and Director
“Bluebird” – Miranda Lambert Director: Trey Fanjoy
- NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Morgan Wallen
➤AND THE 2020 BROADCAST WINNERS ARE:
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR WINNERS:- NATIONAL “Country Countdown USA” (Lon Helton) – Westwood One
- MAJOR MARKET “Chris Carr & Company” (Chris Carr, Kia Becht and McKaila Granning) – KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
- LARGE MARKET “The Big Dave Show (“Big Dave” Chandler, Chelsie Shinkle, Jason Statt and Ashley Hempfling) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
- MEDIUM MARKET “Clay & Company” (Clay Moden, Rob Banks, and Val Townsend) – WYRK, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.
- SMALL MARKET “Officer Don & DeAnn” (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) – WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky.
- MAJOR MARKET KSCS – Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
- LARGE MARKET KNCI – Sacramento, Calif.
- MEDIUM MARKET WUSY – Chattanooga, Tenn.
- SMALL MARKET WKXC – Augusta, Ga.
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