American Idol season 4 winner Carrie Underwood hosted The 53rd Annual CMA Awards tonight (Nov 13) with special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, celebrating legendary women in Country Music throughout the ceremony. The CMAs will broadcasted live from Bridgestone Arena at 8/7c on ABC.
Women in country music united for an opening performance led by Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton that will also featured Terri Clark, Sara Evans, Crystal Gayle, The Highwomen (comprised of Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires), Martina McBride, Jennifer Nettles, Tanya Tucker and Gretchen Wilson, each performing iconic country songs for a monumental decades-spanning medley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPacGAykVQg
Single of the Year went to Blake Shelton for God’s Country. Gal pal Gwen Stefani is with him tonight. It’s his first Single of the Year win. He thanks the songwriters and all the fans. He dedicated the award to the late busbee and Earl Thomas Conley. He forgot to thank Gwen! Oops. Blake also performed the award winning song on the CMA stage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjOsqFJl3ys
The CMAs this year were a celebration of women and it ended with….Garth Brooks winning Entertainer of the Year for the *billionth time. Some things never change. *OK. Tonight was actually his seventh win. But the point still stands.
Carrie Underwood was up for three awards tonight–Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for Cry Pretty and Entertainer of the Year. She was shut out of all three. She performed in the opening number and also debuted her new single, “Drinking Alone.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS2K2x912oQ
Check out Carrie’s red carpet look below. Also attending The Voice: American Idol’s Laine Hardy, Gabby Barrett and Cade Foehner, Scotty McCreery; The Voice’s Danielle Bradbery, RaeLynn and Morgan Wallen; The Bachelorette and Dancing with the Stars, Hannah Brown.
2019 CMA Awards Winners List
Entertainer of the Year
Garth Brooks – WINNER
Eric Church
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Male Vocalist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs – WINNER
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves – WINNER
Carrie Underwood
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion – WINNER
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay – WINNER
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
New Artist of the Year
Cody Johnson
Ashley McBryde – WINNER
Midland
Carly Pearce
Morgan Wallen
Album Of The Year
Center Point Road
Thomas Rhett
PRODUCER(S): Dann Huff, Jesse Frasure, Thomas Rhett, Julian Bunetta, The Stereotypes and Cleve Wilson
Cry Pretty
Carrie Underwood
PRODUCER(S): David Garcia, Jim Jonsin and Carrie Underwood
Dan + Shay
Dan + Shay
PRODUCER(S): Dan Smyers and Scott Hendricks
Desperate Man
Eric Church
PRODUCER(S): Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenahora, Jr.
GIRL – WINNER
Maren Morris
PRODUCER(S): busbee, Maren Morris and Greg Kurstin
Single of the Year
“Burning Man”
Dierks Bentley Feat. Brothers Osborne
PRODUCER(S): Ross Copperman, Jon Randall, Arturo Buenahora, Jr.
MIX ENGINEER: F. Reid Shippen
“GIRL”
Maren Morris
PRODUCER(S): Greg Kurstin
MIX ENGINEER: Greg Kurstin
“God’s Country” – WINNER
Blake Shelton
PRODUCER(S): Scott Hendricks
MIX ENGINEER: Justin Niebank
“Millionaire”
Chris Stapleton
PRODUCER(S): Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
MIX ENGINEER: Vance Powell
“Speechless”
Dan + Shay
PRODUCER(S): Dan Smyers, Scott Hendricks
MIX ENGINEER: Jeff Juliano
Song of the Year
“Beautiful Crazy”
Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Robert Williford – WINNER
“GIRL”
Maren Morris, Sarah Aarons, Greg Kurstin
“God’s Country”
Devin Dawson, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy
“Rainbow”
Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgrave
“Tequila”
Dan Smyers, Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds
Musical Event of the Year
“All My Favorite People”
Maren Morris (feat. Brothers Osborne)
PRODUCER(S): Maren Morris, busbee
“Brand New Man”
Brooks & Dunn (with Luke Combs)
PRODUCER(S): Dann Huff
“Dive Bar”
Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton
PRODUCER(S): Garth Brooks
“Old Town Road (Remix)”
Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
PRODUCER(S): YoungKio, Michael Trent Reznor, Atticus Matthew Ross – WINNER
“What Happens In A Small Town”
Brantley Gilbert & Lindsay Ell
PRODUCER(S): Dann Huff
Music Video of the Year
“Burning Man”
Dierks Bentley Feat. Brothers Osborne
DIRECTOR: Wes Edwards
“GIRL”
Maren Morris
DIRECTOR: Dave Meyers
“God’s Country”
Blake Shelton
DIRECTOR: Sophie Muller
“Rainbow”
Kacey Musgraves
DIRECTOR: Hannah Lux Davis – WINNER
“Some Of It”
Eric Church
DIRECTOR: Reid Long
Musician of the Year
Jenee Fleenor – WINNER
Fiddle
Paul Franklin
Steel Guitar
Mac McAnally
Guitar
Ilya Toshinsky
Banjo/Guitar
Derek Wells
