CMA Awards 2025: The Complete List of Winners
The 59th annual CMA Awards show will be broadcast live by ABC from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Scroll down to see the 2025 winners as they will be named over the course of the three-hour show.
Ella Langley was an early leader with three wins from her six nominations. She and duet partner Riley Green won two categories during the broadcast for their hit ‘You Look Like You Love Me’ – single of the year and song of the year – in addition to music video of the year, which was announced ahead of the broadcast.
“This song is the gift that keeps on giving,” Langley said as he accepted the song of the year trophy. “How cool is it that a song with talking verses won song of the year? That’s country music,” Green said.
Zach Top was another big winner early in the broadcast, taking home the hotly contested trophy for best new artist – and denying Langley at least one award in the process.
Langley, Lainey Wilson and Megan Moroney tied with six nominations each, followed closely by Top with five.
Brooks & Dunn won vocal duo of the year for the 16th time. “I heard earlier in the evening, ‘Are you ever tired of this?’ Hell no!” Kix Brooks exclaimed.
Instead of a comedic monologue, host Lainey Wilson sang a medley of modern country classics, approaching the song creators in the audience — including Brooks & Dunn during a segment of “Hillbilly Deluxe,” Langley during “You Look Like You Love Me,” Gretchen Wilson on “Redneck Woman,” Lady A on “Need You Now,” Shaboozey on “Tipsy.” When Lainey came to Little Big Town, they surprised the crowd by bringing out the microphones to take over their song “Girl Crush,” and back on stage, Keith Urban brought out his guitar to jam with Wilson on “Where the Blacktop Ends.”
Wilson is the only presenter this year, after co-hosting with Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning in 2024. She joked about receiving text messages from both men, including Bryan who would supposedly write to her without a clue: “Lainey, what night is the show?”
Luke Combs and Megan Moroney gave the first two full performances of the broadcast. Stephen Wilson Jr. received the first standing ovation of the evening with a solo acoustic cover of the classic ‘Stand by Me’. Kenny Chesney also got the crowd on its feet with a medley of two signature hits, “American Kids” and “When the Sun Goes Down.”
Here’s a full list of the 2025 nominations, with the winners’ names appearing in bold as the categories are announced:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
• Luke Combs
•Cody Johnson
• Chris Stapleton
•Morgan Wallen
• Lainey Wilson
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
• “4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mixing engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
• “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” – Luke Combs
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Mixing engineer: Chip Matthews
• “Am I okay?” –Megan Moroney
Producer: Kristian Bush
Mixing engineer: Justin Niebank
• “I Never Lie” – Zach Top
Producer: Carson Chamberlain
Mixing Engineer: Matt Rovey
• “You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley & Riley Green
Producer: Will Bundy
Mixing Engineer: Jim Cooley
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Prize goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)
• “Am I okay?” –Megan Moroney
Producer: Kristian Bush
Mixing engineer: Justin Niebank
• “Cold Beer and Country Music” – Zach Top
Producer: Carson Chamberlain
Mixing Engineer: Matt Rovey
• “F-1 trillion” – Post Malone
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
Mixing engineer: Ryan Gore
• “I am the problem” – Morgan Wallen
Producers: Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi
Mixing engineers: Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi
• “Whirlwind” – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mixing engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
SONG OF THE YEAR
Prize goes to Songwriter(s)
• “4x4xU”
Songwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson
• “Am I okay?”
Songwriters: Jessie Jo Dillon, Luke Laird, Megan Moroney
• “I never lie”
Songwriters: Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols, Zach Top
• “Texas”
Songwriters: Johnny Clawson, Josh Dorr, Lalo Guzman, Kyle Sturrock
• ‘You look like you love me’
Songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Kelsea Ballerini
•Miranda Lambert
• Ella Langley
•Megan Moroney
• Lainey Wilson
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Luke Combs
•Cody Johnson
• Chris Stapleton
• Zach Top
•Morgan Wallen
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
• Lady A
• Small big city
• Old rule
• Crook Flatts
• The red clay strays
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Maddie & Tae
• The war and the treaty
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Prize goes to artists and producer(s)
• “Don’t Care If I Do” – Riley Green (with Ella Langley)
Producers: Scott Borchetta, Jimmy Harnen, Dann Huff
• “Hard Fought Hallelujah” – Brandon Lake featuring Jelly Roll
Producer: Micah Nichols
• “I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson (with Carrie Underwood)
Producer: Trent Willmon
• “Pour Me a Drink” – Post Malone (feat. Blake Shelton)
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome
• “You Had to Be There” – Megan Moroney (feat. Kenny Chesney)
Producer: Kristian Bush
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
• Jenee Fleenor – Violin
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Brent Mason – Guitar
• Rob McNelley – Guitar
• Derek Wells – Guitar
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Prize goes to artist(s) and director(s)
• “Am I okay?” –Megan Moroney
Directors: Alexandra Gavillet, Megan Moroney
• “I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson (with Carrie Underwood)
Director: Dustin Haney
• “Somewhere Above Laredo” – Lainey Wilson
Director: TK McKamy
• “Think I’m in love with you” – Chris Stapleton
Director: Running Bear
• “You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley & Riley Green
Directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• Ella Langley
• Shaboozey
• Zach Top
• Tucker Wetmore
• Stephen Wilson Jr.
