The 2020 CMA Awards Winners Are Announced

 

Eric Church, performing “Hell of a View,” was awarded the CMA top honour – 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. 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.

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 and tribute to Mac Davis’ with a performance of “In the Ghetto.” McBryde offered a stunning performance of “One Night Standards,” while Rucker brought joy 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” performed live from LA. Also, performing off-site, Keith Urban treated viewers to an intimate performance of “God Whispered Your Name” from Australia, dedicating his performance to frontline workers.

Other highlights included Lambert delivering her latest hit single “Settling Down” while Combs also took the stage for a stellar performance of “Cold As You.” Ingrid Andress made her CMA Awards performance debut with a spectacular and tearful rendition of her top hit “More Hearts Than Mine.” Elsewhere, Thomas Rhett performed alongside McEntire and Tomlin and Chris Stapleton performed his new single ‘Starting Over’ with his wife Morgane.

• Eric Church

• “The Bones” – Maren Morris
• Producer: Greg Kurstin
• Mix Engineer: Greg Kurstin

• What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs
• Producer: Scott Moffat

• “The Bones”
• Songwriters: Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz

• Maren Morris

• Luke Combs

• Old Dominion

• Dan + Shay

• “I Hope You’re Happy Now” – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
• Producer: busbee

• Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle

• “Bluebird” – Miranda Lambert
• Director: Trey Fanjoy

• Morgan Wallen

• “Country Countdown USA” (Lon Helton) – Westwood One

• “Chris Carr & Company” (Chris Carr, Kia Becht and McKaila Granning) – KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.

• “The Big Dave Show (“Big Dave” Chandler, Chelsie Shinkle, Jason Statt and Ashley Hempfling) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio

• “Clay & Company” (Clay Moden, Rob Banks, and Val Townsend) – WYRK, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.

• “Officer Don & DeAnn” (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens) – WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Ky.

• KSCS – Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas

• KNCI – Sacramento, Calif.

• WUSY – Chattanooga, Tenn.

• WKXC – Augusta, Ga.