Every single year, the Country Music Association honors the biggest and brightest stars in the industry and last night (November 4) the 2015 CMA Awards was one of the best ever!
Hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, the southern-fried shindig featured performances from Chris Stapleton (winner of Album of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Best New Artist) with Justin Timberlake, Eric Church with Hank Williams Jr, Keith Urban with John Mellencamp, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton.
And by the time the curtain came down, a slew of deserving artists departed with hardware in tow. The 2015 CMA Awards winners are:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan
MALE VOCALIST
Chris Stapleton
FEMALE VOCALIST
Miranda Lambert
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Chris Stapleton
VOCAL GROUP
Little Big Town
VOCAL DUO
Florida Georgia Line
SONG
Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”
SINGLE
Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”
MUSIC VIDEO
Maddie & Tae, “Girl In A Country Song.”
MUSICAL EVENT
Keith Urban feat. Eric Church, “Raise ‘Em Up”
MUSICIAN
Mac McAnally
