Chris Stapleton and Keith Urban were the big winners at the 2018 CMA Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday night (14Nov18).
Urban picked up the coveted Entertainer of the Year prize, while Stapleton was a triple winner – the singer/songwriter’s hit Broken Halos scored the Single and Song of the Year awards, and Chris was also named Male Vocalist of the Year.
Pregnant co-host Carrie Underwood, who showed off her baby belly throughout the ceremony, picked up the Female Vocalist of the Year honour, and Old Dominion were hailed Vocal Group of the Year.
Garth Brooks opened the show by dedicating the prizegiving to the victims of last week’s (07Nov18) Borderline Bar & Grill massacre in Thousand Oaks, California. During a moment of silence, the names of the 12 country music fans who lost their lives were flashed onto a screen onstage.
The list of winners of this year’s CMA Awards is:
Entertainer of the Year
Keith Urban
Single of the Year
Broken Halos by Chris Stapleton
Male Vocalist of the Year
Chris Stapleton
Female Vocalist of the Year
Carrie Underwood
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brothers Osborne
New Artist of the Year
Luke Combs
Vocal Group of the Year
Old Dominion
Album of the Year
Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
Song of the Year
Broken Halos by Chris Stapleton
Musical Event of the Year
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright by David Lee Murphy & Kenny Chesney
Music Video of the Year
Marry Me by Thomas Rhett
Musician of the Year
Mac McAnally
