2015 CMA Awards Winners

2015 CMA Awards winners were announced tonight (November 5) live from Nashville. Congratulations to Luke Bryan – Entertainer of the Year, Chris Stapleton – Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year and New Artist of the Year; Little Big Town – Vocal Group of the Year, Single of the Year, and Song of the Year; Miranda Lambert – Female Vocalist of the Year, Florida Georgia Line – Vocal Duo of the Year, Maddie & Tae – Music Video of the Year, Keith Urban and Eric Church – Musical Event of the Year, and Mac McAnally – Musician of the Year.

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2015 CMA Awards Winners

Entertainer of the Year
Luke Bryan

Male Vocalist of the Year
Chris Stapleton

Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert

Album of the Year
Chris Stapleton – Traveller

New Artist of the Year
Chris Stapleton

Vocal Duo of the Year
Florida Georgia Line

Vocal Group of the Year
Little Big Town

Single of the Year
“Girl Crush” – Little Big Town (Produced by Jay Joyce)

Music Video of the Year (Artist and Director)
“Girl In A Country Song” – Maddie and Tae (Directed by TK McKamy)

Song of the Year (Songwriter)
“Girl Crush” – Little Big Town (Songwriters: Liz Rose, Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsay)

Muscial Event of the Year
“Raise ‘Em Up” – Keith Urban feat. Eric Church

Musician of the Year
Mac McAnally

Chris Stapleton was the big winner during “The 49th Annual CMA Awards” as he went three for three, sweeping each category in which he was nominated. Stapleton was named Male Vocalist and New Artist of the Year. His LP Traveller was also named Album of the Year. Stapleton receives a second trophy as a producer for the project, which he co-produced with Dave Cobb. This marks the first time a New Artist winner also won for Album of the Year, and are Stapleton’s first CMA Awards. “I feel lots of love. It’s a short answer, but it’s a real one,” Stapleton told press gathered backstage.

Luke Bryan brought home a second consecutive win for Entertainer of the Year.
“I put so much pride in giving all I’ve got every night performing, getting off the stage with ice packs on my knees and out of breath,” Bryan said. “This is a night where I can go ‘Gosh, people are paying attention to that.'”

Early winners were Maddie & Tae, and Keith Urban with Eric Church. The duo, made up of Maddie Marlowe and Taylor Dye, earned their first CMA Award for Music Video of the Year for “Girl In A Country Song,” which was directed by TK McKamy. Urban and Church picked up an Award for Musical Event of the Year for “Raise ‘Em Up.”

The win marks Urban’s fourth trophy in the category, tying him with Vince Gill, Tim McGraw, and Paisley as top winners. He is also the only artist to win three years in a row.

“Girl Crush” was named Single and Song of the Year, marking Little Big Town’s second victory in the Single category. The track was produced by Jay Joyce and songwriters Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, and Liz Rose are first-time winners for penning the hit. Little Big Town were also named Vocal Group of the Year for the fourth consecutive time.

Florida Georgia Line took home their third consecutive Vocal Duo of the Year win.

Miranda Lambert continued her reign as Female Vocalist of the Year as she collected the trophy for the sixth consecutive year. She holds the record for most wins in the category, and is the most awarded female in CMA history.

Mac McAnally likewise extended his winning streak as he was named Musician of the Year for the eighth year in a row.

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