This year’s CMA Awards were marked by powerful female artist wins, as well as several first-time wins and a changing of the guard in certain categories.

Lainey Wilson earned her second entertainer of the year win (she previously won in 2023), as well as her fourth consecutive female vocalist of the year win, and her second album of the year win (this year for Whirlwind). Ella Langley‘s collaboration with Riley Green, “You Look Like You Love Me,” was named both single and song of the year.

Zach Top earned his first CMA Award win for new artist of the year, while the longtime winning streaks of both Chris Stapleton and Old Dominion shifted. The male vocalist of the year honor, held by Stapleton for the past four years (he’s won the category eight total times), went to first-time category w

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