Austin Snell may not have been nominated for a CMA Award in 2025, but he still showed up, showed out… and celebrated like a winner.

The rising country rocker — and self-proclaimed espresso martini enthusiast — posted a cheeky video the day after the awards, summing up his big night.

“Didn’t win any CMA awards this year, but I’ll be damned if I didn’t hammer espresso martinis like I did…” he captioned a clip on Instagram .

Snell attended the show in Nashville, but it’s the afterparty energy that really stole the spotlight. The best part? Again — he wasn’t even in the running.

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Snell might not have had a nomination this year, but he’s been having the kind of breakout moment that usually lands you on that list soon.

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