The 'She Got the Best of Me' crooner nabs the coveted prize of Entertainer of the Year, while country music band Old Dominion is once again hailed as Vocal Group of the Year.
- November 11, 2021
AceShowbiz - The 2021 Country Music Association Awards finally revealed its full winners during its broadcast on Wednesday, November 10. While Chris Stapleton came out as the biggest winner at the annual event, which was hosted by Luke Bryan, Luke Combs took home one of the coveted prizes.
Among the awards that Chris received at the event, which took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, were Single of the Year and Song of the Year for "Starting Over" as well as Male Vocalist of the Year. He also won Album of the Year for the album under the same name. After receiving the latest, he gushed, "I want to say thank you to my wife again, I can't do this without her ever," while looking at Morgane Stapleton.
"And I want to say thank you to everybody that listened to the record, everybody that listens to music, you know, like country music fans," the 43-year-old added. "It's always an honor to receive album [of the year]... We work really hard to make albums, we believe in albums, and we like what that is. Thank you CMAs, thanks everybody, thank you so much."
Trailing behind were Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney, who bagged two trophies for their collaborative single, "half of my hometown". The two musicians scored Music Video of the Year and Musical Event of the Year. As for Luke Combs, he was honored with the top prize of Entertainer of the Year.
Carly Pearce, meanwhile, was named as the winner of Female Vocalist of the Year. That night also saw Jimmie Allen being honored with a trophy for New Artist of the Year. Other winners included Old Dominion as Vocal Group of the Year, Brothers Osborne as Vocal Duo of the Year and Jenee Fleenor as Musician of the Year.
Full Winner List of 2021 CMA Awards
- Entertainer of the Year: Luke Combs
- Single of the Year: "Starting Over", Chris Stapleton
- Album of the Year: "Starting Over", Chris Stapleton
- Song of the Year: "Starting Over", Mike Henderson and Chris Stapleton
- Female Vocalist of the Year: Carly Pearce
- Male Vocalist of the Year: Chris Stapleton
- Vocal Group of the Year: Old Dominion
- Vocal Duo of the Year: Brothers Osborne
- Musical Event of the Year: "half of my hometown", Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney
- Musician of the Year: Jenee Fleenor
- Music Video of the Year: "half of my hometown", Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney
- New Artist of the Year: Jimmie Allen
