49th Annual Country Music Association Awards

49th Annual Country Music Association Awards
Date November 4, 2015
Location Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood
Most awards Chris Stapleton (3)
Most nominations Miranda Lambert (4)
Television/radio coverage
Network ABC

The 49th Annual Country Music Association Awards, commonly known as the 49th CMA Awards, were held on November 4, 2015, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The ceremony recognizes some of the best country music released during the eligibility period (June 1, 2014, until May 31, 2015).[1] It was the tenth ceremony to be held at the Arena, the sixteenth to be held in November and the eighth night to be co-hosted by country stars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.

The nominations for the 49th CMA Awards were announced on September 9, 2015, on Good Morning America by Steven Tyler and Kelsea Ballerini.[2] The nominees were led by Miranda Lambert with four categories and her sixth win as a Female Vocalist. while Chris Stapleton was the big winner of the night with three awards.

Results

The winners are in Bold.

Category Winner Work Nominees
Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan N/A
Male Vocalist of the Year Chris Stapleton N/A
Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert N/A
Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town N/A
Vocal Duo of the Year Florida Georgia Line N/A
New Artist of the Year Chris Stapleton N/A
Musician of the Year Mac McAnally (guitar) N/A
Album of the Year Chris Stapleton Traveller
Single of the Year Little Big Town Girl Crush
Song of the Year Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose Girl Crush
Musical Event of the Year Keith Urban
Eric Church		 Raise 'Em Up
Music Video of the Year Maddie & Tae Girl in a Country Song

Special Recognition Awards

AwardRecipientRef
Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement AwardJohnny Cash (posthumus)[3]
Joe Talbot AwardGeorge Jones (posthumus)[3]

Performers

Music publications named Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake's performance as the best of the night and a breakthrough moment for Stapleton.[4][5]
Performer(s) Song(s)
Keith Urban "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
Little Big Town "Girl Crush"
Chris Stapleton
Justin Timberlake		 "Tennessee Whiskey"
"Drink You Away"
Maddie & Tae "Girl in a Country Song"
Miranda Lambert "Bathroom Sink"
Blake Shelton "Gonna"
Kacey Musgraves Dime Store Cowgirl
Eric Church Mr. Misunderstood
Carrie Underwood Smoke Break
Thomas Rhett
Fall Out Boy		 "Crash And Burn"
"Uma Thurman"
Brooks & Dunn
Reba McEntire		 "Why Haven't I Heard From You?"
"Play Something Country"
Sam Hunt "Take Your Time"
Jason Aldean "Gonna Know We Were Here"
Luke Bryan "Strip It Down"
John Mellencamp
Keith Urban		 "Pink Houses"
Kelsea Ballerini "Love Me Like You Mean It"
Kenny Chesney "Save It For a Rainy Day"
Hank Williams, Jr
Eric Church		 "Are You Ready For the Country?"
Dierks Bentley
Lindsey Stirling		 "Riser"
Pentatonix "Elvira" (tribute to Oak Ridge Boys)
Zac Brown Band "Beautiful Drug"
Florida Georgia Line "Confession"
Brad Paisley "Country Nation"

Presenters

References

  1. ↑ "IT'S BALLOTING SEASON AT CMA!". CMA World.
  2. ↑ "2015 CMA Awards Nominees Revealed in Full: See the Complete List". Billboard. 9 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 "JOHNNY CASH, GEORGE JONES HONORED WITH POSTHUMOUS CMA AWARDS". The Boot.
  4. ↑ Marissa R. Moss (November 4, 2015). "See Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake's Stunning CMA Awards Duet". Rolling Stone.
  5. ↑ Grady Smith (November 5, 2015). "Chris Stapleton steals CMA awards show on career-making night". The Guardian.
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