The 51st Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards were held in Nashville on Wednesday to celebrate country's best musicians.
For the 10th year in a row, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley returned to co-host the big night where Garth Brooks won the biggest award, entertainer of the year.
Here's the complete list of winners who took home the trophies:
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
"Better Man" - Little Big Town
WINNER: "Blue Ain't Your Color" - Keith Urban
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"Body Like A Back Road" - Sam Hunt
"Dirt On My Boots" - Jon Pardi
"Tin Man" - Miranda Lambert
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Breaker - Little Big Town
WINNER: From A Room: Volume 1 - Chris Stapleton
Heart Break - Lady Antebellum
The Nashville Sound - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit The Weight of These
Wings - Miranda Lambert
SONG OF THE YEAR
WINNER: "Better Man" - Songwriter: Taylor Swift
"Blue Ain't Your Color"- Songwriters: Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen
"Body Like A Back Road"- Songwriters: Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
"Dirt On My Boots"- Songwriters: Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley
"Tin Man"- Songwriters: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
WINNER: Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dierks Bentley
Eric Church
Thomas Rhett
WINNER: Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
WINNER: Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
"Craving You" - Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris
WINNER: "Funny How Time Slips Away" - Glen Campbell with Willie Nelson
"Kill A Word" - Eric Church featuring Rhiannon Giddens
"Setting the World on Fire" - Kenny Chesney with P!nk
"Speak to a Girl" - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jerry Douglas (Dobro)
Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)
Dann Huff (Guitar)
WINNER: Mac McAnally (Guitar)
Derek Wells (Guitar)
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Better Man" - Little Big Town
"Blue Ain't Your Color" - Keith Urban
"Craving You" - Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris
WINNER: "It Ain't My Fault" - Brothers Osborne
"Vice" - Miranda Lambert
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lauren Alaina
Luke Combs
Old Dominion
WINNER: Jon Pardi
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