1981 Country Music Association Awards

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1981 Country Music Association Awards
DateOctober 12, 1981
Location Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by Mac Davis
Barbara Mandrell
Most awards Alabama
Barbara Mandrell (2 each)
Most nominations Alabama (5)
Television/radio coverage
Network CBS

The 1981 Country Music Association Awards , 15th Ceremony, was held on October 12, 1981, at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award winners Mac Davis and Barbara Mandrell. [1]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Winners in Bold. [2]

Entertainer of the Year Album of the Year
Male Vocalist of the Year Female Vocalist of the Year
Vocal Group of the Year Vocal Duo of the Year
Single of the Year Song of the Year
Horizon Award Instrumentalist of the Year
Instrumental Group of the Year

Hall of Fame

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

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References

  1. "Timeline". CMA Awards 2020 | Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 8|7c on ABC. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. "CMA Awards Past Winners & Nominees". CMA Awards 2020 | Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 8|7c on ABC. Retrieved 2020-12-30.