59th Annual Country Music Association Awards

59th Annual Country Music Association Awards
Date	November 19, 2025
Location	Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by	Lainey Wilson
Most nominations	Ella Langley Megan Moroney Lainey Wilson (6 each)
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC, Hulu
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The 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards will be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The ceremony will be broadcast live on ABC and will be available to stream the next day on Hulu. ^[1] CMA award winner and six-time nominee this year, Lainey Wilson, will host the ceremony. ^{[2] [3]}

The most nominated artists anre Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and Lainey Wilson with six each. ^[4]

Background

On September 30, CMA announced that Wilson will return as host for the ceremony, but for the first time as a solo host. ^[5]

Nominees

Nominations were announced on Monday, September 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM/CT via livestream on CMA's official Facebook and YouTube channel. ^[6] The eligibility period for the nominees was July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. ^[7] The winners and nominees are voted on by "over 7,000 Professional voting members" of the Country Music Association.

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Luke Combs Cody Johnson Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen Lainey Wilson	Am I Okay? — Megan Moroney Cold Beer & Country Music — Zach Top F-1 Trillion — Post Malone I'm the Problem — Morgan Wallen Whirlwind — Lainey Wilson
Male Vocalist of the Year	Female Vocalist of the Year
Luke Combs Cody Johnson Chris Stapleton Zach Top Morgan Wallen	Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Ella Langley Megan Moroney Lainey Wilson
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
Lady A Little Big Town Old Dominion Rascal Flatts The Red Clay Strays	Brooks & Dunn Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Maddie & Tae The War and Treaty
Single of the Year	Song of the Year
"4x4xU" — Lainey Wilson "Ain't No Love In Oklahoma" — Luke Combs "Am I Okay?" — Megan Moroney "I Never Lie" — Zach Top "You Look Like You Love Me" — Ella Langley (ft. Riley Green)	"4x4xU" — Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson "Am I Okay?" — Megan Moroney, Jessie Jo Dillon, Luke Laird "I Never Lie" — Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols, Zach Top "Texas" — Johnny Clawson, Josh Dorr, Kyle Sturrock, Lalo Guzman "You Look Like You Love Me" — Aaron Raitiere, Ella Langley, Riley Green
New Artist of the Year	Musician of the Year
Ella Langley Shaboozey Zach Top Tucker Wetmore Stephen Wilson Jr.	Jenee Fleenor, fiddle Paul Franklin, steel guitar Brent Mason, guitar Rob McNelley, guitar Derek Wells, guitar
Music Video of the Year	Musical Event of the Year
"Am I Okay?" — Megan Moroney "I'm Gonna Love You" — Cody Johnson (ft. Carrie Underwood) "Somewhere Over Laredo" — Lainey Wilson "Think I'm in Love with You" — Chris Stapleton "You Look Like You Love Me" — Ella Langley (ft. Riley Green)	"Don't Mind If I Do" — Riley Green (ft. Ella Langley) "Hard Fought Hallelujah" — Brandon Lake (feat. Jelly Roll) "I'm Gonna Love You" — Cody Johnson (ft. Carrie Underwood) "Pour Me A Drink" — Post Malone (ft. Blake Shelton) "You Had To Be There" — Megan Moroney (ft. Kenny Chesney)

Milestones

• Brooks & Dunn or Chris Stapleton could become the most-winning CMA Awards act of all time this year. Both have 19 total wins.
• If Lainey Wilson wins all six awards she is nominated for, she would become the most awarded woman in CMA Awards history with 15, surpassing Miranda Lambert who has 14 total wins.
• Lainey Wilson could be just the third artist to win Female Vocalist of the Year four years in a row. Only Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire have accomplished the feat.
• Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire are tied with the most Female Vocalist of the Year nominations all-time with 18.
• Chris Stapleton could extend his record for Male Vocalist of the Year wins to nine (which would be five consecutive wins in a row). He currently has eight wins.
• Old Dominion could extend their record for consecutive Vocal Group of the Year wins this year, to eight.
• Kenny Chesney is the most-nominated artist for Musical Event of the Year. If he wins again, he will extend his record in the category with five wins.

References

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3. Blistein, Jon (2025-09-30). "Lainey Wilson to Host 2025 CMA Awards". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
4. France, Lisa Respers (September 8, 2025). "CMA nominations led by Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and Lainey Wilson". CNN . Retrieved October 29, 2025.
5. Dowling, Marcus K. "Lainey Wilson to host 2025 CMA Awards as women take country music spotlight". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
6. Newman, Melinda (September 8, 2025). "2025 CMA Awards Nominations: Snubs & Surprises". Billboard . Retrieved October 29, 2025.
7. Nicholson, Jessica (2025-08-05). "Here's When The 2025 CMA Awards Nominations Will Be Revealed". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-09-07.