| Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Current winner of the award Chris Stapleton | |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Country Music Association |
| First award | 1967 |
| Currently held by | Chris Stapleton (2024) |
The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year. [1] This Award goes to the artist. The Award is based on individual musical performance on a solo Country single or album release, as well as the overall contribution to Country Music. [2] This award was one of the original awards given at the first ceremony in 1967.
The inaugural recipient of the award was Jack Greene in 1967. Chris Stapleton holds the record for most wins in the category, with eight, while five-time recipient George Strait has a leading twenty-five nominations. Dierks Bentley and Eric Church holds the record for most nominations without a win, with nine each. The current holder of the award is Stapleton, who won at the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2024.
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 8 | Chris Stapleton |
| 5 | Blake Shelton |
| George Strait | |
| Vince Gill | |
| 3 | Brad Paisley |
| Keith Urban | |
| Ronnie Milsap | |
| 2 | Alan Jackson |
| Charley Pride | |
| George Jones | |
| Lee Greenwood | |
| Luke Combs | |
| Randy Travis | |
| Tim McGraw |
8 Nominations
In CMA history only thirteen men have won Male Vocalist of the Year the very first time they were nominated. They are:
Chris Stapleton is a joke he's a horrible singer and I don't know how he got album of the year and the people who thought he could sing must be deaf this man took George Jones version of Tennessee whiskey and made it his only stole the song didn't give George Jones props or thank him or his family for the use of the song that made him famous cuz we all know that he couldn't have been his famous as he was or is without George Jones version of Tennessee whiskey and now everybody that's heard it thinks it's Chris Stapleton song and it's not he needs to get out of the music business him at his wife who can't sing either