The 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards were held on November 20, 2024 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The ceremony was broadcast live on ABC and was available to stream the next day on Hulu.
| 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards | |
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| Date | November 20, 2024 |
| Location | Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee |
| Hosted by | Luke Bryan Peyton Manning Lainey Wilson |
| Most wins | Chris Stapleton (3) |
| Most nominations | Morgan Wallen (7) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC, Hulu |
| Viewership | 6.1 million |
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Background
On September 30, 2024, the association announced that Lainey Wilson, would join fellow CMA award winner Luke Bryan and NFL superstar Peyton Manning as the pair would once again return as the hosts for the upcoming ceremony. Nominee eligibility ran from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. Voting for the CMA Awards Final Ballot ends Tuesday, Oct. 29.
George Strait was announced as the recipient of the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award on November 12, 2024. A statement by the CMA chief executive officer Sarah Trahern read “There have been few other artists as authentically Texas and authentically country as George Strait, and country music fans all over the world have been better for it. As a three-time CMA entertainer of the year and the most nominated artist of all time, he serves as an inspiration and icon to many of the great, new artists we know today. I am thrilled we are awarding him with this deserving honor.”
Winners and nominees
On August 28, CMA announced that the list of nominees will be released on, Monday, September 9. Morgan Wallen leads in nominations with 7 nods.
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| Male Vocalist of the Year | Female Vocalist of the Year |
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| Vocal Group of the Year | Vocal Duo of the Year |
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| Single of the Year | Song of the Year |
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| New Artist of the Year | Musician of the Year |
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| Music Video of the Year | Musical Event of the Year |
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| Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award | |
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International Awards
The international winners were announced on November 21, 2024.
| International Artist Achievement Award | Global Country Artist Award | Live Music Advancement Award |
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Performances
| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
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| Post Malone Chris Stapleton | "California Sober" |
| Megan Moroney | "Am I Okay?" |
| Shaboozey | "Highway" "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" |
| Ella Langley Riley Green | "You Look Like You Love Me" |
| Thomas Rhett Teddy Swims | "Somethin' 'Bout a Woman" "Lose Control" |
| Luke Combs | "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" |
| Kelsea Ballerini Noah Kahan | "Cowboys Cry Too" |
| Cody Johnson Carrie Underwood | "I'm Gonna Love You" |
| Chris Stapleton | "What Am I Gonna Do" |
| Kacey Musgraves | "The Architect" |
| Brooks & Dunn Jelly Roll | "Believe" |
| Post Malone | "Yours" |
| Lainey Wilson | "4x4xU" |
| Bailey Zimmerman | "New To Country" |
| Lainey Wilson Jamey Johnson Miranda Lambert Parker McCollum George Strait Chris Stapleton Ace in the Hole Band | Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award honoring George Strait "Amarillo By Morning" (with Jenee Fleenor and Charlie Worsham) "Give It Away" "Troubadour" "Honky Tonk Hall of Fame" |
| Ashley McBryde | Tribute to Kris Kristofferson "Help Me Make It Through the Night" |
| Luke Bryan | "Love You, Miss You, Mean It" |
| Eric Church | "Darkest Hour" |
| Jelly Roll Keith Urban | "Liar" |
| Dierks Bentley Molly Tuttle Sierra Hull Bronwyn Keith-Hynes | "American Girl" |
Presenters
| Presenter(s) | Notes |
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| Billy Bob Thornton and Mark Collie | Presented Single of the Year |
| Jordan Davis, Carly Pearce, and Daniel Sunjata | Presented Song of The Year |
| Clint Black and Caleb Pressley | Presented New Artist of the Year |
| The Oak Ridge Boys | Presented Vocal Group of the Year |
| Don Johnson and Katharine McPhee | Presented Album of the Year |
| Mitchell Tenpenny and Taylor Frankie Paul | Presented Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Little Big Town and Freddie Freeman | Presented Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Simone Biles | Presented Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Jeff Bridges | Presented Entertainer of the Year |
Milestones
- Little Big Town holds the longest consecutive nomination streak for Vocal Group. They have been on the final ballot since 2006, nineteen years in a row.
- Old Dominion set the record for consecutive Vocal Group of the Year wins this year with their seventh consecutive win.
- Lainey Wilson became just the sixth woman to win Female Vocalist of the Year three years in a row. Only Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, and Tammy Wynette have accomplished the feat.
- Chris Stapleton won his eighth award and extends his record as the most decorated Male Vocalist of the Year.
- Brooks & Dunn and Chris Stapleton became the most decorated CMA Awards artists of all time with nineteen each: Brooks & Dunn winning Vocal Duo of the Year and Chris Stapleton winning Single of the Year, Song of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year.
- Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood had their nomination streak ended after nearly two decades of being nominated in every ceremony since 2005 and 2006 respectively.
Controversy
Following the Country Music Association's announcement of the nominations, numerous US and international publications and music websites criticized the awards ceremony's decision not to nominate Beyoncé and her eighth studio album Cowboy Carter, as well as the lead single "Texas Hold 'Em", in their respective categories, despite the perceived cultural impact and commercial performance. Although, it is unclear if her music was submitted for nomination, which is how the CMA votes on nominations, much like the Grammys.[citation needed]
On September 17 in an interview with Variety, nine-time CMA award winner, country music legend, and Cowboy Carter collaborator, Dolly Parton spoke on Beyonce's apparent snub, "She's a country girl in Texas and Louisiana, so she grew up with that base. It wasn't like she just appeared out of nowhere [...] There's so many wonderful country artists that, I guess probably the country music field, they probably thought, well, we can't really leave out some of the ones that spend their whole life doing that [...] I think it was just more of what the country charts and the country artists were doing, that do that all the time, not just a specialty album."
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