CMA Awards 2014: List of nominees and winners
Miranda Lambert won the first award of the night, single of the year, for her song “Automatic” at the 48th Country Music Assn. Awards. Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally followed with a win for song of the year for “Follow Your Arrow.”
Lambert led the nominations for the 2014 CMA Awards with nine, matching a record she set in 2010 for female with the most nominations in CMA history. She took home the award for female vocalist of the year, while her husband, Blake Shelton, won male vocalist of the year.
Other top nominees going into the night were Dierks Bentley, who received five nominations, and Eric Church and Keith Urban, who tied with four apiece. CMA darling Taylor Swift, whose recently released album “1989” racked up sales of 1.287 million copies during its first week, was nominated for just one award, female vocalist of the year.
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood hosted the live broadcast from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
The nominees and winners are:
Entertainer of the year
WINNER: Luke Bryan
Miranda Lambert
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Keith Urban
Single of the year
WINNER: “Automatic,” Miranda Lambert
“Drunk on a Plane,” Dierks Bentley
“Give Me Back My Hometown,” Eric Church
“Meanwhile Back at Mama’s,” Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill
“Mine Would Be You,” Blake Shelton
Album of the year
“Crash My Party,” Luke Bryan
“Fuse,” Keith Urban
WINNER: “Platinum,” Miranda Lambert
“Riser,” Dierks Bentley
“The Outsiders,” Eric Church
WINNER: “Follow Your Arrow,” Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally
“Give Me Back My Hometown,” Eric Church and Luke Laird
“I Don’t Dance,” Lee Brice, Rob Hatch and Dallas Davidson
“I Hold On,” Brett James and Dierks Bentley
Female vocalist of the year
WINNER: Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Male vocalist of the year
Dierks Bentley
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
WINNER: Blake Shelton
Keith Urban
Vocal group of the year
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
WINNER: Little Big Town
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
Vocal duo of the year
Dan + Shay
WINNER: Florida Georgia Line
Love and Theft
The Swon Brothers
Thompson Square
Musical event of the year
“Bakersfield,” Vince Gill and Paul Franklin
“Meanwhile Back at Mama’s,” Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill
“Somethin’ Bad,” Miranda Lambert duet with Carrie Underwood
WINNER: “We Were Us,” Keith Urban featuring Miranda Lambert
“You Can’t Make Old Friends,” Kenny Rogers duet with Dolly Parton
Musician of the year
Sam Bush (mandolin)
Jerry Douglas (dobro)
Paul Franklin (steel guitar)
Dann Huff (guitar)
WINNER: Mac McAnally (guitar)
Music video of the year
“Automatic,” Miranda Lambert
“Bartender,” Lady Antebellum
WINNER: “Drunk on a Plane,” Dierks Bentley
“Follow Your Arrow,” Kacey Musgraves
“Somethin’ Bad,” Miranda Lambert duet with Carrie Underwood
New artist of the year
Brandy Clark
WINNER: Brett Eldredge
Kip Moore
Thomas Rhett
Cole Swindell
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