Country superstar Reba McEntire führte humorvoll das 16te mal durch die Awardshow.

Florida Georgia Line eröffneten die Show mit Jason Aldean, sie performten ihren Song "Can't Hide Red."

Andere Acts gab es von Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Blake Shelton, Maren Morris und Keith Urban.

Entertainer of the Year

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Kenny Chesney
• Chris Stapleton
• Keith Urban *WINNER

Male Artist of the Year

• Dierks Bentley
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett *WINNER
• Chris Stapleton
• Keith Urban

Female Artist of the Year

• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Maren Morris
• Kacey Musgraves *WINNER
• Carrie Underwood

Duo of the Year

• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay *WINNER
• Florida Georgia Line
• LoCash
• Maddie & Tae

Group of the Year

• Lady Antebellum
• Lanco
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion *WINNER

New Female Artist of the Year

• Danielle Bradbery
• Lindsay Ell
• Ashley McBryde *WINNER
• Carly Pearce

New Male Artist of the Year

• Jimmie Allen
• Luke Combs *WINNER
• Jordan Davis
• Michael Ray
• Mitchell Tenpenny

New Duo or Group of the Year

• High Valley
• Lanco *WINNER
• Runaway June

Album of the Year

• "Dan + Shay," Dan + Shay
• "Desperate Man," Eric Church
• "From A Room, Vol. 2," Chris Stapleton
• "Golden Hour," Kacey Musgraves *WINNER
• "The Mountain," Dierks Bentley

Single Record of the Year

• "Down to the Honkytonk," Jake Owen
• "Heaven," Kane Brown
• "Meant to Be," Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line
• "Most People Are Good," Luke Bryan
• "Tequila," Dan + Shay *WINNER

Video of the Year

• "Babe," Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift
• "Burn Out," Midland
• "Burning Man," Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne
• "Drunk Girl," Chris Janson *WINNER
• "Shoot Me Straight," Brothers Osborne
• "Tequila," Dan + Shay

Song of the Year

• "Break Up in the End," Cole Swindell
• "Broken Halos," Chris Stapleton
• "Meant to Be," Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
• "Space Cowboy," Kacey Musgraves
• "Tequila," Dan + Shay *WINNER
• "Yours," Russell Dickerson

Music Event of the Year

• "Burning Man," Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne *WINNER
• "Drowns the Whiskey," Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert
• "Everything's Gonna Be Alright," David Lee Murphy feat. Kenny Chesney
• "Keeping Score," Dan + Shay feat. Kelly Clarkson
• "Meant to Be," Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line

Songwriter of the Year

• Ross Copperman
• Ashley Gorley
• Shane McAnally *WINNER
• Chase McGill
• Josh Osborne