Letzte Nacht wurde die CMA Awards live aus dem Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee übertragen. Durch das Programm führten die CMA-Gewinner Reba McEntire und Darius Rucker.

Musikalisch umrahmt wurde die Show durch Auftritte von Chris Stapleton, Ashley McBryde, Keith Urban, Dan + Shay mit Justin Bieber und vielen mehr.

Die Liveshow wurde zwar während der Coviid-19 Pandemie ausgestrahlt, dennoch war ein kleines Publikum anwesend - in diesem Falle nur die Nominierten Künstler mit Begleitung.

Und hier die Gewinner in den einzelnen Kategorien:

Entertainer of the Year

• Eric Church (Gewinner)
• Miranda Lambert
• Carrie Underwood
• Keith Urban
• Luke Combs

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Maren Morris  (Gewinner)
• Kacey Musgraves
• Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Eric Church
• Luke Combs (Gewinner)
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton
• Keith Urban

Vocal Group of the Year

• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion (Gewinner)
• Rascal Flatts

Vocal Duo of the Year

• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay (Gewinner)
• Florida Georgia Line
• Maddie & Tae

New Artist of the Year

• Jimmie Allen
• Ingrid Andress
• Gabby Barrett
• Morgan Wallen (Gewinner)
• Carly Pearce

Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) and Producer(s))

• Jon Pardi, Heartache Medication (Producers: Bart Butler, Ryan Gore, Jon Pardi)
• Ashley McBryde, Never Will (Producers: Jay Joyce, John Peets)
• Old Dominion, Old Dominion  (Producers: Shane McAnally, Old Dominion)
• Miranda Lambert, Wildcard (Producer: Jay Joyce)
• Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get (Producer: Scott Moffatt) (Gewinner)

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriters)

• "Bluebird," Miranda Lambert (Songwriters: Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert)
• "The Bones," Maren Morris (Songwriters: Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz) (Gewinner)
• "Even Though I'm Leaving," Luke Combs (Songwriters: Luke Combs, Wyatt Durrette, Ray Fulcher)
• "I Hope You're Happy Now," Carly Pearce and Lee Brice (Songwriters: Luke Combs, Randy Montana, Carly Pearce, Jonathan Singleton)
• "More Hearts Than Mine," Ingrid Andress (Songwriters: Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis, Derek Southerland)

Single of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s))

• "I Hope," Gabby Barrett (Producers: Ross Copperman, Zach Kale; Mix Engineer: Buckley Miller)
• "Beer Never Broke My Heart," Luke Combs (Producer: Scott Moffatt; Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley)
• "10,000 Hours," Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (Producer: Dan Smyers; Mix Engineer: Jeff Juliano)
• "Bluebird," Miranda Lambert (Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hull, Jay Joyce)
• "The Bones," Maren Morris (Producer: Greg Kurstin; Mix Engineer: Greg Kurstin) (Gewinner)

Musical Event of the Year

• "10,000 Hours," Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (Producer: Dan Smyers)
• "Be a Light," Thomas Rhett with Reba McEntire, Lady A, Chris Tomlin and Keith Urban (Producer: Dann Huff)
• "The Bones," Maren Morris feat. Hozier (Producer: Greg Kurstin)
• "Fooled Around and Fell in Love," Miranda Lambert with Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, Caylee Hammack and Elle King (Producer: Jay Joyce)
• "I Hope You're Happy Now," Carly Pearce and Lee Brice (Producer: Busbee)
• Music Video of the Year (Awarded to Artist(s) and Director(s))
• "10,000 Hours," Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (Director: Patrick Tracy)
• "Bluebird," Miranda Lambert (Director: Trey Fanjoy)
• "Homemade," Jake Owen (Director: Justin Clough)
• "I Hope You're Happy Now," Carly Pearce and Lee Brice (Director: Sam Siske) (Gewinner)
• "Second One to Know," Chris Stapleton (Director: David Coleman)

Musician of the Year

• Jenee Fleenor (Fiddle) (Gewinner)
• Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)
• Rob McNelley (Guitar)
• Ilya Toshinsky (Guitar)
• Derek Wells (Guitar)