53rd Annual Country Music Association Awards explained

Host:Carrie Underwood
Reba McEntire (Special Guest)
Dolly Parton (Special Guest)
Date:November 13, 2019
Location:Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
Most Nominations:Maren Morris (6)
Network:ABC
Next:54th
Previous:52nd
Main:CMA
Most Wins:Luke Combs
Kacey Musgraves (2 each)
Viewership:11.27 million[1]
Image Size:200

53rd Annual Country Music Association Awards were held on November 13, 2019, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.[2] The ceremony recognizes some of the best country music released during the eligibility period. Carrie Underwood hosted the event with special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, celebrating legendary women in country music.[3]

Background

"In addition to awarding the year's best and brightest in the genre, the 53rd Annual CMA Awards will celebrate the legacy of women within country music, and we couldn't think of a more dynamic group of women to host the show." said CMA CEO Sarah Trahern.[4] For the first time in CMA history, women were nominated in every category, except Male Vocalist of the Year. However, when all was said and done, the sole female Entertainer of the Year nominee, Carrie Underwood, lost the top honor to Garth Brooks; upsetting fans and leading to Garth Brooks stepping down from the category the following year.[5]

Winners and nominees

The CMA Awards nominees were announced live on Good Morning America by Jimmie Allen, Ashley McBryde, Midland and Morgan Wallen.[6] For the 53rd CMA Awards, an artist must have released work in the eligibility period which ran from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019.[7] On November 6, 2019, Kris Kristofferson was revealed to be the recipient of the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.[8]

Winners were denoted in Bold.[3] [9]

Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the Year
Male Vocalist of the YearFemale Vocalist of the Year
Vocal Group of the YearVocal Duo of the Year
Single of the YearSong of the Year
New Artist of the YearMusician of the Year
Music Video of the YearMusical Event of the Year
Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award

International Awards

AwardRecipient
International Artist Achievement AwardKacey Musgraves
International Country Broadcaster AwardBaylen Leonard
Jo Walker-Meador International AwardSusan Heymann
Jeff Walker Global Country Artist AwardTravis Collins and Ward Thomas

Performers

Artist(s)Song(s)
Dolly Parton
Reba McEntire
Carrie Underwood
Jennifer Nettles
Karen Fairchild
Kimberly Schlapman
The Highwomen
Tanya Tucker
Gretchen Wilson
Crystal Gayle
Terri Clark
Sara Evans
Martina McBride		Celebrating Women of Country
"Those Memories of You"
"You're Lookin' at Country"
"Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"
"Delta Dawn"
"Redneck Woman"
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"
"Better Things to Do"
"Born to Fly"
"Independence Day"
Dan + Shay"Speechless"
Miranda Lambert"It All Comes Out in the Wash"
Reba McEntire"Fancy"
Chris Stapleton
Pink		"Love Me Anyway"
Old Dominion"One Man Band"
Carrie Underwood"Drinking Alone"
Luke Combs"Beer Never Broke My Heart"
Kelsea Ballerini"Homecoming Queen?"
Kelsea Ballerini
Lindsay Ell
Runaway June
Maddie & Tae
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Little Big Town		"Girl Crush"
Lady Antebellum
Halsey		"What If I Never Get Over You"
"Graveyard"
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne		"Hard Workin' Man"
Maren Morris"Girl"
Blake Shelton
Jenee Fleenor		"God's Country"
Thomas Rhett"Remember You Young"
Dolly Parton
For King & Country
Zach Williams		"God Only Knows"
"There Was Jesus"
"Faith"
Keith Urban"We Were"
Dierks Bentley
Sheryl Crow
Chris Janson
John Osborne
Joe Walsh		Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award honoring Kris Kristofferson
"Me and Bobby McGee"
Eric Church"Some of It"
Kacey Musgraves
Willie Nelson		"Rainbow Connection"
"Rainbow"
Garth Brooks
Blake Shelton		"Dive Bar"

Presenters

Presenter(s)Award
Lara Spencer and Deana CarterSingle of the Year
Jennifer Nettles and Kristin ChenowethSong of the Year
Blanco Brown and Jim GaffiganNew Artist of the Year
Vocal Duo of the Year
Hannah Brown, Cody Johnson and Morgan WallenVocal Group of the Year
Bobby Bones and Joe WalshAlbum of the Year
Trisha YearwoodMale Vocalist of the Year
Janie Fricke, Kathy Mattea, Martina McBride and Pam TillisFemale Vocalist of the Year
Reese WitherspoonEntertainer of the Year

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ramos. Dino-Ray. 2019-11-14. CMA Awards Owns Wednesday Ratings; 'The Masked Singer' Hits Low Note. 2020-08-22. Deadline. en.
  2. Web site: First 2019 CMA Awards Performers Announced: Carrie, Eric, Dolly + More. Whitaker. Sterling. Taste of Country. October 23, 2019. October 24, 2019.
  3. Web site: About The 2019 CMA Awards - Wednesday, November 13th on ABC. 2019 CMA Awards Wednesday, November 13 on ABC. en-US. 2019-09-04.
  4. Web site: Janes. DeAnna. Maren Morris Leads the Pack of 2019 CMA Awards Nominees. Oprah Magazine. 2019-08-28. 2019-09-14. en-US.
  5. The 53rd CMA Awards Preview: Carrie, Dolly & Reba Salute The Women Of Country Music. Newman. Melinda. Billboard. September 30, 2019. October 24, 2019.
  6. Web site: Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks among 2019 CMA Award nominees. Good Morning America.
  7. Web site: CMA Awards Voting: How Does It Work?. Liv. Stecker. The Boot. 7 September 2022 .
  8. Kris Kristofferson to Receive Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Honor at CMA Awards. Stephen L.. Betts. Rolling Stone. November 5, 2019.
  9. Web site: CMA Awards 2019: See who won big at country music's biggest night. 14 November 2019. CNN.com. 14 November 2019.
  10. Carrie Underwood Won't Return as CMA Awards Host in 2020 . .
  11. Web site: CMA Awards 2019: Jenee Fleenor becomes first woman to win Musician of the Year. Matthew Leimkuehler and Dave. Paulson. USA TODAY.
  12. Sheryl Crow & Dierks Bentley Lead Kris Kristofferson Tribute on 'Me and Bobby McGee' at 2019 CMA Awards. Billboard.

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