2014 Country Music Association Awards

2014 Country Music Association Awards
2014 Country Music Association Awards
Date	November 5, 2014
Location	Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Hosted by	Brad Paisley ; Carrie Underwood
Most awards	Miranda Lambert (4)
Most nominations	Miranda Lambert (7)
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Viewership	16.1 million
	← 2013; CMA; 2015 →;

The 2014 Country Music Association Awards, and 48th Annual Ceremony, was held on November 5, 2014 from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The show was hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood for the seventh time. Miranda Lambert made CMA history when she won her eleventh award of the evening, making her the most awarded female artist in CMA history.^[1]

Nominees and winners[]

Winners are shown in bold.^[2]

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Luke Bryan Miranda Lambert Blake Shelton George Strait Keith Urban	Platinum — Miranda Lambert Fuse — Keith Urban Crash My Party — Luke Bryan Riser — Dierks Bentley The Outsiders — Eric Church
Male Vocalist of the Year	Female Vocalist of the Year
Blake Shelton Luke Bryan Eric Church Dierks Bentley Keith Urban	Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Kacey Musgraves Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
Little Big Town Eli Young Band Lady Antebellum The Band Perry Zac Brown Band	Florida Georgia Line Dan + Shay Love and Theft The Swon Brothers Thompson Square
Single of the Year	Song of the Year (Songwriters' Award)
"Automatic" — Miranda Lambert "Drunk on a Plane" — Dierks Bentley "Give Me Back My Hometown" — Eric Church "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" — Tim McGraw and Faith Hill "Mine Would Be You" — Blake Shelton	"Follow Your Arrow" — Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally and Kacey Musgraves "Automatic" — Nicolle Galyon, Miranda Lambert and Natalie Hemby "Give Me Back My Hometown" — Eric Church and Luke Laird "I Don't Dance" — Rob Hatch, Lee Brice and Dallas Davidson "I Hold On" — Brett James and Dierks Bentley
New Artist of the Year	Musician of the Year
Brett Eldredge Brandy Clark Kip Moore Thomas Rhett Cole Swindell	Mac McAnally Jerry Douglas Paul Franklin Dann Huff Sam Bush
Music Video of the Year	Musical Event of the Year
"Drunk on a Plane" — Dierks Bentley "Bartender" — Lady Antebellum "Automatic" — Miranda Lambert "Follow Your Arrow" — Kacey Musgraves "Somethin' Bad" — Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood	"We Were Us" — Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" — Tim McGraw and Faith Hill "Somethin' Bad" — Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood "Bakersfield" — Vince Gill and Paul Franklin "You Can't Make Old Friends" — Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
Irving Waugh
Vince Gill

Performers[]

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Kenny Chesney	"American Kids"
Miranda Lambert Meghan Trainor	"All About That Bass"
Lady Antebellum	"Bartender"
Florida Georgia Line	"Dirt"
Keith Urban	"Somewhere in My Car"
The Band Perry	"Gentle On My Mind"
Kacey Musgraves Loretta Lynn	"You're Lookin' at Country"
Jason Aldean	"Burnin' It Down"
Little Big Town Ariana Grande	"Day Drinking" "Bang Bang"
Tim McGraw	"Shotgun Rider"
Dierks Bentley	"Drunk on a Plane"
Brad Paisley	"Perfect Storm"
Blake Shelton Ashley Monroe	"Lonely Tonight"
Carrie Underwood	"Something In The Water"
Luke Bryan	"Roller Coaster"
Miranda Lambert Little Big Town	"Smokin' and Drinkin'"
The Doobie Brothers Hunter Hayes Hillary Scott Michael McDonald Jennifer Nettles	"Listen to the Music" "Takin' It to the Streets"

Presenters[]

Presenter(s)	Award
Steven Tyler	Single of the Year
Darius Rucker and Tim Tebow	Song of the Year
Lee Brice and Brantley Gilbert	New Artist of the Year
Lucy Hale and Dan + Shay	Vocal Group of the Year
Brett Eldredge, Brandy Clark, and Kip Moore	Vocal Duo of the Year
Martina McBride and Connie Britton	Album of the Year
Trisha Yearwood	Male Vocalist of the Year
Lily Aldridge and Sam Hunt	Female Vocalist of the Year
Garth Brooks	Entertainer of the Year

References[]

^ "Miranda Lambert makes history at 2014 CMA Awards | NOLA.com". Archived from the original on 2014-11-06.
^ "2014 CMA Awards Nominees Revealed".

[1] "Miranda Lambert makes history at 2014 CMA Awards | NOLA.com". Archived from the original on 2014-11-06.

[2] "2014 CMA Awards Nominees Revealed".

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2014 Country Music Association Awards

Date	November 5, 2014 (2014-11-05)
Location	Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Hosted by	Brad Paisley Carrie Underwood
Most awards	Miranda Lambert (4)
Most nominations	Miranda Lambert (7)
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Viewership	16.1 million
← 2013 CMA 2015 →