Country Music Association Award for Musical Event of the Year
| Country Music Association Award for Musical Event of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Country Music Association |
| First awarded | 1988 |
| Currently held by | Carly Pearce and Lee Brice (2020) |
The Country Music Association Awards is a major awards show in country music. Originally presented in 1988 as the Vocal Event of the Year Award, the Musical Event of the Year honor received its current name in 2004. After a 2021 revision, the award recognizes a collaboration of two or more people either or all of whom are known primarily as a Country artist.[1]
2020 winners Carly Pearce and Lee Brice.
Recipients[]
2015 winners Dierks Bentley and Elle King.
Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, who won for their song "Don't You Wanna Stay", both have two additional nominations in this category.
One of three wins by Alison Krauss was in 2008 with Robert Plant who is, to date, the only non-American winner of the award.
Inaugural recipients Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris won for their iconic Trio album. Parton also has two additional wins in the category.
| Year | Winner | Work | Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Kelsea Ballerini Kenny Chesney
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"Half of My Hometown" |
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| 2020 | Carly Pearce Lee Brice
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"I Hope You're Happy Now" |
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| 2019 | Lil Nas X Billy Ray Cyrus
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"Old Town Road" |
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| 2018[2] | David Lee Murphy Kenny Chesney
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"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" |
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| 2017[3] | Glen Campbell Willie Nelson
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"Funny How Time Slips Away" |
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| 2016[4] | Dierks Bentley Elle King
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"Different for Girls" |
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| 2015[5] | Keith Urban Eric Church
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"Raise 'Em Up" |
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| 2014[6] | Keith Urban Miranda Lambert
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"We Were Us" |
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| 2013[7] | Tim McGraw Taylor Swift Keith Urban
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"Highway Don't Care" |
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| 2012[8] | Kenny Chesney Tim McGraw
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"Feel Like a Rock Star" |
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| 2011[9] | Jason Aldean Kelly Clarkson
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"Don't You Wanna Stay" |
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| 2010[10] | Blake Shelton Trace Adkins
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"Hillbilly Bone" |
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| 2009 | Brad Paisley Keith Urban
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"Start a Band" |
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| 2008 | Alison Krauss Robert Plant
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"Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" |
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| 2007 | Tracy Lawrence Tim McGraw Kenny Chesney
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"Find Out Who Your Friends Are" |
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| 2006 | Brad Paisley Dolly Parton
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"When I Get Where I'm Going" |
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| 2005 | George Strait Lee Ann Womack
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"Good News, Bad News" |
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| 2004 | Brad Paisley Alison Krauss
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"Whiskey Lullaby" |
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| 2003 | Alan Jackson Jimmy Buffett
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"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" |
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| 2002 | Willie Nelson Lee Ann Womack
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"Mendocino County Line" |
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| 2001 | Brad Paisley Buck Owens Bill Anderson George Jones
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"Too Country" |
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| 2000 | Alan Jackson George Strait
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"Murder on Music Row" |
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| 1999 | Vince Gill Patty Loveless
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"My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" |
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| 1998 | Patty Loveless George Jones
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"You Don't Seem to Miss Me" |
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| 1997 | Tim McGraw Faith Hill
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"It's Your Love" |
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| 1996 | Dolly Parton Vince Gill
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"I Will Always Love You" |
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| 1995 | Alison Krauss Shenandoah
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"Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" |
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| 1994 | Reba McEntire Linda Davis
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"Does He Love You" |
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| 1993 | George Jones Vince Gill Mark Chesnutt Garth Brooks Travis Tritt Joe Diffie Alan Jackson Pam Tillis T. Graham Brown Patty Loveless Clint Black
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"I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" |
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| 1992 | Marty Stuart Travis Tritt
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"This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)" |
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| 1991 | Mark O'Connor Vince Gill Ricky Skaggs Steve Wariner
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"Restless" |
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| 1990 | Keith Whitley Lorrie Morgan
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"'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" |
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| 1989 | Hank Williams Hank Williams Jr.
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"There's a Tear in My Beer" |
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| 1988 | Dolly Parton Linda Ronstadt Emmylou Harris
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"Trio" |
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Category facts[]
- Most wins
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total wins | 4 wins | 3 wins | 2 wins |
| Artist | Kenny Chesney Vince Gill Tim McGraw Brad Paisley Keith Urban |
Alan Jackson George Jones Alison Krauss Patty Loveless Dolly Parton |
Willie Nelson George Strait Travis Tritt Lee Ann Womack |
Most nominations[]
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill hold the record for most collaborations, having been nominated together for this award six times, winning once in 1997.
References[]
- ^ "About". CMA Awards 2021 | Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 8|7c on ABC. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ McCarthy, Kelly (August 28, 2018). "2018 CMA Awards nominations: See the full list". ABC News. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ "Snubs and Surprises of 2017 CMA Awards Nominees: Taylor Swift Returns, Blake Shelton Nowhere to be Found".
- ^ "2016 cma winners - Google Search". www.google.co.uk.
- ^ "CMA Awards 2015: The Complete Winners List".
- ^ "CMA Awards 2014: And the Winners Are ..."
- ^ "CMA Awards 2013: Full Winners List".
- ^ "2012 CMA Awards Winners – Full List". Taste of Country.
- ^ "2011 CMA Awards Winners". The Boot.
- ^ "CMA Awards 2010: List of Winners".
Categories:
- Country Music Association Awards