The Country Music Awards 2025 winners are out and celebrating as the association once again recognises their outstanding achievements in the country music industry. The annual awards not only celebrate these winners, but also bring many communities together for a night filled with lots of country music performances and more! This year, the 60th Academy of Country Music awards were held, becoming a benchmark for the awards and also for those who have taken over the night.
First presented in 1967 at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium, the event has grown exponentially over the years. This award doesn’t just celebrate country musicians, but also shows the world an industry that is unique and popular in its own way. As the popularity and scale of the awards grow over the years, country music artists have also been making groundbreaking achievements over the years. With this in place, it is now time to take a look at who took the prestigious awards home at the CMA Awards 2025!
Country Music Awards 2025 Winners List
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson – Winner
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
Ella Langley
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson – Winner
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton– Winner
Morgan Wallen
DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn – Winner
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Muscadine Bloodline
The War And Treaty
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Flatland Cavalry
Little Big Town
Old Dominion – Winner
Rascal Flatts
The Red Clay Strays
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kassi Ashton
Ashley Cooke
Dasha
Ella Langley – Winner
Jessie Murph
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gavin Adcock
Shaboozey
Zach Top – Winner
Tucker Wetmore
Bailey Zimmerman
NEW DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Restless Road
The Red Clay Strays – Winner
Treaty Oak Revival
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Am I Okay? (I’ll Be Fine) by Megan Moroney
Beautifully Broken by Jelly Roll
Cold Beer & Country Music by Zach Top
F-1 Trillion by Post Malone
Whirlwind by Lainey Wilson – Winner
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
A Bar Song (Tipsy) by Shaboozey
Dirt Cheap by Cody Johnson
I Had Some Help by Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
White Horse by Chris Stapleton
You Look Like You Love Me by Ella Langley and Riley Green – Winner
SONG OF THE YEAR
4x4xU by Lainey Wilson (Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson)
The Architect by Kacey Musgraves (Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne)
Dirt Cheap by Cody Johnson (Josh Phillips) – Winner
I Had Some Help by Post Malone, Morgan Wallen (Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters, Ryan Vojtesak)
You Look Like You Love Me by Ella Langley, Riley Green (Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere)
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
Cowboys Cry Too – Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan
I Had Some Help – Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
I’m Gonna Love You – Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood
We Don’t Fight Anymore – Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton
You Look Like You Love Me – Ella Langley, Riley Green – Winner
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR
4x4xU by Lainey Wilson
Dirt Cheap by Cody Johnson
Im Gonna Love You by Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood
Think I’m in Love With You by Chris Stapleton
You Look Like You Love Me by Ella Langley and Riley Green – Winner
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
ERNEST
HARDY
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson – Winner
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Jessi Alexander
Jessie Jo Dillon – Winner
Ashley Gorley
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s ACM Awards!
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