Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, and Dolly Parton | Photography courtesy of Country Music Association
Fifty-Third Annual Country Music Association Awards
La Scène: Where It's At
The CMAs were held on November 13, 2019, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The CMA Awards recognize some of the best country music released throughout each year. Carrie Underwood hosted the event with special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, celebrating legendary women in country music. For the first time in history, women were nominated in every category (except Male Vocalist of the Year, awarded to Luke Combs). Kacey Musgraves was presented with the International Artist Achievement Award, Female Vocalist of the Year, and Music Video of the Year, while Maren Morris held six nominations and won Album of the Year for Girl.
Maren Morris | Photography courtesy of Country Music AssociationHannah Brown and Alan Bersten | Photography courtesy of Country Music AssociationDustin Lynch and Kelli Seymour | Photography courtesy of Country Music AssociationClay Walker and Jessica Craig | Photography courtesy of Country Music AssociationJosh Bryant and Kristin Chenoweth | Photography courtesy of Country Music AssociationPink | Photography courtesy of Country Music AssociationReba McEntire | Photography courtesy of Country Music AssociationGarth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood | Photography courtesy of Country Music AssociationNicole Kidman and Keith Urban | Photography courtesy of Country Music AssociationLittle Big Town | Photography courtesy of Country Music AssociationKacey Musgraves and Willie Nelson | Photography courtesy of Country Music AssociationThomas Rhett and Lauren Akins with their daughters, Willa Gray and Ada James | Photography courtesy of Country Music AssociationBrendan McLoughlin and Miranda Lambert | Photography courtesy of Country Music AssociationReba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, and Dolly Parton | Photography courtesy of Country Music Association