CMA Awards 2025: Who Shocked the Country World—and Who’s Hiding Their Trophy in Mercury Retrograde?
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You ever notice how Mercury retrograde gets blamed for everything—late flights, missed texts, maybe even rained-out tailgates? Well, under last night’s Scorpio moon, the energy at the 59th annual CMA Awards in Nashville was all fire—no matter what the planets were doing. If Venus could manifest a rhinestone, she’d probably wish she was on Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson’s jackets. These two absolutely cleaned up—Lainey hosted the shindig while collecting entertainer of the year and album of the year (fifth time’s the cosmic charm, right?), and Ella snagged song and single of the year for a viral hit that refuses to leave my playlist. And listen, even if you’re not reading your horoscope before every big award show (seriously, why not?), you had to feel that fate was twisting in wild, chart-topping ways—just ask Zach Top, who nabbed new artist of the year straight out of a can of Coors. Sometimes the stars really do align, and sometimes they just hand you a golden trophy in front of everyone. Wonder who’ll be lucky (or astrologically doomed) enough to take home the big ones next year? See the night’s biggest and boldest wins—and maybe check your birth chart while you’re at it. LEARN MORE.
Ellla Langley and Lainey Wilson were the big winners at the 59th annual CMA Awards in Nashville on Wednesday night, as Wilson — who also served as emcee for the evening, took home the big award for entertainer of the year and for album of the year for her fifth album Whirlwind. Langley, meanwhile, won out for both song and single of the year for her viral hit “You Look Like You Love Me” with Riley Green.
“I feel like this is a song that just keeps on giving because fans keep on listening to it,” Langley told the crowd when accepting the award for song of the year alongside Green Wednesday night.
Zach Top won for new artist of the year, beating out a stacked list of nominees that also included Shaboozey, Ella Langley, Tucker Wetmore and Stephen Wilson Jr. and accepting the award with a can of Coors in his hand.
After winning entertainer of the year in 2024, Morgan Wallen, who had one of the biggest albums of any genre this year with I’m The Problem, came home empty-handed this year.
Meanwhile, the Red Clay Strays ended Old Dominion’s CMA-record seven year streak as vocal group of the year.
All winners from this year’s CMAs are listed below in bold.
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson
“4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson
“Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” – Luke Combs
“Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney
“I Never Lie” – Zach Top
“you look like you love me” – Ella Langley & Riley Green
Am I Okay? – Megan Moroney
Cold Beer & Country Music – Zach Top
F-1 Trillion – Post Malone
I’m The Problem – Morgan Wallen
Whirlwind, Lainey Wilson
“4x4xU,” Songwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson
“Am I Okay?” Songwriters: Jessie Jo Dillon, Luke Laird, Megan Moroney
“I Never Lie” Songwriters: Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols, Zach Top
“Texas” Songwriters: Johnny Clawson, Josh Dorr, Lalo Guzman, Kyle Sturrock
“you look like you love me” Songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ella Langley
Megan Moroney
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Zach Top
Morgan Wallen
Lady A
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
The Red Clay Strays
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War And Treaty
“Don’t Mind If I Do” – Riley Green (featuring Ella Langley)
“Hard Fought Hallelujah” – Brandon Lake with Jelly Roll“I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson (with Carrie Underwood)“
Pour Me A Drink” – Post Malone (feat. Blake Shelton)
“You Had To Be There” – Megan Moroney (feat. Kenny Chesney)
Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Brent Mason – Guitar
Rob McNelley – Guitar
Derek Wells – Guitar
“Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney
“I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson (with Carrie Underwood)
“Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson
“Think I’m In Love With You” – Chris Stapleton
“you look like you love me” – Ella Langley & Riley Green
Ella Langley
Shaboozey
Zach Top
Tucker Wetmore
Stephen Wilson Jr
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