The 51st CMA Awards were held in Nashville on Wednesday, with Garth Brooks taking home the night’s top honor of Entertainer of the Year for the sixth time in his storied career.
Brooks, who triumphed over Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan and Eric Church, returned from hiatus in 2014 and launched a sprawling world tour that will continue through the end of 2017. Brothers Osborne and Chris Stapleton wound up as the night’s most-awarded performers, with two wins each.Stapleton’s From A Room: Volume 1 was named Album of the Year, beating out a stack of critically acclaimed releases that included Miranda Lambert’s The Weight of These Wings and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s The Nashville Sound. Stapleton previously won Album of the Year in 2015 for Traveller. He also added to his streak in the Male Vocalist of the Year category, beating out Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Keith Urban and Thomas Rhett for his third consecutive win.
In a repeat from 2016, Brothers Osborne were named Vocal Duo of the Year, beating out a field that included Florida Georgia Line and Dan + Shay. TJ and John Osborne also took home a second award in the Music Video of the Year category for their action-packed send-up of Donald Trump in “It Ain’t My Fault,” directed by Ryan Silver and Wes Edwards. Additionally, the siblings performed on the telecast, combining their sinewy punch of “It Ain’t My Fault” with the late Don Williams’ funky “Tulsa Time.
”Jon Pardi won the first CMA Award of his career, taking home the New Artist of the Year prize after a breakthrough year with hits such as “Head Over Boots,” “Dirt on My Boots” and “Heartache on the Dance Floor.”
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