The 55th annual CMA Awards honored winners like Chris Stapleton, Old Dominion, Jimmie Allen, and Brothers Osborne during their Wednesday night ceremonies in Nashville. 

Chris Stapleton cleaned up at the 2021 CMA Awards, but he wasn't the only big winner.

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On Wednesday, Oct. 10, the 55th Annual Country Music Association Awards ceremony took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville to celebrate a year filled with memorable hits from beloved performers. Superstar Luke Bryan, known to TV audiences as a judge on American Idol, hosted the event for the first time.

Stapleton was a multiple winner, taking home trophies in categories like Album of the Year for his LP Starting Over and for Single and Song of the Year for the title track. 

Brothers Osborne were named Vocal Duo of the Year, their fourth time to win the category. Singer TJ Osborne accepted the prize with an emotional speech. “It is so incredible to be here. It’s been a crazy rollercoaster of a year for us, especially me emotionally,” he said, referring to his decision to publicly come out as gay earlier in the year. “To have you all support me, it really does feel like love wins tonight.”

Here’s the complete list of winners: 

Entertainer of the Year 
Eric Church 
Luke Combs - WINNER 
Miranda Lambert 
Chris Stapleton 
Carrie Underwood 

Single of the Year 
“Famous Friends,” Chris Young with Kane Brown 
“The Good Ones,” Gabby Barrett 
“Hell of a View,” Eric Church 
“One Night Standards,” Ashley McBryde 
“Starting Over,” Chris Stapleton — WINNER

Album of the Year 
29, Carly Pearce 
Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 
Heart, Eric Church 
Skeletons, Brothers Osborne 
Starting Over, Chris Stapleton — WINNER 

Song of the Year 
“Forever After All,” recorded by Luke Combs 
“The Good Ones,” recorded by Gabby Barrett 
“Hell of a View,” recorded by Eric Church 
“One Night Standards,” recorded by Ashley McBryde 
“Starting Over,” recorded by Chris Stapleton — WINNER 

Female Vocalist of the Year 
Gabby Barrett 
Miranda Lambert 
Ashley McBryde 
Maren Morris 
Carly Pearce - WINNER

Male Vocalist of the Year 
Dierks Bentley 
Eric Church 
Luke Combs 
Thomas Rhett 
Chris Stapleton - WINNER

Vocal Group of the Year 
Lady A 
Little Big Town 
Midland 
Old Dominion — WINNER 
Zac Brown Band 

Vocal Duo of the Year 
Brooks & Dunn 
Brothers Osborne – WINNER 
Dan + Shay 
Florida Georgia Line 
Maddie & Tae

Musical Event of the Year 
“Buy Dirt,” Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan 
“Chasing After You,” Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris 
“Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home),” Elle King and Miranda Lambert 
“Famous Friends,” Chris Young with Kane Brown 
“Half of My Hometown,” Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney) – WINNER 

Musician of the Year 
Jenee Fleenor, fiddle – WINNER 
Paul Franklin, steel guitar 
Aaron Sterling, drums 
Ilya Toshinskiy, banjo 
Derek Wells, guitar 

Music Video of the Year 
“Chasing After You,” Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris 
“Famous Friends,” Chris Young with Kane Brown 
“Gone,” Dierks Bentley 
“Half of My Hometown,” Kelsea Ballerini (featuring Kenny Chesney) – WINNER 
“Younger Me,” Brothers Osborne

New Artist of the Year 
Jimmie Allen — WINNER 
Ingrid Andress 
Gabby Barrett 
Mickey Guyton 
Hardy

As to be expected, the 2021 CMA Awards ceremony included a stacked lineup of talented performers. Among those showcasing their pipes were Luke, Eric, Chris, Gabby, Blake Shelton, Jennifer Hudson, Jimmie Allen, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood.