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CMA Awards: Winners in full, from Taylor Swift to Garth Brooks

Taylor Swift won a prize for her songwriting skills while Garth Brooks took home the top prize

Roisin O'Connor
Thursday 09 November 2017 08:48 GMT
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Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host the 51st annual CMA awards
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host the 51st annual CMA awards (Getty)

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The 51s annual CMA Awards saw Garth Brooks crowned with the top prize of Entertainer of the Year at a ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee.

Accepting his award he said: "The most important thing other than God Himself is you, the people who allow us to be in the greatest music ever. Country music, man. I love you."

This year's event also saw regular hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley mocking US President Donald Trump.

Performing for the 10th consecutive year, Underwood listed recent tragedies to take place in the US such as the Las Vegas shooting, recent hurricanes, and the Texas shooting over the weekend.

Awards were then handed out to some of the biggest names in country music. Chris Stapleton took home the award for Male Vocalist of the Year, while Miranda Lambert scooped the prize for Best Female Vocalist.

Pop star Taylor Swift received a nod for her country roots, winning the award for Song Of The Year for "Better Man", which was recorded by Little Big Town.

Here are the awards in full:

Entertainer of the Year — Garth Brooks.

Female vocalist of the year — Miranda Lambert.

Male vocalist of the year — Chris Stapleton.

Album of the Year — “From A Room: Volume 1,” Chris Stapleton.

Song of the Year— “Better Man,” Taylor Swift.

Single of the Year — “Blue Ain't Your Color,” Keith Urban

Vocal group of the year — Little Big Town.

Vocal duo of the year — Brothers Osborne.

New artist of the year — Jon Pardi.

Musical event of the Year — “Funny How Time Slips Away,” Glen Campbell with Willie Nelson

Music video of the Year — “It Ain't My Fault,” Brothers Osborne.

Musician of the Year — Mac McAnally (guitar).

Additional reporting by Associated Press

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