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Chris Stapleton accepts the award for single of the year for "White Horse" during the 58th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Chris Stapleton wins 4 CMA Awards, but Morgan Wallen gets entertainer of the year

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

FILE - Morgan Wallen appears at the 56th annual CMA Awards, Nov. 9, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Morgan Wallen leads the 2024 Country Music Association award noms, Beyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ snubbed

By Maria Sherman - Associated Press

Lainey Wilson performs "Wildflowers and Wild Horses" at the 57th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Lainey Wilson wins 5 CMA Awards including entertainer of the year, album of the year

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

Alan Jackson performs at the 56th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, April 15, 2021 in Nashville, Tenn. Jackson will receive the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in November. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Alan Jackson to get CMA lifetime achievement award

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In this July 3, 2020, file photo, a man wears a Confederate flag while walking with others in Marion, Va. (Andre Teague/Bristol Herald Courier via AP, File)

Big country music festival bans Confederate flags

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2019, file photo, singer Blake Shelton speaks in the press room after winning single of the year award for &quot;God's Country&quot; at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The CMA will provide 4 million meals in cities with large populations of musicians and music industry professionals in partnership with Feeding America, and will also launch a donation challenge to fund additional meals through its MICS Covid-19 initiative Monday, May 10, 2021. Shelton said he is proud to be part of the initiative and drumming up more support to raise funds for the food banks. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Blake Shelton joins drive to help feed out-of-work musicians

By GLENN GAMBOA - Associated Press

Dispute over access prompts AP to drop CMA Awards coverage

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

FILE - Brian Kelley, left, and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line perform &quot;Meant to Be&quot; at the 52nd annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 14, 2018. Hubbard is the second artist so far that will miss a scheduled performance at the CMA Awards on Wednesday due to COVID-19. He posted a note on his Instagram page on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, saying he was asymptomatic and quarantining on his bus outside his home. It comes days after another artist, Lee Brice, also revealed he had tested positive and would not perform on the show. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Positive COVID-19 test sidelines FGL’s Tyler Hubbard at CMAs

By KRISTIN M. HALL - Associated Press

FILE - Garth Brooks accepts the award for entertainer of the year at the 53rd annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 13, 2019. Brooks says he is pulling himself out of nominations for the Country Music Association's entertainer of the year award, saying it's time for someone else to win the top prize. Brooks, who won the top prize last November, said during an online press conference on Wednesday that he doesn't want to be nominated in any upcoming years as well. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Garth Brooks doesn’t want to win CMA entertainer award again

By KRISTIN M. HALL - Associated Press

Carrie Underwood, from left, Dolly Parton, and Reba McEntire arrive at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

The Latest: Garth Brooks wins CMA’s Entertainer of the Year

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Singer-songwriter Garth Brooks speaks in the press room after winning the entertainer of the year award at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Despite female push, Garth Brooks bests Carrie Underwood at CMAs

By Mesfin Fekadu - Associated Press

In this March 27, 2014 photo, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails performs at the Vive Latino music festival in Mexico City, Mexico. Reznor says he feels “a fresh new start” for Nine Inch Nails after the band’s latest album and world tour. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails frontman, unlikely winner of Country Music Association award

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2019 file photo, Dolly Parton arrives at the 61st annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The CMAs announced Monday, August 19, 2019 that “special guest hosts” Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire will join Carrie Underwood during the Nov. 13 event. The organization says the show will celebrate “legendary women in Country Music throughout the ceremony.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Brad Paisley out; Reba, Dolly, Carrie Underwood to host CMAs

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this June 23, 2019, file photo, Lil Nas X arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

CMA voters consider whether to nominate ‘Old Town Road’

By KRISTIN M. HALL - Associated Press

Keith Urban performs &quot;Never Comin' Down&quot; at the 52nd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

The Latest: Keith Urban wins entertainer of the year at CMAs

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Brad Paisley, left, and Carrie Underwood during the opening of the 51st annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tennessee, Nov. 8, 2017. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Chris Stapleton wins big at CMAs, Keith Urban nabs top prize

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 9, 2018 file photo, Chris Stapleton performs at the 2018 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tenn. Stapleton's “Broken Halos” is nominated for single of the year and song of the year for the Country Music Association Awards. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP, File)

Could country’s new class cause an upset at the CMA Awards?

By KRISTIN M. HALL and MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 15, 2018 file photo, Tyler Hubbard, right, and Brian Kelley, left, of Florida Georgia Line, and Bebe Rexha, center, perform &quot;Meant to Be&quot; at the 53rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. The song is nominated for single of the year for the Country Music Association Awards. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Could a pop song win a CMA? Song categories are a hard bet

By KRISTIN M. HALL - Associated Press

Carrie Underwood performs &quot;Softly and Tenderly&quot; during an In Memoriam tribute at the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Top moments at CMA Awards: Vegas, unity and the monologue

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

Hosts Brad Paisley, left, and Carrie Underwood appear during the opening of the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood take shot at Trump in CMA

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