An absent Morgan Wallen wins CMA Entertainer of the Year

He wasn't there to accept it, but Morgan Wallen won Entertainer of the Year at the 58th annual Country Music Association Awards took place Wednesday in Nashville.

Chris Stapleton was named Male Vocalist of the Year, and one of the show's emcees, Lainy Wilson, won Female Artist.

Megan Moroney took home New Artist of the Year. Cody Johnson’s Leather won Album of the Year, and Stapleton’s “White Horse” won both Single of the Year and Song of the Year.

The event also honored George Strait with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.

Here are the winners at the 2024 Country Music Association Awards.

Entertainer of the Year
Morgan Wallen

Album of the Year
Leather — Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon
Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke

Male Vocalist of the Year
Chris Stapleton

Female Vocalist of the Year
Lainey Wilson

Vocal Group of the Year
Old Dominion

Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn

Single of the Year
‘White Horse’ — Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton 
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell

Song of the Year
‘White Horse’ — Chris Stapleton
Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson

New Artist of the Year
Megan Moroney

Musician of the Year
Charlie Worsham — Guitar

Music Video of the Year
‘Wildflowers and Wild Horses’ — Lainey Wilson
Director: Patrick Tracy

Musical Event of the Year
‘You Look Like You Love Me’ — Ella Langley (ft. Riley Green)
Producer: Will Bundy


(AP Photo George Walker IV)