This was one of those years where album release dates impacted awards eligibility, so both the Church set and the Lambert collection would win the ACM in consecutive years. The Grammy and the ACM would go to Kacey Musgraves the following year.Įric Church finally won industry recognition with his Album of the Year victory. Kacey Musgraves, Same Trailer Different Parkīlake Shelton’s domination at the CMA Awards reached its curious peak in 20, winning the Entertainer trophy in the earlier year and then pulling off a surprising Album victory for Based on a True Story. Amazingly, she’s also won five at the ACMs, which has embraced Lambert even longer and more enthusiastically than their Nashville-based counterpart. She is currently the only female artist in CMA history to win two Album of the Year awards. Miranda Lambert’s historic run at the CMA Awards hasn’t been limited to her record Female Vocalist wins. His domination at the 2015 CMA ceremony would continue through the rest of the awards season, and Traveller would win at the Grammys and the ACMs the following year. Miranda Lambert, The Weight of These WingsĬhris Stapleton won his second Album of the Year trophy in as many tries for the first half of his From A Room collection.Įric Church became the ninth artist in CMA history to win this award twice, cruising to victory with the album that he released as a surprise during the previous year’s CMA ceremony.Īmericana favorite Chris Stapleton broke into the mainstream in a big way, and in a rare occurrence in recent years, the CMAs were ahead of the curve. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, The Nashville Sound Kacey Musgraves became only the second artist to win all three major country album awards, as well as the Grammy for overall Album of the Year, for her acclaimed set, Golden Hour. Maren Morris won her first Album of the Year trophy for her sophomore album, becoming the seventh solo female artist in history to take home the honor with a studio album. Luke Combs was among four first time nominees in this category, and he proved victorious with an album that produced multiple No. Tyler Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double AlbumĬhris Stapleton tied Johnny Cash for third place on the all-time win list as he took home his third trophy in this category. Here are all of the nominees and winners for CMA Album of the Year, along with a look at this year’s nominees.įor a look back at the other major categories, visit our CMA Awards page.