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Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson & Luke Combs win big at 2022 CMAs - all the winners

Country music's biggest night was full of surprises

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Jenni McKnight
US Lifestyle Editor
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The 56th Annual CMA Awards started the party early by revealing two award winners ahead of the ceremony in Nashville on Wednesday.

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Good Morning America announced the lucky recipients of the Musical Event of the Year trophy and Music Video of Year during the show on Wednesday morning, but it was the main event that revealed all the big winners of the night - and there were some surprises! Keep reading to find out who took home the coveted trophies at country music's biggest night!

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MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

Beers On Me – Dierks Bentley with BRELAND & HARDY

If I Didn't Love You – Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood

Longneck Way To Go – Midland (featuring Jon Pardi)

Never Say Never – Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)

Never Wanted To Be That Girl – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde - WINNER

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR  

I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) – Taylor Swift (featuring Chris Stapleton)

Longneck Way To Go – Midland (featuring Jon Pardi)

Never Say Never – Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)

Never Wanted To Be That Girl – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde

'Til You Can't – Cody Johnson - WINNER

SONG OF THE YEAR

Buy Dirt - Songwriters: Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins - WINNER

Never Wanted To Be That Girl - Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce

Sand In My Boots - Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Michael Hardy, Josh Osborne

Things A Man Oughta Know - Songwriters: Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton, Lainey Wilson

You Should Probably Leave - Songwriters: Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley, Chris Stapleton

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

Brooks & Dunn

Brothers Osborne - WINNER

Dan + Shay

LOCASH

Maddie & Tae

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Lainey Wilson won two big awards

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

Lady A

Little Big Town

Midland

Old Dominion - WINNER

Zac Brown Band

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Buy Dirt – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan

half of my hometown – Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Kenny Chesney)

Never Wanted To Be That Girl – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde

'Til You Can't – Cody Johnson - WINNER

You Should Probably Leave – Chris Stapleton

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

Growin' Up – Luke Combs - WINNER

Humble Quest – Maren Morris

Palomino – Miranda Lambert

Sayin' What I'm Thinkin' – Lainey Wilson

Time, Tequila & Therapy – Old Dominion

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle - WINNER

Paul Franklin, Steel guitar

Brent Mason, Guitar

Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo

Derek Wells, Guitar

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR  

HARDY

Walker Hayes

Cody Johnson

Parker McCollum

Lainey Wilson - WINNER

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR  

Miranda Lambert

Ashley McBryde

Carly Pearce

Carrie Underwood

Lainey Wilson - WINNER

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Eric Church

Luke Combs

Cody Johnson

Chris Stapleton - WINNER

Morgan Wallen

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Luke Combs - WINNER

Miranda Lambert   

Chris Stapleton 

Carrie Underwood  

Morgan Wallen

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