On the evening of November 9, 2022, the 56th Annual CMA Awards were held! Broadcasted live out of Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN, viewers from all over the country got to watch this star-studded night. From the unforgettable performances to the awards… the night was full of surprises!
Leading up to the show, Country 102.5 conducted a poll where listeners got to vote on who they thought should win. There were twelve awards given away this year. Scroll through to see how many they got correct!
Musician of the Year
Country 102.5 listeners predicted that Jenee Fleenor would win Musician of the Year. They were correct! Jenee Fleenor took home this CMA Award!
Music Video of the Year
Country 102.5 listeners predicted that “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” by Carly Pearce ad Ashley McBryde would win Music Video of the Year. They were wrong. Cody Johnson took home this CMA Award for his song “‘Til You Can’t”!
Musical Event of the Year
Country 102.5 listeners predicted that “If I Didn’t Love You” by Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood would win Musical Event of the Year. They were wrong. Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde took home this CMA Award for their song “Never Wanted To Be That Girl”!
Song of the Year
Country 102.5 listeners predicted that “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” by Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde, and Carly Pearce would win Song of the Year. They were wrong. Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, and Matt Jenkins took home this CMA Award their song “Buy Dirt”!
Single of the Year
Country 102.5 listeners predicted that “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” by Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde would win Single of the Year. They were wrong. Cody Johnson took home this CMA Award his song “‘Til You Can’t”!
Album of the Year
Country 102.5 listeners predicted that Growin’ Up by Luke Combs would win Album of the Year. They were correct! Luke Combs took home this CMA Award for his new album!
New Artist of the Year
Country 102.5 listeners predicted that Walker Hayes would win New Artist of the Year. They were wrong. Lainey Wilson took home this CMA Award!
Vocal Duo of the Year
Country 102.5 listeners predicted that Dan +Shay would win Vocal Duo of the Year. They were wrong. Brothers Osborne took home this CMA Award!
Vocal Group of the Year
Country 102.5 listeners predicted that Old Dominion would win Vocal Group of the Year. They were correct! Old Dominion took home this CMA Award!
Male Vocalist of the Year
Country 102.5 listeners predicted that Luke Combs or Morgan Wallen would win Male Vocalist of the Year. They were wrong. Chris Stapleton took home this CMA Award!
Female Vocalist of the Year
Country 102.5 listeners predicted that Carrie Underwood would win Female Vocalist of the Year. They were wrong. Lainey Wilson took home this CMA Award!
Entertainer of the Year
Country 102.5 listeners predicted that Luke Combs would win Entertainer of the Year. They were correct! Luke Combs took home this CMA Award!
