The 59th annual CMA Awards took place in Nashville Wednesday, and it was a great night for the show’s host, Lainey Wilson.

Lainey took home three honors, including entertainer of the year for a second time. She also won album of the year for Whirlwind, joining Miranda Lambert as only the second female artist in CMA history to win twice in that category. Lainey previously won in 2023 for Bell Bottom Country. She also won female vocalist of the year for a fourth consecutive year.

Brooks & Dunn also had reason to celebrate. Their win for vocal duo of the year was their record-extending 16th win in that category. The win also broke a tie with Chris Stapleton for the most overall wins in the history of the CMAs with 20.

Cody Johnson landed his first win for male vocalist of the year, breakin

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