Overview
- Ella Langley and Riley Green won Single of the Year for "You Look Like You Love Me" after its video was named Music Video of the Year.
- Post Malone earned his first CMA with Musical Event of the Year for "Pour Me a Drink" featuring Blake Shelton.
- Zach Top captured New Artist of the Year during the live ABC telecast from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
- Lainey Wilson hosted solo and opened with a crowd-roving medley that included a jam with Keith Urban.
- Vince Gill received the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, and the show streams on Hulu the next day.