Summary
The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year.[1] This Award goes to the artist. The Award is based on individual musical performance on a solo Country single or album release, as well as the overall contribution to Country Music.[2] This award was one of the original awards given at the first ceremony in 1967.
| Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year | |
|---|---|
 Current winner of the award Chris Stapleton | |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Country Music Association |
| First award | 1967 |
| Currently held by | Chris Stapleton (2024) |
The inaugural recipient of the award was Jack Greene in 1967. Chris Stapleton holds the record for most wins in the category, with eight, while five-time recipient George Strait has a leading twenty-five nominations. Dierks Bentley and Eric Church holds the record for most nominations without a win, with nine each. The current holder of the award is Stapleton, who won at the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2024.
Recipients
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Artists with multiple wins
edit| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 8 | Chris Stapleton |
| 5 | Blake Shelton |
| George Strait | |
| Vince Gill | |
| 3 | Brad Paisley |
| Keith Urban | |
| Ronnie Milsap | |
| 2 | Alan Jackson |
| Charley Pride | |
| George Jones | |
| Lee Greenwood | |
| Luke Combs | |
| Randy Travis | |
| Tim McGraw |
Artists with multiple nominations
edit- 25 nominations
- 16 nominations
- 11 nominations
- 10 nominations
- 9 nominations
- 7 nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
- Bryan White
- Charlie Rich
- Clint Black
- Eddy Arnold
- Glen Campbell
- Jelly Roll
- John Conlee
- Rodney Crowell
- Sonny James
Won on First nomination
editIn CMA history only thirteen men have won Male Vocalist of the Year the very first time they were nominated. They are:
- Jack Greene (1967)
- Glen Campbell (1968)
- Charlie Rich (1973)
- Ronnie Milsap (1974)
- George Jones (1980)
- Ricky Skaggs (1982)
- Lee Greenwood (1983)
- Clint Black (1990)
- Vince Gill (1991)
- Toby Keith (2001)
- Keith Urban (2004)
- Blake Shelton (2010)
- Chris Stapleton (2015)
References
edit- ^ "Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees". CMA World. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "About". CMA Awards 2021 | Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 8|7c on ABC. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "CMA Awards 2020: Here's the full list of nominees".
- ^ McCarthy, Kelly (August 28, 2018). "2018 CMA Awards nominations: See the full list". ABC News. Retrieved August 28, 2018.