Tonight the Country Music Association will award the year's top artists. The first winner announced was Kacey Musgraves who won Music Video of the Year for "Rainbow." Updates will occur as winners are announced during the 53rd annual ceremony which airs live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on ABC at 8 p.m. ET. This year's show is dedicated to honoring the women in country music with all-female hosts Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire, and Dolly Parton. 

Entertainer of the Year
Garth Brooks "Winner" 
Eric Church
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Album of the Year
Center Point Road, Thomas Rhett
Cry Pretty, Carrie Underwood
Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay
Desperate Man, Eric Church
Girl, Maren Morris "Winner" 
Single of the Year
“Burning Man,” Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne
“Girl,” Maren Morris
“God’s Country,” Blake Shelton "Winner" 
“Millionaire,” Chris Stapleton
“Speechless,” Dan + Shay
Song of the Year
“Beautiful Crazy,” recorded by Luke Combs "Winner"
“Girl,” recorded by Maren Morris
“God’s Country,” recorded by Blake Shelton
“Rainbow,” recorded by Kacey Musgraves
“Tequila,” recorded by Dan + Shay
Male Vocalist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs "Winner"
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves "Winner"
Carrie Underwood
New Artist of the Year
Cody Johnson
Ashley McBryde "Winner"
Midland
Carly Pearce
Morgan Wallen
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay "Winner"
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion "Winner"
Zac Brown Band
Music Video of the Year
“Burning Man,” Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne
“Girl,” Maren Morris
“God’s Country,” Blake Shelton
“Rainbow,” Kacey Musgraves – *WINNER*
“Some of It,” Eric Church
Musical Event of the Year
“All My Favorite People,” Maren Morris feat. Brothers Osborne
“Brand New Man,” Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs
“Dive Bar,” Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus – *WINNER*
“What Happens in a Small Town,” Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell
Musician of the Year
Jenee Fleenor "Winner"
Paul Franklin
Mac McAnally
Ilya Toshinsky
Derek Wells

​"Still There" paints a different kind of purgatory - helplessly lost between denial and acceptance, heartbreak and healing. Nichols’ delivery is honest and vulnerable, taking you to that place where the rest of the world is business as usual - but you’re stuck reliving a relationship, unable to move on. Every songwriter strives to take a universal idea and say it in a new way. Nichols & Slutzky have done just that in capturing the feelings of missing someone, making "Still There" the perfect second single for budding songstress Paige Nichols.
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Paige cowrote "Still There" with Isaac Slutzky. It was produced by Frank Legeay and mixed by Jeff Juliano (Tequila,10,000 Hours).

​Never good at sports, KTG stepped onto the stage and knew she was interested in pursuing music. Knowing the challenges she may face as an artist, KTG took a full-time teaching job and runs her own music school. Looking up to the drive of Emili Sande, she’s ready to do it all.
 
Starting off KTG wrote about her friends, however finding confidence in herself she is showing her more vulnerable side writing from her own experiences. With her debut album having dropped on September 26th, KTG is excited to hear what people have to say about her music. Each song on the album is lined to a line of a rhyme, such as “Don’t Tell My Mother.”
 
All of KTG’s music can be found on her website www.ktgmusic.org and on her social media pages @KTG_Music_Ire.