Misunderstood- an album that, until Tuesday afternoon, few people knew existed - by hitting the stage twice, first to jumpstart the show alongside Hank Williams, Jr., and later to premiere the title track of his newest record.
Meanwhile, Blake Shelton - who was also gunning for a sixth consecutive Vocalist win - came up empty handed, losing the award to the same guy whose name was splashed across his ex-wife’s chest.Īlthough he didn’t take home any trophies, Eric Church celebrated the release of Mr. “Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton, thank you very much! I’m gonna go home and practice,” Miranda Lambert said after winning her sixth consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year title, coincidentally taking the stage in a Stapleton t-shirt. Raw, ragged and written almost entirely by Stapleton, Traveller - his debut as a solo artist - is the antithesis of a slick, modern country-pop project, making its success at the CMA Awards as surprising as it is well-deserved. “This is an unbelievable thing, and I’m not going to take it lightly,” he said during a humble, emotional acceptance speech for Male Vocalist of the Year, his final win in a night that also included trophies for New Artist and Album of the Year.
Lori McKenna, Liz Rose and Hillary Lindsay - the composers of Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” - watched their controversial chart-topper win awards for both Song and Single of the Year, while Chris Stapleton, a songwriting vet with a mammoth, mountain-moving voice, took home three awards of his own. On Wednesday night, the 2015 CMA Awards belonged not to the chart-topping bros and queen bees of country music, but to a handful of songwriters who’ve spent the past decade working behind the scenes.
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