![Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Kris Kristofferson Honored With All-Star Tribute at 2019 CMA Awards [WATCH]](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2019/11/GettyImages-1187518066.jpg?w=980&q=75)
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![Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Kris Kristofferson Honored With All-Star Tribute at 2019 CMA Awards [WATCH]](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2019/11/GettyImages-1187518066.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Everything You Need to Know About the 2019 CMA Awards](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2018/11/GettyImages-1061553890.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Everything You Need to Know About the 2019 CMA Awards
The 2019 CMA Awards are set for mid-November.
![8 Reasons the 2019 CMA Awards Nominations Made Us Do a Double-Take](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2019/08/2019-cma-awards-nominations-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
8 Reasons the 2019 CMA Awards Nominations Made Us Do a Double-Take
There are some pleasant (and not-so-pleasant) surprises among the 2019 CMA Awards nominations list.
![Every CMA Awards Entertainer of the Year Winner Ever](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2018/11/keith-urban-2018-cma-cards.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Every CMA Awards Entertainer of the Year Winner Ever
Since the CMA Awards' inception in 1967, when Eddy Arnold nabbed the first-ever Entertainer of the Year trophy, there have been many deserving country singers awarded the title.
![Which Artist Was the First to Win the CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year?](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2014/10/Taylor-Swift3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Which Artist Was the First to Win the CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year?
Which artist was the first to take home the prestigious Entertainer of the Year honor?
![Garth Brooks’ Favorite CMA Awards Memory Is Something No One Else Saw](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2016/11/garth-brooks-cincinnati-2017.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Garth Brooks’ Favorite CMA Awards Memory Is Something No One Else Saw
The country star says his favorite memory from a previous CMA Awards ceremony is one from very early in his career -- and it's something that no one else saw.
![Dolly Parton Remembers Her 1978 CMA Awards Wardrobe Malfunction](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2016/11/dolly-parton-dress-rip-cma-awards1.png?w=980&q=75)
Dolly Parton Remembers Her 1978 CMA Awards Wardrobe Malfunction
It was one of the biggest moments of Parton's career -- and rrrrip!
![Carrie Underwood on CMA Entertainer of the Year: ‘I’d Be Lying If I Said I Didn’t Want It’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2016/11/2016-cma-awards-moments.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Carrie Underwood on CMA Entertainer of the Year: ‘I’d Be Lying If I Said I Didn’t Want It’
"I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want it or it’s an honor to be nominated ..."
![Reba McEntire Looks Back on THAT CMA Awards Red Dress](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2016/11/reba-mcentire-red-dress-cma-awards.png?w=980&q=75)
Reba McEntire Looks Back on THAT CMA Awards Red Dress
"When I walked out on the stage, I heard the audience go ‘Oooooh!’ And I thought, ‘Dang, I look good!'”
![Midland Officially Release ‘East Bound and Down’ Cover Following 2018 CMA Awards Performance [LISTEN]](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2018/11/Midland-CMAs.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Midland Officially Release ‘East Bound and Down’ Cover Following 2018 CMA Awards Performance [LISTEN]
Midland's cover of Jerry Reed's "East Bound and Down" brought the swagger to the 2018 CMA Awards.
![Brad Paisley’s 2018 CMA Awards Carrie Underwood Blazer Wasn’t Actually Made for Him](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2018/11/brad-paisley-carrie-underwood-blazer.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Brad Paisley’s 2018 CMA Awards Carrie Underwood Blazer Wasn’t Actually Made for Him
Paisley stepped out in ... Underwood style (?) at the 2018 CMA Awards.
![Dan + Shay’s Dan Smyers Let Himself Be Sad After 2018 CMA Awards Losses, But Knows ‘We’re Just Getting Started’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2018/11/Dan-Shay1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Dan + Shay’s Dan Smyers Let Himself Be Sad After 2018 CMA Awards Losses, But Knows ‘We’re Just Getting Started’
The Dan + Shay member says that not winning a CMA gives him and Shay Mooney the incentive to work even harder for their fans.