Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year explained

Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year
Presenter:Country Music Association
Country:United States
Year:1967
Holder:Old Dominion (2022)

The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year.[1] The award is based on the musical performance of the group on solo country single or album release, as well as their overall contribution to country music during the eligibility period. For the purposes of the award, a group is defined as "as an act composed of three or more people, both of whom normally perform together and none of whom are known primarily as individual performing artists", though this was not always the case.[2] In 1970, a separate category was established for vocal duos.

The inaugural recipients were The Stoneman Family in 1967. The Statler Brothers hold the record for most wins in the category, with nine, while three-time recipients Alabama hold the record for most nominations, with twenty one. To date, The Judds and the Dixie Chicks are the only all-female groups to win the award. Zac Brown Band holds the record for most nominations without a win, with twelve. The current holders of the award are Old Dominion, who won at the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2022.

Recipients

YearWinnerNominees
2023 Old Dominion
2022[3] Old Dominion
2021 Old Dominion
2020[4] Old Dominion
2019[5] Old Dominion
2018[6] Old Dominion
2017 Little Big Town
2016 Little Big Town
2015 Little Big Town
2014 Little Big Town
2013 Little Big Town
2012 Little Big Town
2011 Lady Antebellum
2010 Lady Antebellum
2009 Lady Antebellum
2008 Rascal Flatts
2007 Rascal Flatts
2006 Rascal Flatts
2005 Rascal Flatts
2004 Rascal Flatts
2003 Rascal Flatts
2002 Dixie Chicks
2001 Lonestar
2000 Dixie Chicks
1999 Dixie Chicks
1998 Dixie Chicks
1997 Diamond Rio
1996 The Mavericks
1995 The Mavericks
1994 Diamond Rio
1993 Diamond Rio
1992 Diamond Rio
1991 Kentucky Headhunters
1990 Kentucky Headhunters
1989 Highway 101
1988 Highway 101
1987 The Judds
1986 The Judds
1985 The Judds
1984 The Statler Brothers
1983 Alabama
1982 Alabama
1981 Alabama
1980 The Statler Brothers
1979 The Statler Brothers
1978 The Oak Ridge Boys
1977 The Statler Brothers
1976 The Statler Brothers
1975 The Statler Brothers
1974 The Statler Brothers
1973 The Statler Brothers
1972 The Statler Brothers
1971 The Osborne Brothers
1970 Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
1969 Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
1968 Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner
1967 The Stoneman Family

Artists with multiple wins

Groups that received multiple awards
AwardsArtist
9The Statler Brothers
6Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Old Dominion
4Diamond Rio
Dixie Chicks
3Alabama
Lady Antebellum
The Judds
2Highway 101
Kentucky Headhunters
The Mavericks

Won on first nomination

In CMA history, only six groups have won Vocal Group of the Year the very first time they were nominated. They are:

Artists with multiple nominations

21 nominations
18 nominations
16 nominations
15 nominations
14 nominations
10 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

References

  1. Web site: Past Winners And Nominees | 2019 CMA Awards | Wednesday, November 13 on ABC. cmaawards.com. November 13, 2019.
  2. Web site: About. 2021-10-28. CMA Awards 2021 Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 87c on ABC. en-US.
  3. First-Timer Lainey Wilson Leads Nominations for 2022 CMA Awards: Full List . .
  4. Web site: CMA Awards 2020: Here's the full list of nominees.
  5. 2019 CMA Awards Nominees: See the List. Jon Freeman. Rolling Stone. 28 August 2019. November 13, 2019.
  6. News: 2018 CMA Awards nominations: See the full list . McCarthy . Kelly . August 28, 2018 . ABC News . August 28, 2018.