Top 5 Moments From the 2016 CMA Awards
Surprises? The 2016 CMA Awards had them, and this list of the Top 5 moments includes shocking wins, performances and the stories behind those performances.
Awards
Lubbock High Robotics Team to Compete in World Championship!
The Lubbock High School team of computer science students who won the 2014 United States Zero Robotics Competition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) last January.is now set to compete at the same competition, but on and international level!
Texas Girls Win Big at CMAs
Hats off to Longview, Texas native Miranda Lambert and Mineola, Texas native Kacey Musgraves for representing their home state with big wins at the CMA Awards last night!
Billboard Milestone Award
Three innovative artists were up for the 2014 Billboard Milestone Award, but queen of country Carrie Underwood took home the trophy.
CMT Nominees
The 2014 CMT Music Awards nominees have been announced, and Miranda Lambert is the woman to watch, leading nominations with an astounding six nods, while Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line are tied at five apiece.
Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
The 2014 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees have been announced, and they include Ronnie Milsap, Mac Wiseman, and Hank Cochran.
Vote for Carrie!
Carrie Underwood is holding it down for country music. After three weeks of fan-voting, she is the only country star remaining on the 2014 Billboard Milestone Award ballot.
Album of the Year
Country music sweetheart Kacey Musgraves took the award for Album of the Year at the 2014 ACMs, for her album 'Same Trailer, Different Park.' Musgraves looked honestly shocked to have won the award and graciously accepted it from presenter Darius Rucker.
Single of the Year
Miranda Lambert snagged the 2014 ACM Award for Single Record of the Year with her hit 'Mama's Broken Heart.'
Leaving Las Vegas?
The ACM Awards are synonymous with Las Vegas, but next year, the award show is leaving Vegas and heading for a place a little more country.
Why George Strait Should Win
If George Strait wins the Entertainer of the Year Award at the 2014 ACMs in Las Vegas, he’ll set a record for longest break between EOYs. Strait won his first -- and shockingly only -- honor in 1989, more than 25 years ago! Brooks and Dunn currently hold the record with five years between wins (1996 to 2001).