Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year
| Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Country Music Association |
| First awarded | 1967 |
| Currently held by | 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
Recipients
Artists with multiple wins
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 9 | The Statler Brothers |
| 6 | Little Big Town |
| Rascal Flatts | |
| Old Dominion | |
| 4 | Diamond Rio |
Dixie Chicks
| |
| 3 | Alabama |
Lady Antebellum
| |
| The Judds | |
| 2 | Highway 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:
- The Stoneman Family(1967)
- Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner (1968)
- Highway 101 (1988)
- Kentucky Headhunters (1990)
- The Mavericks (1995)
- Dixie Chicks(1998)
Artists with multiple nominations
- 21 nominations
- 18 nominations
- 16 nominations
- Lady Antebellum
- 15 nominations
- 14 nominations
- 10 nominations
- Oak Ridge Boys
- 8 nominations
- 7 nominations
- Dixie Chicks
- Sawyer Brown
- 6 nominations
- Midland
- Osborne Brothers
- Restless Heart
- The Band Perry
- Tompall and the Glaser Brothers
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- Dave & Sugar
- Eagles
- Exile
- The Carter Family
- The Judds
- The Mavericks
- 3 nominations
- Alison Krauss & Union Station
- Eli Young Band
- Highway 101
- Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
- Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
- 2 nominations
- Blackhawk
- Charlie Daniels Band
- Confederate Railroad
- Desert Rose Band
- Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner
- Emerson Drive
- Kentucky Headhunters
- Nickel Creek
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Sugarland
- The Bellamy Brothers
- The Forester Sisters
- The Jordanaires
- The Kendalls
- The Stoneman Family
- The Whites
References
- ^ "Past Winners And Nominees | 2019 CMA Awards | Wednesday, November 13 on ABC". cmaawards.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "About". CMA Awards 2021 | Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 8|7c on ABC. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "First-Timer Lainey Wilson Leads Nominations for 2022 CMA Awards: Full List". Billboard.
- ^ "CMA Awards 2020: Here's the full list of nominees".
- ^ Jon Freeman (28 August 2019). "2019 CMA Awards Nominees: See the List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ McCarthy, Kelly (August 28, 2018). "2018 CMA Awards nominations: See the full list". ABC News. Retrieved August 28, 2018.