Lainey Wilson hosted the 2025 CMA Awards on November 19. She opened the show with an epic mashup of country songs that blew fans away. It was Lainey's second time to host the show—the first time solo.

Lainey Wilson welcomed the crowd of the 2025 CMA Awards in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena with a musical monologue that set the stage—literally. While Luke Combs opened the 59th CMA Awards with his ...

The 59th CMA Awards felt shiny and new on Wednesday night. Credit that to an influx of exciting fresh faces like Ella Langley, Zach Top, Stephen Wilson Jr., and the Red Clay Strays, and a new host in ...

Could one of country music’s biggest nights have crossed the line? That is the question lighting up social media after the 2025 CMA Awards, which Lainey Wilson not only hosted but also swept several ...

The 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards have officially kicked off at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. As the star-studded night unfolds, this page will be updated with each winner as they’re ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, Ella Langley and Luke Combs were among the stars on the red ...

From left: Billy Ray Cyrus, Elizabeth Hurley, Shaboozy, Leann Rimes and Riley Green on 2025 CMA Awards red carpet Michael Buckner The CMA Awards 2025 is the celebration of the best in country music ...

The best dressed on the 2025 CMA Awards red carpet offer style, originality and plenty of confidence. These pictures show dozens of artists unabashedly themselves ahead of Wednesday night's (Nov. 19) ...