The 2025 CMA Awards featured plenty of milestone moments for the genre’s biggest stars. Lainey Wilson returned to host the awards show for the second year in a row on Wednesday, November 19, and celebrated country music’s most notable names at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The top moments from the 59th Annual CMA Awards can be summed up with three words: Lainey, duets and Vince.

While Luke Combs may have officially opened the 59th CMA Awards with a blistering performance of "Back in the Saddle," it was host Lainey Wilson who welcomed the crowd in Nashville's Bridgestone Arena and watching at home.

Lainey Wilson reigns supreme atop country music mountain. She took the top prize of entertainer of the year at last night's CMA Awards. It's her second time winning in the category. Fun fact: Wilson's second EOTY win puts her in truly rarified air. She is only the third woman in CMA history to take that award twice.

Lainey Wilson wore multiple show-stopping outfits as solo host of the 59th CMA Awards for the first time on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025.

Five artists were nominated for Entertainer of the Year at the 2025 CMA Awards, but only one could secure the title. Lainey Wilson ultimately won the final category of the Wednesday, November 19, ceremony at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville,

After co-hosting in 2024 with Louisiana native Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan, Wilson steered the show solo this time. Seconds into her welcoming monolgue, Wilson, 33, gave a shout-out to her hometown.

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The biggest night in country music is finally here! Follow along for live updates from the 59th annual Country Music Association Awards live in Nashville.

Lainey Wilson, Kelsea Ballerini and others dazzled at the CMA Awards red carpet in Nashville with stunning fashion choices that perfectly blended country style and glamour.