This year Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, LOCASH, Maddie & Tae, and Brothers Osborne faced off in the ‘Vocal Duo of the Year’ category. In the end, Brothers Osborne emerged victorious from the field! Congrats to these dynamic performers!
Check out some of the nominees’ best moments below!
Dan + Shay “How Not To”
Florida Georgia Line “Smooth”
LOCASH “Ring on Every Finger”
Maddie & Tae “Shut Up And Fish”
Brothers Osborne “It Ain’t My Fault”
Past ‘Vocal Duo of the Year’ Winners
1970 Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
1971 Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
1972 Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
1973 Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
1974 Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
1975 Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
1976 Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
1977 Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius
1978 Kenny Rogers & Dottie West
1979 Kenny Rogers & Dottie West
1980 Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley
1981 David Frizzell & Shelly West
1982 David Frizzell & Shelly West
1983 Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson
1984 Willie Nelson & Julio Iglesias
1985 Anne Murray & Dave Loggins
1986 Dan Seals & Marie Osmond
1987 Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White
1988 The Judds
1989 The Judds
1990 The Judds
1991 The Judds
1992 Brooks & Dunn
1993 Brooks & Dunn
1994 Brooks & Dunn
1995 Brooks & Dunn
1996 Brooks & Dunn
1997 Brooks & Dunn
1998 Brooks & Dunn
1999 Brooks & Dunn
2000 Montgomery Gentry
2001 Brooks & Dunn
2002 Brooks & Dunn
2003 Brooks & Dunn
2004 Brooks & Dunn
2005 Brooks & Dunn
2006 Brooks & Dunn
2007 Sugarland
2008 Sugarland
2009 Sugarland
2010 Sugarland
2011 Sugarland
2012 Thompson Square
2013 Florida Georgia Line
2014 Florida Georgia Line
2015 Florida Georgia Line
2016 Brothers Osborne
The CMA Awards nominees and winners are determined by the more than 6,300 industry professional members of CMA, which when established in 1958 became the first trade organization formed to promote an individual genre of music. The first CMA Awards Banquet and Show was held in 1967. The following year, the CMA Awards was broadcast on NBC television for the first time – making it the longest running, annual music awards program on network television. Albums and songs released between July 1 of the previous calendar year and June 30 of the award show’s year are eligible for consideration.
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