Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year
The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year.[1] The award is based on individual musical performance on a solo country single or album release, as well as the artist's overall contribution to country music during the eligibility period.[2]
Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year | |
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![]() Current winner of the award Lainey Wilson | |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Country Music Association |
First awarded | 1967 |
Currently held by | Lainey Wilson (2022) |
The inaugural recipient of the award was Loretta Lynn in 1967. Miranda Lambert holds the record for most wins in the category, with seven, while she and four-time recipient Reba McEntire share a leading eighteen nominations. Anne Murray holds the record for most nominations without a win, with six. The current holder of the award is Lainey Wilson, who won at the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2022.
Recipients
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Artists with multiple wins
Awards | Artist |
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7 | Miranda Lambert |
5 | Carrie Underwood |
4 | Martina McBride |
Reba McEntire | |
3 | Loretta Lynn |
Tammy Wynette | |
2 | Barbara Mandrell |
Crystal Gayle | |
Dolly Parton | |
Janie Frickie | |
Kathy Mattea | |
Mary Chapin Carpenter | |
Trisha Yearwood |
Won on First nomination
In CMA history only nine women have won Female Vocalist of the Year the very first time they were nominated. They are:
- Loretta Lynn (1967)
- Olivia Newton-John (1974)
- K.T. Oslin (1988)
- Mary Chapin Carpenter (1992)
- Alison Krauss (1995)
- Gretchen Wilson (2005)
- Carrie Underwood (2006)
- Carly Pearce (2021)
- Lainey Wilson (2022)
Artists with multiple nominations
- 18 nominations
- 17 nominations
- 16 nominations
- 12 nominations
- 9 nominations
- 8 nominations
- 7 nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
References
- "Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees". CMA World. Archived from the original on 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- "About". CMA Awards 2021 | Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 8|7c on ABC. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- "CMA Awards 2020: Here's the full list of nominees".
- "Maren Morris Leads 2019 CMA Awards Nominations". 28 August 2019.
- McCarthy, Kelly (August 28, 2018). "2018 CMA Awards nominations: See the full list". ABC News. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- "Keith Urban & Miranda Lambert Lead 2017 CMA Awards Nominees, Taylor Swift Earns First Nomination in Three Years".