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(ABC/Richard Harbaugh) FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, VINCE GILLABC—© 2013 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) Nov 7, 2013 5:56 PM UTC George Strait — in the middle of what he insists is a farewell tour — won Entertainer of the Year at last night’s Country Music Association awards show, held in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The 61-year-old Strait beat out several younger performers, including 23-year-old Taylor Swift, for the CMA’s top honor. And there seems to be twin dynasties in the making as Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert took home Male Vocalist and Female Vocalist awards — the fourth consecutive time for both partners in country’s reigning power couple. Country’s new generation was well represented by Kacey Musgraves — the 25-year-old singer-songwriter was nominated in six categories and earned New Artist of the Year. **(MORE:** [Watch Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley Rip Obamacare Apart at the CMAs](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/11/07/watch-carrie-underwood-and-brad-paisley-rip-obamacare-apart-at-the-cmas/)) The complete list of winners (and nominees) are below: . ### Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean Luke Bryan George Strait Blake Shelton Taylor Swift . ### **Single of the Year** “Cruise,” Florida Georgia Line “Highway Don’t Care,” Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban “Mama’s Broken Heart,” Miranda Lambert “Merry Go ‘Round,” Kacey Musgraves “Wagon Wheel,” Darius Rucker . ### Album of the Year _Based on a True Story,_ Blake Shelton _Blown Away ,_ Carrie Underwood _Red ,_ Taylor Swift _Same Trailer Different Park ,_ Kacey Musgraves _Tornado ,_ Little Big Town . ### Song of the Year “I Drive Your Truck,” written by Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, and Jimmy Yeary “Mama’s Broken Heart,” written by Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, and Kacey Musgraves “Merry Go ‘Round,” written by Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne, and Shane McAnally “Pontoon,” written by Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird, and Barry Dean “Wagon Wheel,” written by Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor . ### Female Vocalist of the Year Kelly Clarkson Miranda Lambert Kacey Musgraves Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood . ### Male Vocalist of the Year Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Eric Church Blake Shelton Keith Urban . ### Vocal Group of the Year Eli Young Band Lady Antebellum Little Big Town The Band Perry Zac Brown Band . ### Vocal Duo of the Year Big & Rich Florida Georgia Line Love and Theft Sugarland The Civil Wars Thompson Square . ### New Artist of the Year Lee Brice Brett Eldredge Florida Georgia Line Kip Moore Kacey Musgraves . ### Musician of the Year Sam Bush (Mandolin) Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar) Dann Huff (Guitar) Brent Mason (Guitar) Mac McAnally (Guitar) . ### Musical Event of the Year “Boys ‘Round Here,” Blake Shelton (featuring Pistol Annies) “Cruise,” Florida Georgia Line (with Nelly) “Don’t Rush,” Kelly Clarkson (featuring Vince Gill) “Highway Don’t Care,” Tim McGraw (with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban) “The Only Way I Know,” Jason Aldean with Luke Bryan and Eric Church . ### Music Video of the Year “Blown Away,” Carrie Underwood “Boys ‘Round Here,” Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies “Downtown,” Lady Antebellum “Highway Don’t Care,” Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban “Mama’s Broken Heart,” Miranda Lambert “Tornado,” Little Big Town ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7116501/cma-awards-2013-the-complete-list-of-winners/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7116501/cma-awards-2013-the-complete-list-of-winners/"},"headline":"CMA Awards 2013 - The Complete List of Winners","datePublished":"2013-11-07T17:56:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-25T05:04:36.275Z","description":"George Strait — in the middle of what he insists is a farewell tour — won Entertainer of the Year at last night's Country Music...","url":"https://time.com/archive/7116501/cma-awards-2013-the-complete-list-of-winners/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd367ee61ef589a58/698a8e000116824a1898b4a9/131106-cma.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd367ee61ef589a58/698a8e000116824a1898b4a9/131106-cma.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, VINCE GILL","caption":"FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, VINCE GILL","creditText":"ABC—© 2013 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. 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