2014 Country Music Association Awards - Country Music Awards 2014

The 2014 Country Music Association Awards was held on November 5, 2014 from the Bridgestone Arena in Nasville, Tennessee. The show was hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood for a seventh year in a row.

Miranda Lambert was the lead nominee with nine, including a nomination for the biggest award of the night, Entertainer of the Year. Miranda Lambert also made CMA history when she won her eleventh award of the evening, making her the most awarded female artist in CMA history.

George Strait, Martina McBride, Taylor Swift, Brandy Clark, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Cole Swindell and every artist nominated for vocal group of the year (except for Lady Antebellum) and vocal duo of the year only earned one nomination. Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Kacey Musgraves and Luke Bryan all received three nominations, while Eric Church and Keith Urban received four. Dierks Bentley received the second most nominations with five. Luke Bryan won his very first Country Music Association award when he won the award for Entertainer of the Year. Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert won 5th of Male Vocalist and Female Vocalist.

Performers

Kenny Chesney - "American Kids"
Miranda Lambert and Meghan Trainor - "All About That Bass"
Lady Antebellum - "Bartender"
Florida Georgia Line - "Dirt"
Keith Urban - "Somewhere in My Car"
The Band Perry - "Gentle On My Mind"
Kacey Musgraves - "You're Lookin' at Country"
Jason Aldean - "Burnin' It Down"
Little Big Town and Ariana Grande - "Day Drinking" and "Bang Bang"
Tim McGraw - "Shotgun Rider"
Dierks Bentley - "Drunk on a Plane"
Brad Paisley - "Perfect Storm"
Blake Shelton and Ashley Monroe - "Lonely Tonight"
Carrie Underwood - "Something In The Water"
Luke Bryan - "Roller Coaster"
Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town - "Smokin' and Drinkin'"
The Doobie Brothers (with Hunter Hayes, Hillary Scott, Michael McDonald, Jennifer Nettles) - "Listen to the Music" and "Takin' It to the Streets"