CMA Vocal Group of the Year Winners and Nominees
See every CMA Vocal Group of the Year winner through the years, from the category’s early recipients to today’s top country groups.
Written by Amanda Tempel
Date Published: September 8, 2026
The CMA Vocal Group of the Year award recognizes a country group made up of three or more members who normally perform together. The award is based on the group’s musical performance on a country single or album release, along with its overall contribution to country music.
Below is the complete list of CMA Vocal Group of the Year winners, along with information about the current award, past recipients, and notable records in the category.
CMA Vocal Group of the Year: Quick Facts
First awarded: 1967
Current winner: The Red Clay Strays (2025)
Previous winner: Old Dominion, which won seven consecutive years from 2018 through 2024
Who qualifies: A group of three or more people who normally perform together and are not primarily known as individual performing artists
What the award recognizes: The group’s musical performance on a country single or album release, along with its overall contribution to country music
Who votes: Professional members of the Country Music Association
2026 eligibility period: July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026
2026 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
The 2026 CMA Vocal Group of the Year nominees will be announced on September 10, 2026. The winner will be revealed during the 60th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
View the complete 2026 CMA Awards nominees and visit our 2026 CMA Awards guide for more information about this year’s awards.
Who Has the Most CMA Vocal Group of the Year Wins?
The Statler Brothers have the most wins in the Vocal Group category with a total of nine.
Statler Brothers - 9 Wins
Old Dominion - 7 Wins
Rascal Flatts and Little Big Town - 6 Wins
The Chicks and Diamond Rio - 4 Wins
Alabama, Lady A, and The Judds - 3 Wins
Highway 101, The Mavericks, and The Kentucky Headhunters- 2 Wins
Stoneman Family, Johnny Cash and June Carter, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, Tompall and the Glaser Brothers, The Osborne Brothers, Oak Ridge Boys, The Red Clay Strays, and Lonestar - 1 Win
Who Has the Most CMA Vocal Group of the Year Nominations?
Alabama is the most-nominated act for Vocal Group of the Year with a total of 21.
Alabama - 21 Nominations
Little Big Town - 20 Nominations
Lady A - 18 Nominations
Diamond Rio, Rascal Flatts, and The Statler Brothers - 15 Nominations
Zac Brown Band - 14 Nominations
Oak Ridge Boys and Old Dominion - 10 Nominations
Lonestar - 8 Nominations
The Chicks and Sawyer Brown - 7 Nominations
The Band Perry, Tompall and the Glaser Brothers, Midland, The Osborne Brothers, and Restless Heart - 6 Nominations
Asleep at the Wheel and Shenandoah - 5 Nominations
The Carter Family, Dave & Sugar, Eagles, Exile, The Judds, The Mavericks - 4 Nominations
Johnny Cash and June Carter, Eli Young Band, Highway 101, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, and Alison Krauss and Union Station - 3 Nominations
Bellamy Brothers, Blackhawk, Charlie Daniels Band, Desert Rose Band, Emerson Drive, Forester Sisters, The Kentucky Headhunters, The Kendalls, Nickel Creek, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, The Stoneman Family, Sugarland, The Red Clay Strays, The Whites, and The Jordanaires - 2 Nominations
Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bill Anderson and Jan Howard, Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan, The Browns, Brush Arbor, The Buckaroos, Archie Campbell and Lorene Mann, Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry, Don Gibson and Dottie West, The Hagar Brothers, LANCO, Little Texas, McBride and the Ride, Original Texas Playboys, Pointer Sisters, Ricochet, The Anita Kerr Singers, Tammy Wynette and David Houston, Trick Pony, Wilburn Brothers, and The Wilkinsons - 1 Nomination
Every CMA Vocal Group of the Year Winner
1967 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: The Stoneman Family
Nominees:
The Anita Kerr Singers
Tammy Wynette and David Houston
The Browns
Statler Brothers
Johnny Cash and June Carter
1968 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
Nominees:
The Stoneman Family
Archie Campbell and Lorene Mann
Bill Anderson and Jan Howard
Johnny Cash and June Carter
1969 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Johnny Cash and June Carter
Nominees:
Tompall and the Glaser Brothers
Don Gibson and Dottie West
Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
1970 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Tompall and the Glaser Brothers
Nominees:
The Carter Family
The Osborne Brothers
Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan
1971 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: The Osborne Brothers
Nominees:
The Carter Family
The Hagar Brothers
Statler Brothers
Tompall and the Glaser Brothers
1972 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Statler Brothers
Nominees:
The Carter Family
The Osborne Brothers
Tompall and the Glaser Brothers
Wilburn Brothers
1973 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Statler Brothers
Nominees:
The Carter Family
Jordanaires
The Osborne Brothers
Tompall and the Glaser Brothers
1974 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Statler Brothers
Nominees:
Brush Arbor
The Buckaroos
Jordanaires
The Osborne Brothers
1975 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Statler Brothers
Nominees:
Asleep at the Wheel
Four Guys
The Osborne Brothers
Pointer Sisters
1976 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Statler Brothers
Nominees:
Amazing Rhythm Aces
Asleep at the Wheel
Dave & Sugar
Eagles
1977 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Statler Brothers
Nominees:
Asleep at the Wheel
Dave & Sugar
Eagles
Oak Ridge Boys
1978 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Oak Ridge Boys
Nominees:
Dave & Sugar
The Kendalls
Original Texas Playboys
Statler Brothers
1979 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Statler Brothers
Nominees:
Charlie Daniels Band
Dave & Sugar
The Kendalls
Oak Ridge Boys
1980 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Statler Brothers
Nominees:
Alabama
Charlie Daniels Band
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
Oak Ridge Boys
1981 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Alabama
Nominees:
Bellamy Brothers
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
Oak Ridge Boys
Statler Brothers
1982 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Alabama
Nominees:
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
Oak Ridge Boys
Statler Brothers
Tompall and the Glaser Brothers
1983 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Alabama
Nominees:
Bellamy Brothers
Oak Ridge Boys
Statler Brothers
The Whites
1984 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Statler Brothers
Nominees:
Alabama
Exile
The Judds
Oak Ridge Boys
1985 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: The Judds
Nominees:
Alabama
Exile
Oak Ridge Boys
The Whites
1986 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: The Judds
Nominees:
Exile
Forester Sisters
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Oak Ridge Boys
1987 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: The Judds
Nominees:
Alabama
Asleep at the Wheel
Exile
Restless Heart
1988 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Highway 101
Nominees:
Alabama
Forester Sisters
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Restless Heart
1989 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Highway 101
Nominees:
Alabama
The Desert Rose band
Restless Heart
Shenandoah
1990 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: The Kentucky Headhunters
Nominees:
Highway 101
Restless Heart
Shenandoah
The Desert Rose Band
1991 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: The Kentucky Headhunters
Nominees:
Alabama
Diamond Rio
Restless Heart
Shenandoah
1992 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Diamond Rio
Nominees:
Alabama
McBride and the Ride
Shenandoah
Sawyer Brown
1993 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Diamond Rio
Nominees:
Alabama
Confederate Railroad
Restless Heart
Sawyer Brown
1994 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Diamond Rio
Nominees:
Alabama
Confederate Railroad
Little Texas
Sawyer Brown
1995 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: The Mavericks
Nominees:
Blackhawk
Diamond Rio
Sawyer Brown
Shenandoah
1996 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: The Mavericks
Nominees:
Alabama
Blackhawk
Diamond Rio
Sawyer Brown
1997 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Diamond Rio
Nominees:
Alabama
The Mavericks
Ricochet
Sawyer Brown
1998 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: The Chicks
Nominees:
Alabama
Diamond Rio
The Mavericks
Sawyer Brown
1999 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: The Chicks
Nominees:
Alabama
Diamond Rio
Lonestar
The Wilkinsons
2000 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: The Chicks
Nominees:
Alabama
Asleep at the Wheel
Diamond Rio
Lonestar
2001 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Lonestar
Nominees:
Alabama
Diamond Rio
The Chicks
Nickel Creek
2002 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: The Chicks
Nominees:
Diamond Rio
Lonestar
Nickel Creek
Rascal Flatts
2003 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Rascal Flatts
Nominees:
Alabama
Diamond Rio
The Chicks
Lonestar
2004 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Rascal Flatts
Nominees:
Alabama
Diamond Rio
Lonestar
Trick Pony
2005 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Rascal Flatts
Nominees:
Alison Krauss and Union Station
Diamond Rio
Lonestar
Sugarland
2006 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Rascal Flatts
Nominees:
Alison Krauss and Union Station
Little Big Town
Lonestar
Sugarland
2007 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Rascal Flatts
Nominees:
Alison Krauss and Union Station
The Chicks
Emerson Drive
Little Big Town
2008 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Rascal Flatts
Nominees:
Eagles
Emerson Drive
Lady A
Little Big Town
2009 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Lady A
Nominees:
Eagles
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
2010 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Lady A
Nominees:
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
2011 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Lady A
Nominees:
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
2012 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Little Big Town
Nominees:
Eli Young Band
Lady A
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
2013 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Little Big Town
Nominees:
Eli Young Band
Lady A
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
2014 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Little Big Town
Nominees:
Eli Young Band
Lady A
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
2015 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Little Big Town
Nominees:
Lady A
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
2016 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Little Big Town
Nominees:
Lady A
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
2017 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Little Big Town
Nominees:
Lady A
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
2018 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Old Dominion
Nominees:
Lady A
LANCO
Little Big Town
Midland
2019 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Old Dominion
Nominees:
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Zac Brown Band
2020 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Old Dominion
Nominees:
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Rascal Flatts
2021 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Old Dominion
Nominees:
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Zac Brown Band
2022 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Old Dominion
Nominees:
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Zac Brown Band
2023 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Old Dominion
Nominees:
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Zac Brown Band
2024 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: Old Dominion
Nominees:
Lady A
Little Big Town
The Red Clay Strays
Zac Brown Band
2025 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
Winner: The Red Clay Strays
Nominees:
Lady A
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Sources: CMA Awards official winners and nominees database.