Ahead of the 60th Annual Country Music Association Awards, The Action Network has collected a list of records that could be broken at the 2026 ceremony. To highlight a few of the records that could be broken:
- Ella Langley has a chance to become the first woman to ever win all the top 5 major awards at the CMAs in a single ceremony: Entertainer Of The Year, Female Vocalist Of The Year, Album Of The Year (“Dandelion”), Single Of The Year & Song Of The Year (double-nominated for “Be Her” & “Choosin’ Texas”); the only other individual who managed to achieve this is Alan Jackson who won all 5 awards at the 2002 CMAs ceremony.
- Three artists who received 5+ nominations at the 2026 CMAs (Ella Langley, Kacey Musgraves, Miranda Lambert) could potentially tie or break the record for the most CMAs won in one night, which is currently held by 4 artists who have won 5 CMAs in one night: Lainey Wilson (2023), Alan Jackson (2002), Vince Gill (1993) & Johnny Cash (1969).
- Brooks & Dunn could extend their record as the most-awarded artists in the history of the CMAs – they have won 20 competitive CMAs and they are nominated for 1 more award in the Vocal Duo Of The Year category, which could bring their new total to record-extending 21 wins (they are already set to receive the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement award at the 2026 CMAs, however, that one doesn’t count towards the competitive award count).
- Chris Stapleton has a chance to either tie or pass Brooks & Dunn’s record as the most-awarded artists in the history of the CMAs – Stepleton has won 19 CMAs and he is nominated for 4 more awards at the 2026 ceremony, which could bring his new total to 23 awards won.
- Miranda Lambert could extend her record as the most-awarded female artist in the history of the CMAs and she could also climb up in the overall rankings of the most-awarded artists. Lambert has won 14 awards, which currently puts her in a 3-way tie as the 6th most-awarded artist ever alongside Brad Paisley & Garth Brooks, but she could climb up in the rankings depending on the amount of awards she wins at the 2026 ceremony – she received 7 nominations for both her own music as well as her production and songwriting work on Ella Langley’s music, however, she is double-nominated in some of the categories, so realistically, she could win up to 5 awards in 2026.
- Lainey Wilson could become the first female artist to ever win Entertainer Of The Year 3 times – she first won in 2023, then again in 2025 and she is nominated this year, which could be her third victory.
- Chris Stapleton could extend his record as the most awarded artist in the Male Vocalist Of The Year category – Stapleton has won 8 times, so a win in 2026 would be his 9th victory.
- Miranda Lambert could extend her record as the most awarded artist in the Female Vocalist Of The Year category – Lambert has won 7 times, so a win in 2026 would be her 8th victory.
- Ella Langley could become the first artist to ever win both Single & Song Of The Year at the CMAs in two consecutive years – she won both in 2025 for “You Look Like You Love Me” with Riley Green and she is double-nominated in both of the categories in 2026 for “Choosin’ Texas” & “Be Her".
- Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” could become only the 6th song in history (and only the second one by a female artist and a first song in more than 20 years) to win Single & Song Of The Year at both the ACM Awards and the CMA Awards, joining: "Behind Closed Doors"- Charlie Rich (1973), "He Stopped Loving Her Today"- George Jones (1980), "Forever and Ever, Amen"- Randy Travis (1987), "I Hope You Dance"- Lee Ann Womack (2000), "Live Like You Were Dying"- Tim McGraw (2004); “Choosin’ Texas” won both the Song & Single Of The Year at the 2026 ACMs in May and it is nominated again in both categories at the 2026 CMAs.
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