- Source: Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year
The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year. First presented at the inaugural CMA Awards in 1967 to Chet Atkins as the Instrumentalist of the Year award, the category received its current name at the 1988 CMA Awards.
The inaugural recipient of the award was guitarist Chet Atkins, who won in 1967. Atkins and Mac McAnally hold the record for most wins in the category, with ten each, while pedal steel player Paul Franklin has a leading thirty one nominations without ever winning. The first female nominee and winner in this category is fiddle player Jenee Fleenor, who is also the current holder of the award following her fifth consecutive win at the 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2023.
Recipients
Artists with multiple wins
Artists with multiple nominations
31 nominations
Paul Franklin
21 nominations
Chet Atkins
20 nominations
Brent Mason
19 nominations
Dann Huff
17 nominations
Jerry Douglas
15 nominations
Roy Clark
14 nominations
Johnny Gimble
13 nominations
Charlie McCoy
12 nominations
Floyd Cramer
Mac McAnally
11 nominations
Mark O'Connor
10 nominations
Eddie Bayers
8 nominations
Derek Wells
Hargus "Pig" Robbins
Matt Rollings
7 nominations
Brent Rowan
Jerry Reed
6 nominations
Randy Scruggs
5 nominations
Jenee Fleenor
Sam Bush
4 nominations
Ilya Toshinskiy
3 nominations
Boots Randolph
2 nominations
Buddy Spicher
Lloyd Green
Rob McNelley
References
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- Justin Bieber
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- Carrie Underwood
- Daftar penghargaan dan nominasi yang diterima oleh Beyoncé
- Aaliyah
- Daftar penghargaan dan nominasi yang diterima oleh Demi Lovato
- Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year
- Country Music Association Awards
- Country Music Association
- 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards
- Paul Franklin (musician)
- 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards
- 1990 in country music
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- 1995 in country music
- 1992 in country music
