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CMA Awards 2025 Red Carpet Photos: Pics of the Celebrities

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November 20, 2025 12:32PM EST
CMA Awards 2025 Red Carpet Photos: Pics of the Celebrities
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Country’s biggest night just wrapped. See Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, and more on the 2025 CMA Awards red carpet.

The 2025 Country Music Awards brought together this year’s top nominees as country music’s biggest stars arrived in Nashville for the annual celebration. Before the ceremony began, artists like Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley, and Megan Moroney — who all tied for the most nominations this year — hit the red carpet alongside fellow nominees including Zach Top, Luke Combs, and Chris Stapleton.

Fans also got a first look at several artists who later took home awards, including winners across categories like Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year, Female Vocalist, Male Vocalist, and more.

Scroll through the gallery to see all the nominees, performers, and winners on the 2025 CMA Awards red carpet.

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Ella Langley

Ella Langley
(Photo by Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images)

Ella Langley — one of the night’s big winners and a featured performer — walked the red carpet at the 59th Annual CMA Awards, held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee.

November 20, 2025, 11:22AM
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Kelsea Ballerini

Kelsea Ballerini
(Photo by Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images)

Kelsea Ballerini arrived at the 59th Annual CMA Awards, held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee, and delivered a performance of her single “I Sit in Parks.”

She arrived on the red carpet in a sheer red strapless gown designed by Christian Siriano.

November 20, 2025, 11:22AM
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Chris Stapleton

Chris Stapleton
(Photo by Jason Davis/WireImage)

Chris Stapleton attended the 59th Annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee, where he performed his song “Bad As I Used To Be.”

November 20, 2025, 12:25PM
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Megan Moroney

Megan Moroney
(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for CMA)

Megan Moroney attended the 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards at the Music City Center on November 19, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee, where she performed her song “6 Months Later.”

November 20, 2025, 11:22AM
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Luke Combs

Luke Combs
(Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage)

Luke Combs arrived at the awards ceremony held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on November 19, 2025, where he performed his hit “Back In The Saddle.”

November 20, 2025, 11:22AM
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Lainey Wilson

Lainey Wilson
(Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage)

Lainey Wilson served as the solo host of the 59th Annual CMA Awards on November 19, 2025, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, where she also took home three major trophies — Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year for Whirlwind, and Female Vocalist of the Year — and delivered a standout performance medley.

She arrived in a striking turquoise jumpsuit featuring wide-leg bell-bottoms and a dramatic matching cape that swept behind her.

November 20, 2025, 12:25PM
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Zach Top

Zach Top
Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage

Zach Top attended the 59th Annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. He won New Artist of the Year, and performed his song “Guitar” during the show.

November 20, 2025, 12:24PM
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Shaboozey

Shaboozey
(Photo by Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images)

Shaboozey attended the 59th Annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was nominated for New Artist of the Year and performed “Took a Walk” with Stephen Wilson Jr.

November 20, 2025, 11:22AM