The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year.[1] The award is based on the musical performance of the duo on solo country single or album release, as well as their overall contribution to country music during the eligibility period. For the purposes of the award, a duo is defined as "as an act composed of two people, both of whom normally perform together and neither of whom is known primarily as an individual performing artist", though this was not always the case.[2]
| Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Country Music Association |
| First awarded | 1967 |
| Currently held by | Brothers Osborne (2023) |
The award was originally presented in 1970 as a spin-off of the Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year. The inaugural recipients were Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner. Brooks & Dunn hold the record for most wins in the category, with fourteen, and have a record-setting twenty four nominations. The Judds were the first all-female duo in 1988 and are, to date, the only female duo to win. The Bellamy Brothers holds the record for most nominations without a win, with fifteen. Nine artists (Barbara Mandrell, Bill Anderson, Crystal Gayle, Dottie West, George Jones, Kenny Rogers, Merle Haggard, Parton and Willie Nelson) have received nominations as part of more than one duo. The current holder of the award are Brothers Osborne, who won at the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2022.
Recipients edit
Artists with multiple wins edit
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 14 | Brooks & Dunn |
| 6 | Brothers Osborne |
| 5 | Sugarland |
| 4 | Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn |
| The Judds | |
| 3 | Florida Georgia Line |
| 2 | Dan + Shay |
| David Frizzell and Shelly West | |
| Kenny Rogers and Dottie West |
Won on First nomination edit
In CMA history, fifteen duos have won Duo of the Year the very first time they were nominated. They are:
- Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner (1970)
- Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (1975)
- Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (1977)
- Kenny Rogers and Dottie West (1978)
- Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley (1980)
- David Frizzell and Shelly West (1981)
- Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard (1983)
- Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias (1984)
- Anne Murray and Dave Loggins (1985)
- Dan Seals and Marie Osmond (1986)
- Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White (1987)
- The Judds (1988)
- Brooks & Dunn (1992)
- Sugarland (2007)
- Florida Georgia Line (2013)
Artists with multiple nominations edit
- 24 nominations
- 15 nominations
- 13 nominations
- 12 nominations
- 11 nominations
- 10 nominations
- 9 nominations
- 7 nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
References edit
- ^ "CMA Awards Past Winners & Nominees".
- ^ "About". CMA Awards 2021 | Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 8|7c on ABC. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "CMA Awards 2020: Here's the full list of nominees".
- ^ Jon Freeman (28 August 2019). "2019 CMA Awards Nominees: See the List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ McCarthy, Kelly (August 28, 2018). "2018 CMA Awards nominations: See the full list". ABC News. Retrieved August 28, 2018.