CMA Awards: Lainey Wilson wins top awards including Entertainer of the Year

November 8 (UPI) -- For the second year in a row, country music singer Luke Bryan and retired football legend Peyton Manning co-hosted the 57th annual Country Music

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Association Awards in Nashville, as Lainey Wilson took home top awards including Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year.

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"This is everything I've ever wanted to do." "It's the only thing I know how to do," Wilson remarked as she won the Entertainer of the Year award at

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the CMAs. "It feels like country music is finally starting to love me back." "I adore it with all my heart."

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Wilson knocked out other finalists Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Morgan Wallen, and Chris Stapleton, who won Male Vocalist of the Year at the CMA Awards.

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"Thank you CMAs," Stapleton said, accepting his trophy. "I've won a couple of these, and I'm always shocked that I win one."

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Jelly Roll, who won the CMA Award for New Artist of the Year and received five nominations, started the performance at Bridgestone Arena

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with his popular song "Need a Favor" and was joined onstage by country music veteran Wynonna Judd.

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"There's something poetic about a 39-year-old man winning New Artist of the Year," said Jelly Roll as he took the award.

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