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Country Star Lainey Wilson Named Entertainer of the Year at 2025 CMA Awards

Wilson also earned female vocalist of the year on a night that featured a wide slate of winners across generations of country artists.
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Country Star Lainey Wilson Named Entertainer of the Year at 2025 CMA Awards
Lainey Wilson at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards in Inglewood, Calif., on March 6, 2024. Michael Tran/AFP via Getty Images
Haika Mrema
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Lainey Wilson took home the Country Music Association’s highest honor on Nov. 19, winning entertainer of the year during the 59th annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The singer-songwriter, who also hosted the ceremony, led the night with multiple major wins, underscoring her continued rise as one of the genre’s dominant voices.

Haika Mrema
Haika Mrema
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Haika Mrema is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times. She is an experienced writer and has covered entertainment and higher-education content for platforms such as Campus Reform and Media Research Center. She holds a B.B.A. from Baylor University where she majored in marketing.