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I mean, it could just be because she’s talented? I’ll admit, I thought Morgan Wallen absolutely deserved to win Entertainer of the Year tonight at the CMA Awards. Nobody is bigger or has done more for country music over the past year. But it’s hard to find anything bad to say about Lainey Wilson winning it either. Lainey took home her second Entertainer of the Year award tonight, after first winning the night’s top prize back in 2023. And naturally, there were a lot of fans of other artists who weren’t happy about it…and a lot of conspiracy theories after she not only won Entertainer of the Year but also took home Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year for Whirlwind (in addition to hosting the show). Some people think she has some kind of dirt on the CMA Awards – or that she’s getting special treatment because she’s the host: What dirt does Lainey Wilson have on the cma because there’s no reason she should be winning every award — Kanye East (@kanyeeast40) November 20, 2025 Look Lainey Wilson is good. But WHY is she hosting a show she’s nominated the most for and winning everything. It’s giving majorly rigged #cmaawards — Liller (@_Liller) November 20, 2025 Idk how Lainey keeps winning cmas I can’t name one of her songs…. This is so rigged bc she’s the host. Cody or Luke deserved that more — Colette (@cocohanks) November 20, 2025 Lainey is the CMA puppet so of course she will win all the awards why not #cma2025 — Colson HighRoller (@ColsonRomo14) November 20, 2025 Others seem to think there’s bribery involved. (For the record, I’m a CMA member and nobody even tried to bribe me for my vote). https://twitter.com/af1313af/status/1991355573049377258 But there were plenty of other wild conspiracy theories too: Lainey Wilson is an industry plant — Jake (@JakeAndBall) November 20, 2025 my only explanation for the CMAs is that Lainey Wilson definitely knows what’s in those Epstein Files — Mark Diana (@MarkDiana5) November 20, 2025 You can’t tell me Lainey Wilson isn’t an industry plant #cma2025 — Margo (@work_gal) November 20, 2025 Lainey Wilson is 100% in the Illuminati. — JoeeSwolee (@itsjoethesecond) November 20, 2025 And the comments were much the same over on Instagram: “Lainey Wilson must be good friends with whoever picks the winners.” “Lainey Wilson is paying off the CMA’s. Because there is no logical reason she won. Shes still on theaters and amphitheaters” “Lainey Wilson has the Russian FSB working as her lobbyists. That’s my only conclusion.” Look, I get it. I thought it should have been somebody else too, simply because Morgan is undeniably the biggest artist in country music, which is what the award should be about. But it’s also not fair to Lainey because she was undoubtedly deserving of the award. She works her a– off for country music, is an incredible ambassador for the genre, and puts on a killer live show. Sure, she’s not selling out stadiums like some of the other nominees, but she also doesn’t deserve the hate she’s already getting for her awards. I guess that’s a good problem to have though: Winning so much that people get sick of it. 2025 CMA Award Winners Entertainer of the Year Morgan Wallen Luke Combs Lainey Wilson – Winner Cody Johnson Chris Stapleton Album of the Year Am I Okay? – Megan Moroney Producer: Kristian Bush Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank Cold Beer & Country Music – Zach Top Producer: Carson Chamberlain Mix Engineer: Matt Rovey F-1 Trillon – Post Malone Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore I’m The Problem – Morgan Wallen Producers: Jacob Durrett, Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi Mix Engineers: Charlie Handsome, Joey Moi  Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson – Winner Producer: Jay Joyce Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce Male Vocalist of the Year Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen Luke Combs Cody Johnson – Winner Zach Top Female Vocalist of the Year Lainey Wilson – Winner Ella Langley Megan Moroney Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Vocal Group of the Year Old Dominion The Red Clay Strays – Winner Little Big Town Lady A Rascal Flatts Vocal Duo of the Year Brooks & Dunn – Winner Dan + Shay Brothers Osborne The War and Treaty Maddie & Tae Single of the Year “4X4XU” – Lainey Wilson Producer: Jay Joyce Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” – Luke Combs Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews “Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney Producer: Kristian Bush Mix Engineer: Justin Niebank “I Never Lie” – Zach Top Producer: Carson Chamberlain Mix Engineer: Mat Rovey “You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley ft. Riley Green – Winner Producer: Will Bundy Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley Song of the Year “4X4XU” – Lainey Wilson Songwriters: Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson “Am I Okay? – Megan Moroney Songwriters: Jessie Jo Dillon, Luke Laird, Megan Moroney “I Never Lie” – Zach Top Songwriters: Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols, Zach Top “Texas” – Blake Shelton Songwriters: Johnny Clawson, Josh Dorr, Lalo Guzman, Kyle Sturrock “You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley ft. Riley Green – Winner Songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere New Artist of the Year Zach Top Ella Langley Stephen Wilson Jr. Tucker Wetmore Shaboozey Musician of the Year Jenee Fleenor (Fiddle) Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar) Brett Mason (Guitar) Rob McNelley (Guitar) Derek Wells (Guitar) Music Video of the Year “Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney Directors: Alexander Gavillet, Megan Moroney “I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson & Carrie Underwood Director: Dustin Haney “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson Director: TK McKamy “Think I’m In Love With You” – Chris Stapleton Director: Running Bear “You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley & Riley Green – Winner Directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney Musical Event of the Year “Don’t Mind If I Do” – Riley Green ft. Ella Langley Producers: Scott Borchetta, Jimmy Harnen, Dann Huff “Hard Fought Hallelujah” – Brandon Lake w/ Jelly Roll Producer: Micha Nichols “I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson w/ Carrie Underwood Producer: Trent Willmon “Pour Me A Drink” – Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton – Winner Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome “You Had to Be There” – Megan Moroney ft. Kenny Chesney Producer: Kristian Bush The post “100% In The Illuminati” – Conspiracy Theories Fly As Lainey Wilson Takes Home Her Second CMA Entertainer Of The Year Award first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Another year empty handed after the CMA Awards for Morgan Wallen. Tonight, host Lainey Wilson took home the coveted Entertainer of the Year award trophy, after being up against a stacked group in Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, and of course, Morgan Wallen. View this post on Instagram We knew going into it that Morgan was highly unlikely to attend, because he won Entertainer of the Year last year and didn’t show up, and he never even really addressed the award or even acknowledged it, other than posting a picture of the trophy in a slideshow on Instagram. He recently drove his point him during a surprise appearance with Ella Langley at the Ryman Auditorium when he took another shot at the CMA Awards, which take place just steps from the Ryman at Bridgestone Arena: “It takes a lot more than an awards show to get me out to Broadway these days, I’ll tell you that.” So yeah, I don’t think anyone really expected him to be there in person, but I think some fans were a little surprised that he didn’t win one award, despite being nominated for the aforementioned Entertainer of the Year award, as well as Album of the Year for I’m the Problem and Male Vocalist of the Year. But despite consistently topping both the country and all-genre charts, selling out stadiums all over the world and having unprecedented success with each album release worldwide, that hasn’t been enough to secure the biggest trophy at the CMA Awards, or even any of the other ones for the categories he was nominated in. I love Lainey, I have nothing against her winning or any of the other nominees had they taken home the EOTY this year, because it was a stacked category and they were all very deserving, but there’s no question who is at the top right now in country music, and even music in general, and it’s Morgan Wallen. These shows do themselves no favors by making these kinds of calls and only validate the criticisms and issues so many fans already have with them. Personally, I don’t think these awards prove anything one way or the other about how good or bad any artist or band is, so I really don’t care that much about who wins what either way, but of course, fans certainly had a lot to say about it online: You will never convince me Laney Wilson’s new album is better than Morgan Wallwns. Let ALONE, that anyone besides Morgan Wallen is the entertainer of the year.@CountryMusic #countrymusic — Zeus¹⁶ (@ZeusssR6) November 20, 2025 I just want to know WHY MORGAN WALLEN DIDN’T WIN ANYTHING?!? @CountryMusic — Kribse M.S (@krib_zee) November 20, 2025 The fact Morgan Wallen didn’t get entertainer of the year is a total joke. None sold out football stadiums all year like him. #cma2025 #morganwallen — Nate Carver (@Carvercat21) November 20, 2025 Look I love Lainey Wilson, she’s awesome But She shouldn’t be Entertainer of the Year lol Morgan Wallen should have won that, he’s selling out football stadiums and breaking every record in music. But the voters are very biased and dumb lol — Ben Diesel (@BenDiesel24) November 20, 2025 Morgan Wallen should’ve won. We all know this #cma2025 — JG (@J_Graham15) November 20, 2025 The Fact Morgan Wallen isn’t a regular as entertainer of the year is borderline criminal , buddy sells out stadiums in minutes but chooses to not go to award shows so he gets passed up — Wes Hudson (@cfhnole) November 20, 2025 I know Morgan Wallen doesn’t care about these awards or award shows, but he IS the entertainer of the year. — Alyssa Kay (@alyssa4jb) November 20, 2025 And they wonder why Morgan Wallen doesn’t attend any of the award shows….absolutely ridiculous. #cma2025 #countrymusic — Nikki Hardin (@Nikki_Hardin17) November 20, 2025 Aaaand it continues to make sense why Morgan Wallen doesn’t show up to this @CountryMusic #CMAawards — Josue Mendoza (@Josuizzy9_TVO) November 20, 2025 Morgan Wallen once again robbed of entertainer of the year CMA awards should be ashamed for being so politically motivated in their decisions every single year with these awards #cma2025 — GutsyPicksCash (@GutsyPicksCash) November 20, 2025 Lainey Wilson Entertainer of the Year over Morgan Wallen? Okay… — CockPhin (@DSandman1801) November 20, 2025 Nothing against Lainey at all but there is NO WAY Morgan Wallen doesn’t get one award! #cmaawards — Rob (@hitman6498) November 20, 2025 Neither Chris Stapleton nor Morgan Wallen won a single CMA award this year. — Kyle (@astronautikyle) November 20, 2025 Not taking anything away from the nominees, but Morgan Wallen not Winning entertainer of the year is a joke. — JMack (@VALambeauLeaper) November 20, 2025 At this rate, I don’t know if Morgan will ever attend another CMA Awards show, and he seems to be more than okay with that.The post Morgan Wallen Fans Are NOT Happy That He Was Completely Snubbed At This Year’s CMA Awards: “A Total Joke” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.