Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year

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
CountryUnited States
Presented byCountry Music Association
First awarded1967
Currently held byBrothers 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

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Brothers Osborne have received the award five times and are the first siblings to win.
 
Four-time recipients The Judds are the only female duo to win.
 
Two-time winners Dan + Shay.
 
Thompson Square received the award in 2012.
 
Five-time recipients Sugarland.
 
2000 winners Montgomery Gentry.
 
Brooks & Dunn hold the record for most wins in this category with fourteen.
 
Husband and wife duo Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White received the award in 1987.
Year Winner Nominees
2023   Brothers Osborne
2022   Brothers Osborne
2021   Brothers Osborne
2020[3]   Dan + Shay
2019[4]   Dan + Shay
2018[5]   Brothers Osborne
2017   Brothers Osborne
2016   Brothers Osborne
2015   Florida Georgia Line
2014   Florida Georgia Line
2013   Florida Georgia Line
2012   Thompson Square
2011   Sugarland
2010   Sugarland
2009   Sugarland
2008   Sugarland
2007   Sugarland
2006   Brooks & Dunn
2005   Brooks & Dunn
2004   Brooks & Dunn
2003   Brooks & Dunn
2002   Brooks & Dunn
2001   Brooks & Dunn
2000   Montgomery Gentry
1999   Brooks & Dunn
1998   Brooks & Dunn
1997   Brooks & Dunn
1996   Brooks & Dunn
1995   Brooks & Dunn
1994   Brooks & Dunn
1993   Brooks & Dunn
1992   Brooks & Dunn
1991   The Judds
1990   The Judds
1989   The Judds
1988   The Judds
1987   Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White
1986   Dan Seals and Marie Osmond
1985   Anne Murray and Dave Loggins
1984   Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias
1983   Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
1982   David Frizzell and Shelly West
1981   David Frizzell and Shelly West
1980   Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley
1979   Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
1978   Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
1977   Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
1976   Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
1975   Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
1974   Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
1973   Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
1972   Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
1971   Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner
1970   Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner

Artists with multiple wins

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Duos that received multiple awards
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

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In CMA history, fifteen duos have won Duo of the Year the very first time they were nominated. They are:

Artists with multiple nominations

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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

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  1. ^ "CMA Awards Past Winners & Nominees".
  2. ^ "About". CMA Awards 2021 | Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 8|7c on ABC. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  3. ^ "CMA Awards 2020: Here's the full list of nominees".
  4. ^ Jon Freeman (28 August 2019). "2019 CMA Awards Nominees: See the List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  5. ^ McCarthy, Kelly (August 28, 2018). "2018 CMA Awards nominations: See the full list". ABC News. Retrieved August 28, 2018.