Country Music Association Award for Musical Event of the Year

The Country Music Association Awards is a major awards show in country music. Originally presented in 1988 as the Vocal Event of the Year Award, the Musical Event of the Year honor received its current name in 2004. The award recognizes a collaboration of two or more people, either or all of whom are known primarily as country artists, who don't regularly work together as part of a duo or group.

The inaugural recipients of the award were Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris in 1998 for their collaborative Trio album. Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw and Vince Gill hold the record for most wins in the category, with four each, while Chesney has a leading thirteen nominations. Johnny Cash and Maren Morris hold the record for most nominations without a win, with six. The current holders of the award are Hardy and Lainey Wilson, who won for their duet "Wait in the Truck" at the 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2023.

Artists with multiple nominations

 * 13 nominations
 * Kenny Chesney


 * 12 nominations
 * Vince Gill


 * 11 nominations
 * Alan Jackson


 * 10 nominations
 * Alison Krauss
 * Tim McGraw


 * 9 nominations


 * George Jones
 * Miranda Lambert
 * Reba McEntire
 * Willie Nelson


 * 8 nominations
 * Dolly Parton


 * 7 nominations
 * Brad Paisley
 * Clint Black
 * George Strait


 * 6 nominations


 * Emmylou Harris
 * Faith Hill
 * Johnny Cash
 * Keith Urban
 * Lee Ann Womack
 * Maren Morris


 * 5 nominations
 * Blake Shelton
 * Travis Tritt
 * Trisha Yearwood


 * 4 nominations


 * Brooks & Dunn
 * Buck Owens
 * Carrie Underwood
 * Dierks Bentley
 * Dwight Yoakam
 * Garth Brooks
 * Jason Aldean
 * Jimmy Buffett
 * Linda Ronstadt
 * Marty Stuart
 * Patty Loveless
 * Randy Travis
 * Tammy Wynette


 * 3 nominations


 * Ashley Monroe
 * Carly Pearce
 * Elle King
 * Eric Church
 * Gillian Welch
 * Karen Fairchild
 * Kelly Clarkson
 * Kris Kristofferson
 * Lainey Wilson
 * Luke Bryan
 * Martina McBride
 * Merle Haggard
 * Ricky Skaggs
 * Sheryl Crow
 * Steve Wariner
 * Tanya Tucker
 * Waylon Jennings
 * Zac Brown


 * 2 nominations


 * Ashley McBryde
 * Brothers Osborne
 * Charlie Daniels
 * Chet Atkins
 * Chris Stapleton
 * Chris Young
 * Cole Swindell
 * Earl Thomas Conley
 * Florida Georgia Line
 * Grace Potter
 * Hardy
 * Hank Williams Jr.
 * Jamey Johnson
 * Jennifer Nettles
 * Jo Dee Messina
 * Joe Diffie
 * Kane Brown
 * Keith Whitley
 * Kid Rock
 * Lee Roy Parnell
 * Linda Davis
 * Little Big Town
 * Loretta Lynn
 * Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
 * Mark O'Connor
 * Pam Tillis
 * Rosanne Cash
 * Sara Evans
 * T. Graham Brown
 * Taylor Swift
 * Thomas Rhett
 * Toby Keith
 * The Highwaymen
 * Zac Brown Band

Notes