and Georges Lang (France) 2006: Tim Rogers (UK), Ian Holland (Australia) and Helen Macpherson (Scotland) 2005: The Odd Squad (Canada), Ray Hadley (Australia) and Bryan Burnett (Scotland) 2004: Trevor Campbell (UK), Bob Harris (UK) and Nikos Garavelas (Greece) 2003: Pat Geary (Scotland), Johnnie Walker (UK) and John Laws (Australia) 2002: Stuart Cameron and David Allan (UK) 2001: Gary Beattie (Australia) and Bill Black (UK) 2000: Thomas Jeier (Germany), Korneliusz Pacuda (Poland), John Nutting (Australia) and Dick Barrie (Scotland) 1999: Trevor Smith (Australia), Dieter Vulpus and Bernd Schroeder (Germany), Country FM (The Netherlands) 1998: Ruud Hermans and Jan de Jong (The Netherlands), Lloyd Cole (Wales) and Kirsten Helm Petersen (Denmark) 1997: Walter Fuchs (Germany), Nick Erby and John Laws (Australia) CMA Awards hosts The first ceremony in 1967, which was not televised, was co-hosted by Sonny James and Bobbie Gentry. Vince Gill hosted the awards from 1992 to 2003. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood have co-hosted the ceremonies from 2008 to 2018. For the 2019 ceremony, Carrie Underwood hosted alongside Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton. McEntire returned to host the 2020 ceremony with Darius Rucker. Luke Bryan will be hosting 2021 show solo. Bryan returned to host the 2022 ceremony with Peyton Manning. Award milestones Most wins Most nominated Won four main awards in single year Only two artists have won the top four awards in a single year: Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year, Male Vocalist/Female Vocalist/Group/Duo of the Year and Song of the Year: Vince Gill, in 1993 and Alan Jackson, in 2002. Controversies Charlie Rich "lights up" John Denver When presenting the Entertainer of the Year award at the 1975 ceremony, Charlie Rich, who appeared to be intoxicated after drinking backstage and was allegedly taking pain medication for a broken foot, opened the envelope to reveal the winner. When he saw that John Denver had been chosen, Rich pulled out his lighter and burned the envelope, sarcastically declaring that the winner was "my friend, Mr. John Denver". Many saw Rich's actions as a protest towards pop artists crossing over into country music and it remains one of the most talked about moments in CMA history. Kathy Mattea's AIDS speech During a time when the rest of the entertainment industry were wearing red ribbons to signify solidarity and promote awareness of the AIDS epidemic, in an attempt to steer clear of controversy, the CMA instead encouraged guests