Kenny Chesney Wins Top CMA Award

Kenny Chesney was named entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association’s awards show in Nashville Wednesday night.

This marks the fourth time Chesney has earned the honor.

George Strait’s song "I Saw God Today" won the prize for single of the year and his CD "Troubadour" was declared album of the year.

The awards show’s co-hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley took home the prizes for female and male vocalist of the year respectively, while Lady Antebellum was honored with the new artist of the year title, Rascal Flatts was declared the vocal group of the year and Sugarland nabbed the vocal duo of the year gong.

"Stay," written by Jennifer Nettles, won the award for song of the year, and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’s "Gone Gone Gone" was named the musical event of the year.

Paisley’s "Waitin’ On A Woman" featuring Andy Griffith won the award for music video of the year and guitarist Mac McAnally was deemed musician of the year.

"The 42nd annual CMA Awards" aired live from the Sommet Center on the ABC Television Network.