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WME Hosts CMA Awards After Party

November 20, 2025/by LB Cantrell

Pictured (L-R): Mark Shapiro (WME Group President & Managing Partner), Zach Top and Jay Williams (Co-Head, WME Nashville Office). Photo: Eli Greiss for WME

WME hosted its annual CMA Awards After Party at Fifth + Broadway’s Sixty Vines and One More Cocktail Club in Nashville last night (Nov. 19), with Morgan Stanley Global Sports + Entertainment as the presenting sponsor of the event.

The agency celebrated clients taking home trophies for Entertainer, Album, Female, Duo, Group and New Artist of the Year. WME’s Lainey Wilson took home awards for Album, Female and Entertainer of the Year, on top of her hosting duties.

Icons Brooks & Dunn won Duo of the Year, marking their 20th CMA Award and extending their record as the most-awarded artist in CMA history. Zach Top and The Red Clay Strays earned their first CMA Awards, winning New Artist and Vocal Group of the Year, respectively.

Guests celebrated the evening with handcrafted cocktails and enjoyed wood-fired pizzas, elaborate charcuterie grazing tables, seafood and a vast selection of small plates.

Pictured (L-R): Kanan Vitolo (WME Agent), Drew Nix (The Red Clay Strays), Brandon Coleman (The Red Clay Strays), Cody Payne (All For One Management), Alex Collignon (WME Agent), Jay Williams (Co-Head, WME Nashville Office), Zach Rishel (The Red Clay Strays) and Sevans Henderson (The Red Clay Strays). Photo: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for WME

Pictured (L-R): Christian Muirhead (WME Co-Chairman), Coran Capshaw (Founder, Red Light Management), Joey Lee (Co-Head, WME Nashville Office) and Becky Gardenhire (Co-Head, WME Nashville Office). Photo: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for WME

Pictured (L-R): Braeden Rountree (WME Agent), Carrie Murphy (WME Agent), Tucker Wetmore and Jay Williams (Co-Head, WME Nashville Office). Photo: Danielle Del Valle/Getty Images for WME

Pictured (L-R): Lara Christie (WME Agent), Chris Hrovat (WME Agent), Kaitlin Butts, Mae Estes, Mark Noel (Triple 8 MGMT) and Becky Gardenhire (Co-Head, WME Nashville Office). Photo: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for WME

Pictured (L-R): Emily Crews (Big Loud), Rakiyah Marshall (Founder/CEO Back Blocks Music), Ashley Cooke and Carrie Murphy (WME). Photo: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for WME

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LB Cantrell is Editor/Director of Operations at MusicRow magazine, where she oversees, manages and executes all company operations. LB oversees all MusicRow-related content, including the publication’s six annual print issues and online news. She is a Georgia native and a graduate of the Recording Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University.
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