Keith Urban Takes Home CMA Single of the Year Award for ‘Blue Ain’t Your Color’

This was the first-ever win in the Single of the Year category for Urban.

Written by Kelly Brickey
Keith Urban Takes Home CMA Single of the Year Award for ‘Blue Ain’t Your Color’
Keith Urban; Photo by John Shearer/WireImage

Congratulations are in order for Keith Urban! He is going home with the Single of the Year trophy for the 51st Annual CMA Awards. Urban won for the smash hit, “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” from his album Ripcord.

The award for Single of the Year is presented to the Artist, Producer(s), and Mix Engineer(s). Presenters Ruby Rose and Brittany Snow gifted Urban with his first-ever win in the Single of the Year category.

“I want to say thank you first to Hillary Lindsey, Clint Lagerberg and Steven Lee Olsen for writing this incredible song. To my wife, Nicole Mary, who’s in China tonight…love you baby girl, I’m going to FaceTime you in a second. And I want to also thank Chris Lord-Alge and Dan Huff,” Urban sweetly told the crowd.

Other nominees in the Singe of the Year category included “Dirt On My Boots” by Jon Pardi, “Tin Man” by Miranda Lambert, “Better Man” by Little Big Town and “Body Like A Back Road” by Sam Hunt.

The 51st Annual CMA Awards are hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood for the 10th year in a row. See all of the awards and accolades handed out at tonight’s show by checking out posts HERE.

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