‘Humble & Kind’ Crowned CMA Song of the Year

It’s been a stand-out year for Lori McKenna, who just took home the award for Song of the Year, "Humble and Kind," at the CMA Awards.

Written by Laura Hostelley
‘Humble & Kind’ Crowned CMA Song of the Year
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It’s been a stand-out year for Lori McKenna, who just took home the award for Song of the Year for”Humble and Kind,” recorded by Tim McGraw, at the 50th Annual CMA Awards.

“I have a job in this town because of this guy’s wife, Faith Hill, and I thank God and Gene McKenna and Faith Hill every day that I get to write songs for a living,” McKenna proclaimed in an emotional acceptance speech. “Tim took a little prayer that I wrote for five kids that are out there somewhere, I don’t know where they are, but they’re here. I wrote them a little prayer one day and he took it and made this moment of it and i thank him so much.”

Other nominees for Song of the Year include “Burning House” by Cam, “Die A Happy Man” recorded by Thomas Rhett, “My Church” recorded by Maren Morris and “Record Year” by Eric Church.

The 50th Annual CMA Awards are hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. See everything that went down during tonight’s show HERE.

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