2021 CMA Awards: Who should win 'Vocal Duo of the Year'?

Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn first formed the iconic Brooks & Dunn duo in 1990 and let’s be real — they may be the very obvious pick in this category. Together, they have have won 19 CMA Awards, celebrated 20 #1 hits and performed their way through decades of music with their timeless hits. Serving up endless inspiration for several of today’s most popular Country artists (including those listed in this category), the pair are still going strong and maintaining relevancy in the Country genre. Heck, they’ve even got their own TikTok dance — if that doesn’t say #winning, we don’t know what does!

These two are all about spreading *literal* brotherly love as real-life bros — a connection unlike any other duo in this category. This is John and TJ Osborne’s seventh consecutive nom in the Vocal Duo of the Year category, and they’ve taken home the title three times before. Also nominated for Album of the Year (Skeletons) and Music Video of the Year (“Younger Me”), it’s clear these two have had a record year. As their latest album, Skeletons racks up the awards, many don’t know it’s a project that almost didn’t see the light of day. Bottom line is, we’re sure glad these two fought to make it happen and hope to show it with a fourth win in this category!

As winners of the 2020 Vocal Duo of the Year award, Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney are back for a repeat, and can we just say — another scoop of this prize would be very well-deserved. The GRAMMY-winning duo celebrated the release of their fourth studio album, Good Things, in August and as their first album in three years, they were sure to make it well worth the wait. With 2 songs hitting #1 before the album even dropped, it’s clear these two are gifted beyond belief and we’re just “Glad They Exist.” Are you? Show them with your vote below!

Florida Georgia Line entered the Country music world in 2012 with the same energy they’ll blow you away with at a live show. Almost a decade later, Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley have kept the momentum going while celebrating 16 #1 singles and 4.6 million album sales worldwide. The pair has gained immense amounts of respect from fellow musicians across all genres, making them a top-of-the-list priority for many collabs. The duo has proven they’re always up for the challenge by joining forces with several Country musicians including Tim McGraw and Luke Bryan, as well as cross-genre peers like Bebe Rexha, Nelly and more.

There’s a lot to celebrate when it comes to this fun-loving duo who launched their career in 2013. Maddie & Tae have long-proven they are more than just, “Girls In A Country Song” by continuing to create Country music magic through their songwriting and heavenly harmonies. The pair is currently hard at work, readying their next studio release which will feature newly-debuted tunes including, “Woman You Got,” and “Madness.” 2021 is the second year the pair has been nominated in the Vocal Duo of the Year category and could very well be the year they lock in a win.