Recipients
| Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Country Music Association |
| First awarded | 1967 |
| Currently held by | Brothers Osborne (2023) |
The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year.[1] The award is based on the musical performance of the duo on solo country single or album release, as well as their overall contribution to country music during the eligibility period. For the purposes of the award, a duo is defined as "as an act composed of two people, both of whom normally perform together and neither of whom is known primarily as an individual performing artist", though this was not always the case.[2]
The award was originally presented in 1970 as a spin-off of the Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year. The inaugural recipients were Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner. Brooks & Dunn hold the record for most wins in the category, with fourteen, and have a record-setting twenty four nominations. The Judds were the first all-female duo in 1988 and are, to date, the only female duo to win. The Bellamy Brothers holds the record for most nominations without a win, with fifteen. Nine artists (Barbara Mandrell, Bill Anderson, Crystal Gayle, Dottie West, George Jones, Kenny Rogers, Merle Haggard, Parton and Willie Nelson) have received nominations as part of more than one duo. The current holder of the award are Brothers Osborne, who won at the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2022.
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 14 | Brooks & Dunn |
| 6 | Brothers Osborne |
| 5 | Sugarland |
| 4 | Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn |
| The Judds | |
| 3 | Florida Georgia Line |
| 2 | Dan + Shay |
| David Frizzell and Shelly West | |
| Kenny Rogers and Dottie West |
In CMA history, fifteen duos have won Duo of the Year the very first time they were nominated. They are:
