Arts & Entertainment
Stoughton's Lori McKenna Wins Song of the Year at CMA Awards
It's the second year in a row that McKenna has won the Country Music Association award for Song of the Year.
STOUGHTON, MA — Time to find more space on the trophy shelf.
Wednesday night, Stoughton native Lori McKenna won the Country Music Association award for Song of the Year for penning the Tim McGraw song Humble and Kind. She beat out Die a Happy Man by Thomas Rhett, My Church by Maren Morris, Record Year by Eric Church, and Burning House by Cam.
The #CMAawards50 SONG OF THE YEAR winner is… "Humble and Kind" by songwriter @LoriMcKennaMA! pic.twitter.com/cyKXraHWnv
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 3, 2016
The Song of the Year award is given to the songwriter rather than the performer.
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The award is her second in a row in the category. Last year, she won for Girl Crush by Little Big Town.
Image via CMA Awards
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