When does Country Music Association Awards return?

The Country Music Association Awards are presented to country music artists and broadcasters to recognize outstanding achievement in the country music industry. The CMA Awards were first presented in 1967, and televised for the first time the following year. The awards have been televised live, usually in October or November, by NBC from 1969 through 1971, by CBS from 1972 through 2005, and by ABC beginning in 2006. Vince Gill, and Alan Jackson are the only individuals to win Entertainer of the Year, Male/Female Vocalist, Vocal Group, and Group/Duo awards all in the same year. Since 2012, the ceremony features a Lifetime Achievement Award.