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Chris Stapleton, Dierks Bentley get early CMA Award wins

Posted at 9:13 AM, Nov 02, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-02 11:02:59-04

The 50th Annual CMA Awards don't officially air until this evening but a few artists will arrived at the show already crowned CMA winners.

Dierks Bentley and Chris Stapleton both picked up early wins on "Good Morning America". 

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Stapleton picked up a win for Music Video of the Year with "Fire Away". 

Dierks Bentley, who also performed on GMA from Nashville on Wednesday morning, took home Musical Event of the Year for his collaboration with Elle King on "Different for Girls".

Scripps talked with Bentley on Tuesday about how he decided to collaborate with King on the song.

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The 50th Annual CMA Awards airs Wednesday night on ABC at 8/7 CT. For more coverage from the CMA Awards, click here.