Eric Church’s Platinum-selling album Chief earned him his first CMA Award on Thursday night. The newest Album of the Year was recorded much like Eric’s live shows, and he tells us a lot of the album’s magic was unplanned. “We didn’t plan it. We didn’t talk about it. There’s as much unrehearsed magic on the record as we’ve ever had.” Eric topped the list of nominees for the 46th Annual CMA Awards with five total nods.