CMA Awards 2024 recap: All the biggest wins and epic performances
Morgan Wallen won the coveted entertainer of the year award.
The biggest names in country music were honored at the 2024 CMA Awards Wednesday night.
Morgan Wallen, who had the most nominations going into the evening, took home the coveted entertainer of the year award. He was not in attendance to accept the award.
Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson took home best male and female vocalist of the year, respectively. Stapleton also took home song of the year and single of the year for his hit "White Horse."
Cody Johnson brought home the award for album of the year for "Leather."
Music video of the year went to Wilson for her "Wildflowers and Wild Horses" video.
Megan Moroney was honored with the new artist of the year award.
The star-studded show was co-hosted by Wilson, Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning.
See a recap of the night's biggest moments below.
Key moments:
Kacey Musgraves delivers stripped-down performance of 'The Architect'
Kacey Musgraves took the stage to perform a stripped-down version of her song "The Architect" with only a guitar and microphone.
The song is off her 2024 album "Deeper Well."
Lainey Wilson wins music video of the year
Lainey Wilson took home the CMA Award for music video of the year for "Wildflowers and Wild Horses."
The music video was directed by Patrick Tracy.
Other nominees in the category included "Dirt Cheap" by Cody Johnson, "I Had Some Help" by Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen), "I'm Not Pretty" by Megan Moroney and "The Painter" by Cody Johnson.
Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton perform 'What Am I Gonna Do'
Chris Stapleton and his wife Morgane Stapleton performed a soulful duet of "What Am I Gonna Do," from his 2023 album, "Higher."
Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood team up for 'I'm Gonna Love You'
Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood took to the CMA Awards stage to perform their duet "I'm Gonna Love You."
The song is off the deluxe edition of Johnson's "Leather" album.
Johnson and Underwood dropped a stunning music video for "I'm Gonna Love You" in September.