CMA Awards 2024 recap: All the biggest wins and epic performances

Megan Moroney, Tiera Kennedy and Dasha were among the first stars to arrive on the 2024 CMA Awards red carpet.

Moroney, who is nominated for several awards tonight including new artist of the year, walked the carpet in a strapless blue mermaid gown.

Kennedy wore a black and white strapless gown with a dramatic flared skirt. The "Evergreen" singer accessorized the look with drop earrings.

Dasha also arrived on the carpet in a strapless gown. The singer opted for a light purple dress with cutouts.

See all the looks here.

Ella Langley took home the CMA Award for musical event of the year for "you look like you love me," featuring Riley Green. The award was announced ahead of the show on the red carpet.

Other nominees in the category included "Cowboys Cry Too" by Kelsea Ballerini (with Noah Kahan), "I Had Some Help" by Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen), "I Remember Everything" by Zach Bryan (feat. Kacey Musgraves) and "Man Made a Bar" by Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church).

Country music star George Strait will receive the 2024 CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's CMA Awards.

According to a press release announcing Strait as this year's honoree, the singer, songwriter and music producer has scored 60 No. 1 singles and sold more than 70 million albums over his more than 40-year career.

Strait is a three-time entertainer of the year winner at the CMA Awards, having won in 1989, 1990 and 2013. He's also the most-nominated artist in CMA Awards history, having amassed 83 to date.

Previous recipients of the lifetime achievement honor include Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson, Charley Pride, Loretta Lynn and Alan Jackson.

There will also be an all-star tribute for Strait during the show, featuring Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson.

Beyoncé received zero CMA Awards nominations for her landmark country-inspired album "Cowboy Carter," a perceived snub by many of the singer's fans.

The album, released March 29, spent four weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and helped Beyoncé become the first Black woman to top that chart.

Hit songs from "Cowboy Carter" also topped the charts. "Texas Hold 'Em" spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. Additionally, her collaboration with Miley Cyrus, "II Most Wanted," topped out at No. 2, and her rendition of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" reached No. 3.

While Beyoncé has yet to address the snub, others including Parton and Luke Bryan have weighed in on the issue.

In November, Beyoncé received 11 nominations at the 2025 Grammys for "Cowboy Carter." These nominations made her the artist with the most Grammy nominations of all time, with 99 in total.