Nov 20, 2024, 9:16 PM EST
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."
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CMA Awards 2024 recap: All the biggest wins and epic performances
Morgan Wallen won the coveted entertainer of the year award.
Last Updated: November 20, 2024, 11:18 PM EST
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:
- Nov 20, 2024, 11:00 PM EST
- Nov 20, 2024, 10:50 PM EST
- Nov 20, 2024, 10:31 PM EST
- Nov 20, 2024, 10:21 PM EST
- Nov 20, 2024, 9:44 PM EST
- Nov 20, 2024, 8:55 PM EST
Here's how the night unfolded. All times Eastern.
Nov 20, 2024, 9:12 PM EST
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.
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Nov 20, 2024, 8:56 PM EST
Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan perform their duet 'Cowboys Cry Too'
Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan delivered a stunning performance of their emotional ballad "Cowboys Cry Too," which dropped in June.
The song is the lead single off Ballerini's album "Patterns," which was released in October.
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Nov 20, 2024, 8:55 PM EST
Megan Moroney wins new artist of the year
Megan Moroney took home the CMA Award for new artist of the year.
She thanked her fans, her team and several others in her acceptance speech, adding that receiving the honor was "really insane to me."
Other nominees in the category included, Shaboozey, Nate Smith, Mitchell Tenpenny, Zach Top and Bailey Zimmerman.
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