PostMalone paid a heartfelt tribute to his 2-year-old daughter with his performance of “Yours” at the 2024 Country Music Association Awards.

The 29-year-old artist took to the stage for a solo performance of the song – inspired by his daughter’s future wedding – at the awards ceremony on Wednesday, November 20. “She may wear white / But her first dress was pink,” he sang in the chorus, referencing the day his baby daughter will eventually get married. “We’ll both love her forever / But I loved her for a long time.”

Malone gave fans chills as she sang the song acoustically with violins and guitars in the background. He wore a purple suit with embroidery and a cowboy hat to stand out from the crowd. (Earlier in the show, Malone performed “California Sober” with Chris Stapleton.)

“One day I know I’ll give her away / Buddy, that don’t mean she’s yours,” he sang, warning his daughter’s future husband that he’s the No. 1 man.

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Malone ended the song with a shout-out to his daughter, saying, “We love you DeeDee, we love you so much.” Friend Jelly roll threw a hand of hearts from the audience in support of the moving performance.

While Malone is new to the country music world after releasing his in August F-1 trillion album, he’s having a big night at the CMA Awards. In addition to his solo performance, he teamed up with Stapleton for a live rendition of their duet ‘California Sober’. Malone’s collaboration with Morgan Wallen“I Had Some Help,” is also nominated in four categories: Single of the Year, Song of the Year, Musical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year.

Malone welcomed his daughter with his fiancée in May 2022. Although he has chosen to keep both of their identities private, he shared People in July that the song “Yours” – the closing track of his country album – was “very special” to him.

The song’s lyrics featured Malone addressing his daughter’s potential future partner while predicting the heartbreak he’ll feel “when I walk her down the aisle and do what daddies gotta do.”

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Malone shared little glimpses into his life as a father, noting that he would remember his daughter’s “first dress, it was pink,” and looking back on memories of her first steps and first word.

“She might be your better half / Yeah, but she’s my everything,” he sang.

Malone emphasized the special bond he would still share with his daughter no matter what happened in her future, noting, “And we’ll both love her forever / But I loved her for a long time / And on one day I know I’ll give her away / Buddy, that doesn’t mean she’s yours.”

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At the time, Malone shared a video clip of his first live performance of “Yours” from his “A Night in Nashville” concert in July. At the beginning of the clip, he joked that “we still have a long time to go” before his daughter’s wedding, adding that the song was still “fresh” to him so he hoped he wouldn’t “damn it” doing. on” on stage.

Months earlier, Malone explained why he has chosen to keep his daughter out of the spotlight.

“I feel like a lot of people have the right to know every detail of everyone’s life and that’s why I don’t want to post pictures of my baby,” he said. CR fashion book in September 2023. “I want her to be able to make that decision whenever she wants and be ready.”