Wednesday night’s (Nov. 20) 58th annual Country Music Association Awards showcased the best and brightest the country has to offer, from rising stars to a moving tribute to the man they call the King of Country, George Strait.

It also featured multiple appearances from fresh-faced rapper and crooner Post Malone, as well as a few spotlight moments for Jelly Roll, who cemented his status as one of the brightest, most inspiring singers in Nashville when he performed his with Brooks & Dunn during a performance of their inspiring gospel-tinged song ‘Believe’.

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Malone and Chris Stapleton kicked things off with their duet “California Sober,” followed by the glitzy “Am I Ok?” from new Artist of the Year winner Megan Moroney. and Shaboozey’s stroll through his ballad “Highway,” which gave way to his 18-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”

Other notable duets came from Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan on “Cowboys Cry Too,” Thomas Rhett and Teddy Swims mixing “Somethin” “Bout a Woman” and “Lose Control,” and Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood’s “I’m Gonna Love ‘. You.”

Although he went into the night with seven nominations, Entertainer of the Year winner Morgan Wallen was a no-show, while Stapleton had a great night, winning three of the top five awards, including Single of the Year and Song of the Year for “ White Horse .”

If you missed some or all of the action, check out all the 2024 CMA Awards performances below.

Post Malone and Chris Stapleton

The dynamic duo opened the show in style with a run-through of their weed-is-acceptable anthem from Posty’s hit country debut album, F-1 trillion.

Megan Moroney

The New Artist of the Year honoree brought the glam with a stunning performance of the title track from her latest album, Am I okay?

Shaboozey

For a moment, it seemed like this year’s breakout country superstar might eschew his ubiquitous hit in favor of the more contemplative new single “Highway.” But don’t worry, he also came through with an upbeat version of “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which had the all-star crowd at Bridgestone Arena dancing and singing along.

Ella Langley and Riley Green

After winning the musical event of the year prior to the broadcast, the duo performed their honored old-school duet, “You Look Like You Love Me,” with Langley strolling to the stage after starting out on the arena floor as she sang and talked. to the bar on the main stage. Green followed suit, taking the same slow walk with his familiar acoustic across his chest.

Thomas Rhett and Teddy Swims

Dressed in their finest black leather, Rhett and Swims started in the backstage of the venue and slowly walked into the spotlight for a rumble through the former’s soulful ‘Somethin’ ‘Bout a Woman’ from Rhett’s seventh studio album, About a woman. To keep the love vibe going, they turned to Swims’ equally passionate Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Lose Control.”

Luke Combs

Combs lit up the stage with his Twisters soundtrack hit “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma,” which barrels through the rock-tinged song on a set with giant rusty oil derricks, towering pyro effects and digital lightning flashing behind him.

Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan

Ballerini and Kahan performed their duet “Cowboys Cry Too” – the lead single from Ballerini’s recently released fifth album, Patterns – for the first time together live on TV.

Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood

With images of snow-capped mountains behind them, Johnson and Underwood gave us all the feels with their moving duet from the deluxe edition of his 2023 Learn album.

Chris Stapleton

The night’s big winner proved why he’s Nashville’s humble favorite son with an unadorned, mesmerizing performance from him Higher ballad ‘What Am I Gonna Do’, accompanied by his ‘secret weapon’, wife singer/songwriter Morgane Stapleton.

Kacey Musgraves

Musgraves needed nothing more than her familiar acoustic and her clear voice to sing her way through the wonder-of-the-universe single “The Architect” from this year’s release. Deeper good album.

Brooks & Dunn and Jelly Roll

The triple-threat trio took the CMAs to church with their emotional, stirring performance of the beloved duo’s gospel-tinged “Believe,” backed by a full orchestra and swaying choir.

Laine Wilson

The evening’s co-host took the audience into a late-night tailgate party with her passionate run through her latest single, “4x4xU,” surrounded by roaring campfires and glittering stars.

Bailey Zimmerman

Zimmerman injected some rock energy into the performance, letting loose with his twangy “New to Country” on a set punctuated by a four-wheeler, his initials in towering red letters and a bunch of Solo cup-swilling bros playing beer pong with a wrestler.

George Strait tribute with Lainey Wilson, Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum and Chris Stapleton

The beloved King of Country was given due respect during a nine-minute, all-star tribute that began with Wilson performing “Amarillo By Morning,” followed by Johnson’s version of “Give It Away,” with Lambert and McCollum joining in on “Troubadour ‘. ‘ and the Country Music Hall of Famer himself performs with Stapleton for their collaboration, ‘Honky Tonk Hall of Fame’.

Ashley McBryde

McBryde’s reverent tribute to the late country outlaw Kris Kristofferson via his classic “Help Me Make It Through the Night” brought a hush to the arena as her crystal clear voice was accompanied by a series of photos of the beloved singer who passed away in September at the age of 88 age died.

Luke Bryan

The American Idol The judge and co-host of the evening kept it simple and serious with his Top 5 Country Airplay hit, “Love You, Miss You, Mean It.”

Erik Kerk

In his ongoing quest to shed light on Americans in his home state of North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene, Church performed “Darkest Hour,” a song he released last month to aid in recovery efforts. The passionate Van Morrison-esque ballad, in which Church was supported by a brass and string section and choir, featured projected images of the aftermath of the devastating storm.

Editor’s note: At the time of writing, post-Malone’s solo performance of his ballad “Yours,” Jelly Roll and Keith Urban’s team-up for “Liar” and the finale of “American Girl” with Dierks Bentley, Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull and Bronwyn Keith-Hynes were unavailable on the CMA’s YouTube feed.

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