Left to right, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton perform. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Blake Shelton accepts the award for Single of the Year for the song "God's Country." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Maren Morris accepts the award for Album of the Year. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Kacey Musgraves accepts the award for Female Vocalist of the Year. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Luke Combs accepts the award for Male Vocalist of the Year. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Ashley McBryde accepts the award for New Artist of the Year. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Garth Brooks accepts the award for Entertainer of the Year. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Kacey Musgraves performs with Willie Nelson. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Dolly Parton performs. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
McEntire. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Reese Witherspoon takes the stage to present an award. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Old Dominion accepts the award for Vocal Group of the Year. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Shay Mooney and Dan Smyers of Dan + Shay accept the award for Vocal Duo of the Year. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Pink and Chris Stapleton. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Miranda Lambert performs. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Left to right, Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town and Jennifer Nettles perform. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Jennifer Nettles and Kristin Chenoweth speak onstage. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum and Halsey perform. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Underwood performs. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Luke Combs performs. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Shelton performs. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Old Dominion performs. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Country music stars gather onstage to perform. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Dierks Bentley and Sheryl Crow perform. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
John Osborne of Brothers Osborne, Dierks Bentley and Sheryl Crow perform. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Left to right, Jennifer Wayne, Naomi Cooke and Hannah Mulholland of Runaway June perform. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Left to right, Underwood, Parton and McEntire are the hosts of the CMAs. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Jennifer Nettles. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Keith Urban (R) and his wife, Nicole Kidman. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Dolly Parton (L) and Zach Williams. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Martina McBride. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Happily Grey. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
The Stereotypes. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Joe Diffie (L) and his wife, Tara. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Pam Tillis. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Madison Marlow (L) and Taylor Dye of the group Maddie and Tae. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Jim Gaffigan. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Russell Dickerson and Kailey Dickerson. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
P!nk and Sheryl Crow. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Jessie G. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Sean McAnally arrives for the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Randy Travis and Mary Davis. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Left to right, Pink, Willow Hart and Jameson Hart. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Ashley McBryde. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Pink. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Jimmie Allen and Alexis Gale. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Lil Nas X. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Left to right, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach,and Jess Carson of Midland arrive for the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Josh Bryant and Kristin Chenoweth. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Left to right. Jimi Westbrook, Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet of Little Big Town. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Gigi Hadid. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Miranda Lambert. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Connie Smith (L) and a guest. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Halsey. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Christina Murphy and Frankie Ballard. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Sara Evans and a guest. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Zach Williams. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Angie Keilhauer. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
AJ McLean. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Kelsea Ballerini. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Lara Spencer. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Reese Witherspoon. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Thomas Rhett, Lauren Akins, Ada James Akins and Willa Gray Akins. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Jon Pardi and Summer Duncan. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Blanco Brown. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Nettles wears a dress reading "Equal Play." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Joel and Luke Smallbone of King and Country. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Chase Rice. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
The Highwomen. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Scotty McCreery. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Janie Fricke. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Mickey Guyton. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
A Thousand Horses. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Justin Moore. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Danielle Bradbery. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Riley Green. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Buddy Quaid (L) and Tanya Tucker. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Hannah Brown. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Ingrid Andress. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Gone West. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Home Free. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Maren Morris (L) and Ryan Hurd. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Carrie Underwood. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Parton. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
McEntire. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
The Highwomen pose with spouses and children. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Kidman. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo