Live on stage at the 2016 Country Music Awards (38 images)

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host as Reba McEntire, Charlie Daniels, and others perform at the 2016 Country Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on November 2, 2016.

Carrie Underwood sings at the 2016 Country Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on November 2, 2016. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI

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Miranda Lambert sings at the 2016 Country Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on November 2, 2016. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI

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Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks sing at the 2016 Country Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on November 2, 2016. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI

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Matthew McConaughey introduces at the 2016 Country Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on November 2, 2016. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI

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