2024 CMA Awards: Surprise special performance planned

The 2024 Country Music Association Awards kicked off with a gorgeous red carpet but all eyes are on the ceremony now, with Ella Langley and Riley Green winning Best Musical Event of the Year, and Chris Stapleton winning Single of the Year for “White Horse”.

Lainey Wilson, Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan are hosting, and kicked the night off with some jokes about G.O.A.Ts – Simone Biles – and HELLO! understands there will be a very special performance…

Single of the Year

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey

“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson

“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen)

“Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson

“White Horse” – Chris Stapleton WINNER

Entertainer of the Year

Luke Combs

Jelly Roll

Chris Stapleton

Morgan Wallen

Lainey Wilson

Album of the Year

Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves

Fathers & Sons – Luke Combs

Higher – Chris Stapleton

Leather – Cody Johnson

Whitsitt Chapel – Jelly Roll

Song of the Year

“Burn It Down” – Parker McCollum

“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson

“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen)

“The Painter” – Cody Johnson

“White Horse” – Chris Stapleton

Female Vocalist of the Year

Kelsea Ballerini

Ashley McBryde

Megan Moroney

Kacey Musgraves

Lainey Wilson

Male Vocalist of the Year

Luke Combs

Jelly Roll

Cody Johnson

Chris Stapleton

Morgan Wallen

Vocal Group of the Year

Lady A

Little Big Town

Old Dominion

The Red Clay Strays

Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo of the Year

Brooks & Dunn

Brothers Osborne

Dan + Shay

Maddie & Tae

The War and Treaty

Musical Event of the Year

“Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini (with Noah Kahan)

“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen)

“I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan (feat. Kacey Musgraves)

“Man Made a Bar” – Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church)

“You Look Like You Love Me” – Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green)  – WINNER

Music Video of the Year

“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson

“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen)

“I’m Not Pretty” – Megan Moroney

“The Painter” – Cody Johnson

“Wildflowers and Wild Horses” – Lainey Wilson

New Artist of the Year

Megan Moroney

Shaboozey

Nate Smith

Mitchell Tenpenny

Zach TopBailey Zimmerman