Country legend Vince Gill accepted the lifetime achievement honor from 2024 winner George Strait, while Brandi Carlile and Patty Loveless paid tribute.

Brandi Carlile and Patty Loveless paid tribute to Vince Gill at the 2025 CMA Awards, singing his song 'When I Call Your Name.'

The 59th Annual Country Music Association Awards, hosted by Lainey Wilson, aired live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. PEOPLE has the highlights you need to see.

In addition to Wilson and Urban, performances for the first half of this year's show included Zach Top, who performed his hit song "Guitar"; Megan Moroney, who performed her song "6 Months Later"; and Stapleton, who performed his song "Bad As I Used To Be" from the film, "F1."

CMA Awards 2025 nominees including Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson and Luke Combs stepped out for the annual ceremony in Nashville on Nov. 19.

Lainey Wilson and Ellla Langley came up big as Wilson won for Entertainer of the Year and Album of The Year, while Langley won for single and song of the year.

Country music star Megan Moroney had quite the night at the 59th Annual CMA Awards on November 19 at the Music City Center in Nashville. The 28-year-old singer turned heads while posing on the red carpet in a strapless black gown adorned with vertical crystal embellishments and a daring thigh-high slit.

Megan Moroney, who's tied with Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson for the most nominations (six!), appeared at the 2025 CMA Awards in a black corseted gown with crystal embellishments.