Justin Bieber reunited with Dan + Shay to deliver a soul-stirring TV world premiere of their romantic song 10,000 Hours at the Country Music Association Awards.
Luminaries of the country music industry hit the stage this Wednesday evening at the Music City Center in the genre’s capital Nashville, Tennessee with the stands left empty by COVID-19 protocols.
However Justin, 26, from outside the country music world was on hand to lend his star power to the occasion with a minimalist performance during which he sat simply on a stool and sang his heart out.
Feel the heat: Justin Bieber reunited with Dan + Shay to deliver a soul-stirring TV world premiere of their romantic song 10,000 Hours at the Country Music Association Awards
Dan Smyers, who is currently sporting long curly hair and a beard, was seated at the piano accompanying the Baby singer during his performance.
Meanwhile Shay Mooney sat beside Justin, who combined his normal casual style with showbiz chic by tucking a T-shirt into a pair of pinstripe slacks and accessorizing with his usual knit beanie.
The song was originally released in October 2019 just four days after Justin and Hailey Bieber’s South Carolina nuptials which in turn came over a year after their courthouse wedding in New York.
Widely regarded as a love note from Justin to Hailey, the song got a music video that starred Justin alongside his new bride in a string of romantic poses.
Grandeur: Luminaries of the country music industry hit the stage this Wednesday evening at the Music City Center in the genre’s capital Nashville, Tennessee with the stands left empty by COVID-19 protocols
Luster: However Justin, 26, from outside the country music world was on hand to lend his star power to the occasion with a minimalist performance during which he sat simply on a stool and sang his heart out
Tickling the ivories: Dan Smyers, who is currently sporting long curly hair and a beard, was seated at the piano accompanying the Baby singer during his performance
They look amazing: Meanwhile Shay Mooney sat beside Justin, who combined his normal casual style with showbiz chic by tucking a T-shirt into a pair of pinstripe slacks and accessorizing with his usual knit beanie
Beautiful moment: The song was originally released in October 2019 just four days after Justin and Hailey Bieber’s South Carolina nuptials which in turn came over a year after their courthouse wedding in New York
History: Widely regarded as a love note from Justin to Hailey, the song got a music video that starred Justin alongside his new bride in a string of romantic poses
Frisson: During Wednesday night’s rendition of the number Justin broke into a melisma on the line: ‘I’m gonna love you,’ and then fleetingly made eye contact with the camera
Incidentally: Multiple scheduled performers have had to drop out of the gig because they were either exposed to COVID-19 or actually were diagnosed with the virus
During Wednesday night’s rendition of the number Justin broke into a melisma on the line: ‘I’m gonna love you,’ and then fleetingly made eye contact with the camera.
Multiple scheduled performers have had to drop out of the gig because they were either exposed to COVID-19 or actually were diagnosed with the virus.
Lee Brice announced last weekend that he had contracted COVID-19 and had to withdraw, and Tyler Hubbard of FLorida Georgia Line followed suit on Monday.
The band Lady A, formerly known as Lady Antebellum, dropped out of the CMA Awards just an hour before they were to begin saying that that one of their number had a family member test positive for COVID-19.
Sensation: Wednesday’s evenings festivities began with a performance of Jason Aldean who paid tribute to the late Charlie Daniels by performing The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Wednesday’s evenings festivities began with a performance of Jason Aldean who paid tribute to the late Charlie Daniels by performing The Devil Went Down To Georgia.
Charlie co-wrote The Devil Went Down To Georgia in the late 1970s and it became his most beloved song before his death this July of a hemorrhagic stroke at the age of 83.
Jason looked every inch the country heartthrob for his performance, zipping himself up into a worn-looking black leather jacket and accessorizing with a cowboy hat.
He was joined onstage by crooner Ashley McBryde who showed off her tattooed arms in a fashionable little black dress as she accompanied herself instrumentally.
Looking fab: He was joined onstage by crooner Ashley McBryde who showed off her tattooed arms in a fashionable little black dress as she accompanied herself instrumentally
Side by side: The Brothers Osborne, consisting of John and TJ Osborne, also made their presence felt during the tribute performance which was a medley of a few of Charlie’s songs
When you got it: Dierks Bentley flashed his toned forearms in a flannel shirt folded up to the elbow as he played acoustic guitar as part of the group tribute to Charlie
The Brothers Osborne, consisting of John and TJ Osborne, also made their presence felt during the tribute performance which was a medley of a few of Charlie’s songs.
Dierks Bentley flashed his toned forearms in a flannel shirt folded up to the elbow as he played acoustic guitar as part of the group tribute to Charlie.
The medley included the late country legend’s numbers Texas, Long Haired Country Boy and Trudy as well as the song for which he is best loved today, The Devil Went Down To Georgia.
Morgan Wallen was a smoldering onstage presence when he arrived with his guitar to deliver a rendition of his song More Than My Hometown from his album of the same name.
Unforgettable: Morgan Wallen was a smoldering onstage presence when he arrived with his guitar to deliver a rendition of his song More Than My Hometown from his album of the same name
Sizzling: The 27-year-old emphasized his sculpted arms in a clinging orange sweatshirt which he wore under a plaid button-down that had the sleeves torn off
The 27-year-old emphasized his sculpted arms in a clinging orange sweatshirt which he wore under a plaid button-down that had the sleeves torn off.
Letting his iconic mullet flow free he slipped into a dapper pair of seemingly snakeskin boots and pulled on a pair of blue jeans for his big night.
The CMA Awards mark his first public performance since he was dropped from his scheduled Saturday Night Live gig last month for partying mask-less and kissing random women just days before.
Charlie Puth and Gabby Barrett united at the CMA Awards stage that evening to stir the audience’s souls with their song I Hope, which was on her album Goldmine this year.
There they are: Charlie Puth and Gabby Barrett united at the CMA Awards stage that evening to stir the audience’s souls with their song I Hope, which was on her album Goldmine this year
Salt and pepper beauty: Eric Church was the quintessential image of the silver fox as he thundered onstage to sing Hell Of A View, his barnstorming love song from last month
Eric Church was the quintessential image of the silver fox as he thundered onstage to sing Hell Of A View, his barnstorming love song from last month.
Darius Rucker, who was co-hosting the evening’s festivities alongside Reba McEntire, got a band onstage with him to delight the crowd with his number Beers And Sunshine.
The uplifting song is the lead single from Darius’ next album, and he was meant to sing it on Wednesday with Lady A before they had to pull out of the gig.
Darius cut a festive figure in a bright burnt-orange jacket over a simple white T-shirt and blue jeans, perfectly evoking the relaxation and joy inspired by his song.
Talent: Darius Rucker, who was co-hosting the evening’s festivities alongside Reba McEntire, got a band onstage with him to delight the crowd with his number Beers And Sunshine
Details: The uplifting song is the lead single from Darius’ next album, and he was meant to sing it on Wednesday with Lady A before they had to pull out of the gig
‘How it goes is, bar closes’: Ashley McBryde was back onstage after the opening too, this time giving a bit of airtime to her own number One Night Standards which was included on her album Never Will this year
Ashley McBryde was back onstage after the opening too, this time giving a bit of airtime to her own number One Night Standards which was included on her album Never Will this year.
Charlie Daniels was not the only late country icon to get a tribute at the awards show as Jon Pardi also paid homage to Joe Diffie whose song Pickup Man he played.
Carly Pearce hit the stage in a slinky little black dress that emphasized her enviable hourglass frame as she sang her 2019 single I Hope You’re Happy Now.
She was joined onstage by Lee Brice of Lady A, who apparently was not the member of the band with a relation that tested positive for the coronavirus.
CMA Awards Winners 2020
Entertainer of the Year
Eric Church – WINNER
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert earned seven nods, the most of the entire awards
Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris – WINNER
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Maren Morris has been honored with five nominations
Male Vocalist of the Year
Eric Church
Luke Combs – WINNER
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Luke Combs is up for six awards
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion – WINNER
Rascal Flatts
Old Dominion has two nominations
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay – WINNER
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
Dan + Shay’s Dan Smyers (left) has six nominations. In addition to earning five nominations for the duo, Smyers earned extra recognition as a producer
New Artist of the Year
Jimmie Allen
Ingrid Andress
Gabby Barrett
Morgan Wallen – WINNER
Carly Pearce
Morgan Wallen earned one nod
Album of the Year
Jon Pardi – Heartache Medication
Ashley McBryde – Never Will
Old Dominion – Old Dominion
Miranda Lambert – Wildcard
Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get – WINNER
Ashley McBryde is nominated for Album Of The Year and four other honors
Song of the Year
Bluebird – Miranda Lambert
The Bones – Maren Morris – WINNER
Even Though I’m Leaving – Luke Combs
I Hope You’re Happy Now – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
More Hearts Than Mine – Ingrid Andress
Ingrid Andress has two nominations
Single of the Year
I Hope – Gabby Barrett
Beer Never Broke My Heart – Luke Combs
10,000 Hours – Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
Bluebird – Miranda Lambert
The Bones – Maren Morris – WINNER
Justin Bieber secured three nominations this year
Musical Event of the Year
10,000 Hours – Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
Be a Light – Thomas Rhett with Reba McEntire, Lady A, Chris Tomlin and Keith Urban
The Bones – Maren Morris feat. Hozier
Fooled Around and Fell in Love – Miranda Lambert with Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, Caylee Hammack and Elle King
I Hope You’re Happy Now – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice – WINNER
Carly Pearce and Lee Brice won Musical Event Of The Year for I Hope You’re Happy Now
Music Video of the Year
10,000 Hours – Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
Bluebird – Miranda Lambert – WINNER
Homemade – Jake Owen
I Hope You’re Happy Now – Carly Pearce and Lee Brice
Second One to Know – Chris Stapleton
Lambert won Music Video of the Year for her song Bluebird
Musician of the Year
Jenee Fleenor (Fiddle)
Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)
Rob McNelley (Guitar)
Ilya Toshinsky (Guitar)
Derek Wells (Guitar)
Fiddleist Jenee Fleenor is nominated for Musician of the Year