The night started with Terri Clark, Sara Evans, Crystal Gayle, The Highwomen, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Jennifer Nettles, Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, Carrie Underwood and Gretchen Wilson performing together
Later more women came together for “Girl Crush”
Miranda Lambert let it “All Come Out in the Wash”
Kelsea Ballerini was the Homecoming Queen?
Eric Church sang “Some of It”
and Keith Urban sang a song Eric penned “We Were”
Duo of the Year Dan + Shay performed “Speechless”
Maren Morris won Album of the Year and sang “Girl
Blake Shelton sang the Single of the Year “God’s Country.”
Female Vocalist of the Year Kacey Musgraves sang “Rainbow” with Willie Nelson
Male Vocalist of the Year Luke Combs did “Beer Never Broke My Heart”
Group of the Year Old Dominion sang “One Man Band”
then there were the duets
Brooks and Dunn and the Brothers Osborne
Pink and Chris Stapleton
Lady Antebellum and Halsey
And of course the hosts of the show
Dolly Parton performed with KING & COUNTRY performing a medley “God Only Know” / “There Was Jesus” / “Faith”
Carrie Underwood killed it with her new single
But the performance of the night goes to Reba and her surprise outfit changes