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Chris Stapleton and Dierks Bentley look sharp on the red carpet!

The 39-year-old and 41-year-old country stars were joined by their respective wives Morgane Stapleton and Cassidy Black at the 2017 CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (November 8) in Nashville, Tenn.

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Chris is nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year for his From A Room: Volume 1. He’s also performing during the ceremony.

Dierks is nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year and performing during the ceremony.

Reba McEntire and Kelsea Ballerini hit the stage for an epic duet at the 2017 CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (November 8) in Nashville, Tenn.

Kelsea was joined on stage by Reba for a duet of the song “Legends,” which is featured on her new album Unapologetically.

Earlier in the night, Kelsea hit the red carpet with her fiance Morgan Evans and they made one super cute couple.

Kelsea was even mentioned by the show’s host Carrie Underwood during the opening monologue for getting engaged this year!

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill crash the stage during the opening monologue at the 2017 CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (November 8) in Nashville, Tenn.

The power couple roasted hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood during the show’s opening. They presented them with Barbie dolls of themselves and joked that they were gifts as they bid farewell to the CMAs. (It’s not actually confirmed if Brad and Carrie will end their 10-year-run as co-hosts)

Tim and Faith are nominated tonight for Vocal Event of the Year and they will also perform together!

FYI: Faith is wearing an Armani Privé gown.

Pink brought her daughter Willow as her date to the 2017 CMA Awards!

The 38-year-old “What About Us” singer and her 6-year-old mini-me hit the red carpet for the big night held at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (November 8) in Nashville, Tenn.

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The event marks Willow‘s first time at the award show.

Pink wore a floor-length white tiered ruffled dress with a black belt, while Willow sparkled in a tiered navy gown and matching tiara.

Pink is up for Vocal Event of the Year for “Setting the World on Fire” with Kenny Chesney, and she will be performing her song “Barbies” as well.

FYI: Pink is wearing a Monsoori dress and a Stefere Jewelry bracelet.

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood are mocking President Donald Trump‘s tweets!

The 45-year-old and 34-year-old country stars sang a parody while serving hosting duty at the 2017 CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (November 8) in Nashville, Tenn.

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Together, the two switched up the lyrics of Carrie‘s “Before He Cheats,” replacing them instead with some of Trump‘s most, uh, memorable tweets. “Maybe next time he’ll think before he tweets!” they sang.

Watch Brad and Carrie sing their parody of “Before He Cheats” below.

FYI: Carrie is wearing Leticia Linton earrings and a ring by Graziela Gems.

Taylor Swift is a winner at the 2017 CMA Awards!

The 27-year-old singer was not present at the event, she picked up the award for Song of the Year for writing “Better Man,” recorded by Little Big Town.

The country music group accepted the award on stage at the event. Taylor‘s longtime BFF Karlie Kloss presented the award.

Taylor beat out Keith Urban‘s song “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” Sam Hunt‘s song “Body Like a Back Road,” Thomas Rhett‘s song “Dirt on My Boots,” and Miranda Lambert‘s song “Tin Man.”

The last time Taylor attended an awards show was last year’s CMAs!

Some of the best stars from the country music world came together to open the show with a tribute to Las Vegas at the 2017 CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (November 8) in Nashville, Tenn.

Eric Church kicked off the performance with an a capella rendition of “Amazing Grace” and he was then joined by Darius Rucker and Keith Urban for the Hootie and the Blowfish song “Hold My Hand.”

The rest of the country music community – including Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett, Lady Antebellum, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Kelsea Ballerini – joined in on the song.

“The best way to honor our fans is to play our music, loud and proud,” co-host Brad Paisley told the crowd after the performance. “This year’s show is dedicated to all those we’ve lost, and all those who are still healing.”