Priscilla Block and her boyfriend Elijah Phillips made their red carpet debut at the 2025 CMA Awards. "I really wanted to go super classy this year. I got my man with me for the first time on the carpet,

While she didn't take home any awards, Kelsea Ballerini had a big night at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville Nov. 19. The Knoxville-native country singer stunned on the CMA red carpet before delivering an emotional performance of her new song, "I Sit In Parks," a song about missing life benchmarks.

Ahead of his performance of “Stand By Me,” which turned heads when he brought it to the Atlanta-based YouTube series Live at the Print Shop in Oct. 2024, Wilson spoke to Billboard correspondents on the CMA Awards red carpet and explained how the 1986 film of the same name influenced his decision to trot out this iconic song.

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.

Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin are usually side-by-side at any country music event, but they skipped the red carpet at the 2025 CMA Awards on Oct. 19. That absence might have made fans’ hearts skip a beat,