The 56th annual CMA Awards were held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday (November 9), and the country music celebration began with a special tribute to the late Loretta Lynn, who died on October 4 at the age of 90.
The memorial service began with video footage of Lynn at Ryman Auditorium in 1972, where she accepted her CMA award for Entertainer of the Year and became the first woman to take home the Country Music Association’s top honor.
Carrie Underwood then took the stage to honor the Country Music Hall of Fame member with a performance of her 1966 hit “You Ain’t Woman Enough,” before Miranda Lambert sang “Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’.” Reba McEntire then took over, performing Lynn’s 1971 track “You’re Lookin’ at Country,” sweetly altering the lyrics at one point to sing, “When you look at Loretta, you’re looking at country.”
The superstar trio then came together to celebrate the tribute with a powerful rendition of one of Lynn’s most popular hits, 1971’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” as photos of Lynn with a variety of artists including Dolly Parton, Lambert, Sheryl Crow and Willie, conclude Nelson flashed across the screen.
The 2022 CMA Awards will feature a number of other notable collaborations, including Elle King joining the Black Keys to perform “Great Balls of Fire” in honor of the late Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Jerry Lee Lewis. Thomas Rhett will be collaborating with Katy Perry on her collaboration Where We Started, while Chris Stapleton will share the stage with Patty Loveless for a rendition of You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive.
Check out our list of CMA winners here.
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