music loses roy clark & Dierks Bentley resigs from the Nashville Airport's board of director

A few things from the CMA Awards happened during commercial breaks. Hockey fanatic Dierks Bentley chatted with Carrie’s husband Mike Fisher. Michael Ray let girlfriend Carly Pearce put her make-up in his pocket so she didn’t have to carry a purse and Thomas Rhett brought a power bar and shared it with his wife.  

Roy Clark died yesterday at 85. Keith Urban said Roy was the first person he ever saw shred a guitar. Blake Shelton tweeted, "very sad to hear about fellow Okie Roy Clark; one of the first country artists I ever saw on TV." Chris Young wrote, “music has lost a treasure. I remember watching episodes of Hee Haw with my grandparents as a kid and thinking how talented he was.”  

Dierks Bentley has resigned from the Nashville Airport's board of directors. This comes after he refused to release emails and text messages to the former airport CEO who filed a wrongful termination lawsuit. Dierks said his busy schedule also played a role in his decision to resign.  

Finally – Martina McBride’s Food Network series, ‘Martina's Table’ premiers Sunday morning.

a shocked keith urban wins entertainer of the year & carrie underwood is having another boy

At last night’s CMAs one of the sweetest moments was the tune Garth sang for Trisha, ‘Stronger Than Me.” They had a spotlight on her the whole time and she got teary-eyed at the very end.

Entertainer of the Year was a shocked Keith Urban. His last win in that category was 13 years ago. Chris Stapleton won Male Vocalist and ‘Broken Halos’ took Single and Song of the Year. Luke Combs cried accepting Best New Artist and Old Dominion took home Vocal Group.

Female Vocalist was Carrie Underwood. Last night she also revealed her unborn baby is a boy.

Two highlights were Maren Morris, Chris Stapleton and Mavis Staples singing together and Midland performing the Jerry Reed hit, ‘East Bound and Down’ from Smoky and the Bandit.

Kenny Chesney had to sadly cancel his appearance last night due to a death in the family.

Finally – Scotty McCreery will help flip the switch tonight on the Christmas lights at Elvis’s Graceland and he’ll perform and we can watch for free on Livestream.

CMA Winners:

Entertainer of the Year
Keith Urban

Male Vocalist
Chris Stapleton

Female Vocalist
Carrie Underwood

Vocal Group
Old Dominion

Vocal Duo
Brothers Osborne

Album
Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

New Artist
Luke Combs

Song and Single of the Year
“Broken Halos”
Songwriters: Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson

Musician
Mac McAnally

Musical Event
“Everything’s Gonna Be Alright”
David Lee Murphy with Kenny Chesney

Music Video
“Marry Me”
Thomas Rhett
Director: TK McKamy

The CMA Awards are tonight hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood & the red carpet live is 6:30 CT at CMAAwards.com.

The CMA Awards are tonight on ABC, hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. Because she’s so pregnant, Carrie isn’t sure the clothes she tried on a week ago will still fit her tho and she threatens to wear sweats. Tonight they want to keep it light and fun with no politics!  

Performers include Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Thomas Rhett, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Pistol Annies, Garth, Midland and Lauren Alaina. Miranda Lambert will duet with Jason Aldean. Dierks Bentley performs with Brothers Osborne and Maren Morris will sing with Chris Stapleton and R&B legend Mavis Staples. There will also be appearances by Lindsay Ell, Chris Janson, Jon Pardi and Cole Swindell. If Luke Bryan wins Entertainer of the Year he says he may give everyone in his bar free drinks tonight.

You can watch the red carpet live at 6:30 PM CT tonight at CMAAwards.com.  

In college, Kenny Chesney used to play at a Mexican restaurant. His pay was tips & free burritos.  

Finally - Kane Brown’s on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE tonight.