Thomas Rhett performed 'Unforgettable' against a blue light-up backdrop. Urban thanked his wife, Nicole Kidman, and promised to FaceTime her after the show. McGraw said, 'I'm Brad Paisley and I'm not half as funny as I think I am.' McGraw and Hill assured the co-hosts they were just kidding around and congratulated them on 10 years of hosting the CMAs.īrittany Snow and Ruby Rose of 'Pitch Perfect 3' presented the first award of the night, single of the year, which went to 'Blue Ain't Your Color' by Keith Urban. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill walked onto the stage to present Underwood and Paisley with dolls of them, and pretended to be the hosts as they played with the dolls. Paisley and Underwood then put on eclipse glasses and wondered aloud why Eric Church always wears sunglasses, and sang a few lines of 'Total Eclipse of the Garth.' They also congratulated Hillary Scott and Chris Stapleton, who are each expecting twins.
Paisley and Underwood congratulated Kelsea Ballerini and Maren Morris for their recent engagements, and Little Big Town's Kimberly Schlapman and Thomas Rhett for the new additions to their families. 'Until Rocket Man starts a nuclear war and maybe next time, he'll think before he tweets,' they sang.
But soon the two launched into a version of Underwood's 'Before He Cheats.'
