Morgan Evans is rolling out the red carpet for his new romance.
Nearly three years after he finalized his divorce from Kelsea Ballerini, the "Kiss Somebody" singer stepped out for the 2025 CMA Awards alongside his girlfriend Laci Kaye Booth, marking their first time on the red carpet together. (For every star who made an appearance at the CMAs, click here.)
For the Nov. 19 event hosted by Lainey Wilson, Morgan rocked a silk white blouse and black trousers with a leather jacket. And to finish off his look, he left the top three buttons of his shirt undone to show off his black beaded necklace.
Meanwhile, Lacy—who hard-launched her relationship with Morgan in May while performing on stage at The Vineyard Goes Country festival—stunned in a red lace gown with a high slit and matching fingerless gloves. Completing her ensemble, the American Idol alum opted for eye-popping diamond jewelry and styled her red hair in long, tight curls.
And Morgan, 40, and Lacy, 29, weren't shy with their PDA at the annual awards ceremony, with the couple sharing a sweet kiss on the iconic velvet rug.
As for who else was in attendance at the big night in country music? Among the guests was Kelsea—nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year—who Morgan split from in August 2022 following five years of marriage.
And while the exes have both moved on in their dating lives, it's no surprise they didn't pose together for any photos.
After all, Kelsea—who has since been linked to Outer Banks star Chase Stokes—previously revealed that she and Morgan lost contact after sharing an "honest "conversation before publicly announcing their split.
"I was like, 'I've loved what this has brought in my life and I respect you and I respect me and because of that, I can no longer be in this marriage,'" Kelsea recalled of their talk during a 2023 appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast. "'I really wanna, like, honor the good that we've experienced by doing this the right way.' And it was beautiful. We cried. We hugged, it was sweet."
However, that mutual understanding didn't last. As Kelsea admitted at the time, "I haven't talked to him since."
"After that conversation obviously you lawyer up and you tell your team and you get your people and everything kind of just shifted," she added. "I'm at peace with it now."
For more stars who showed out at the 2025 CMA Awards, keep reading.
Kelsea Ballerini
LeAnn Rimes
Megan Moroney & Kenny Chesney
Lainey Wilson
Hayley Stommel & Tyler Hubbard
Morgan Stapleton & Chris Stapleton
Billy Ray Cyrus & Elizabeth Hurley
Shaboozey
Old Dominion
Nicole Hocking & Luke Combs
Ella Langley
Steve Martin
Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild & Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town
Russell Dickerson & Kailey Dickerson
Brett Young & Taylor Mills
The War and Treaty's Michael Trotter Jr. & Tanya Trotter
Shay Mooney, Hannah Mooney, Dan Smyers & Abby Smyers
Haley Kalil
Mark Collie, Billy Bob Thornton and Carter Faith
Bigxthaplug
Cam Arnold & Lauren Alaina
Bailey Zimmerman
Ne-Yo
Grace Van Patten
Cody Johnson
Riley Green
Morgan Evans & Laci Kaye Booth
Chris O'Donnell
Arielle Kebbel
Gretchen Wilson