A little bit of country and a lotta bit of love!
The biggest stars in country music and Hollywood have come together tonight for a fun-filled evening at the 2017 Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Along with some glittering duds, cowboy hats and smiles, many stars brought along their spouses, boyfriends, girlfriends or partners as their dates for the red-carpet event. And hot-damn, did they look good!
From Miranda Lambert and Anderson East to Kelsea Ballerini and fiancé Morgan Evans and even Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelly, star couples took to the carpet in style tonight. Some got cuddly, some got cozy and some simply dazzled.
E! News already reported that Nashville star and comedian Charles Esten is set to host the fun-filled night of music, which is lined up with performances by Blake Shelton, Thomas Rhett, Miranda Lambert and Luke Bryan.
Keith Urban & Nicole Kidman
Matching in black-on-black ensembles, the first couple of country was all about showing each other the love on the red carpet at CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn.
Thomas Rhett & Lauren Akins
The "Die a Happy Man" singer and his pregnant wife, who wowed in green, were lucky in love at the 2017 CMT Music Awards.
Sam Hunt & Hannah Lee Fowler
The newlyweds celebrated their matrimonial bliss in all black at the country music award show.
Luke Bryan & Caroline Boyer
The "That's My Kind of Night" singer and his wife of over 10 years had some fun on the red carpet.
Katherine Heigl & Josh Kelly
The TV star and her singer/songwriter husband made a date night of the 2017 CMT Music Awards.
Miranda Lambert & Anderson East
The "Kerosene" songstress and her Americana singer boyfriend coordinated at the 2017 Country Music Awards at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. The couple confirmed they were dating in December 2015.
Michael Chandler & Brie Chandler
The MMA fighter and his wife wore funky black and red ensembles to the Nashville night of fun.
Kelsea Ballerini & Morgan Evans
The country star and her fiancé coupled up at the 2017 Country Music Awards at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Charles Esten & Patty Hanson
The 2017 CMT Music Awards show host and Nashville star brought his wife since 1991. The two matched in all-black ensembles.
Kellie Pickler & Kyle Jacobs
The former American Idol star was all about spending time with her singer/songwriter hubby at the awards show. The two were married on Jan. 1, 2011.
Jason Aldean & Brittany Kerr
The "Burnin' It Down" singer and his pregnant wife of two years got cuddly on the red carpet.
Hunter Hayes & Libby Barnes
The "Yesterday's Song" singer and his girlfriend since 2014 loved up on each other at the awards show.
Brandon Robert Young & Clare Maree
Looking like the bad boy and the princess, the musician and the Nashville actress got cozy at the 2017 CMT Music Awards.
Cody Alan & Michael Trea Smith
The proud partners made their red carpet debut at the 2017 CMT Music Awards.
Cooper Davis & Kaitlyn Davis
The bull rider brought his wife along for the ride at the 2017 CMT Music Awards.
Russell Dickerson & Kailey Dickerson
The cuties were all about getting cozy at the CMT Music Awards.
Granger Smith & Amber Bartlett Smith
The couple, who have been married since 2010, add a little bit of rock and roll to the red carpet with their look.
Ken Johnson and Andi Zack-Johnson
Musical duo are all smiles at the 2017 CMT Country Music Awards.
Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini, and Thomas Rhett top the nominations with four each, while Carrie Underwood, who currently boasts the most CMT Music Awards wins of all time, earned three more nominations this year!
Meanwhile, there are some surprising newcomers in the CMT Performance of the Year category, including Jason Derulo, Meghan Trainor, Nick Jonas, P!nk, Alicia Keys, Jill Scott, and John Mellencamp . Country is clearly taking the country by storm!
The 2017 CMT Music Awards airs tonight at 8 p.m. only on CMT.