The 58th CMA Awards will take place this week in Music City, so iHeartCountry is taking a look back at Country Music’s Biggest Night in 2014.

Attendees at the 48th annual CMA Awards a decade ago included iconic country artists Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, plus Blake Shelton, returning host in 2024 Luke Bryan, Brantley Gilbert, Miranda Lambert, stars of the hit series Nashville (including Chris Carmack, Lennon Stella and Maisy Stella, and others), Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves, Brett Eldgredge and many others. It was all hosted by the iconic duo, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.

This year, Bryan returns to the stage to host the show with Peyton Manning and first-time host Lainey Wilson. Performers this year include Chris Stapleton and Post Malone opening the show, plus Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan, Brooks & Dunn with Jelly Roll, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Ella Langley with Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Kacey Musgraves, Bailey Zimmerman, Dierks Bentley (featuring Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull and Bronwyn Keith-Hynes), Luke Bryan, Ashley McBryde, Shaboozey, Thomas Rhett and Teddy Swims, and Lainey Wilson.

Presenters include Simone Biles, Clint Black, Jeff Bridges, Mark Collie, Jordan Davis, Freddie Freeman, Don Johnson, Jackson Laux, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch, Katharine McPhee, The Oak Ridge Boys, Taylor Frankie Paul, Carly Pearce, Caleb Pressley, Nate Smith, Daniel Sunjata, Mitchell Tenpenny and Billy Bob Thornton.

George Strait will receive the 2024 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, the Country Music Association recently announced. See the full list of 58th CMA Award nominees here.

The 58th CMA Awards will take place at Bridgestone Arena in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The show is set for Wednesday, November 20. It will air live at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on ABC, and will be available the following day on Hulu.

Before the show, take a stroll down memory lane with us, and see some of our favorite snapshots from the 48th CMA Awards in 2014.

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