See how Kentucky natives Chris Stapleton, Carly Pearce fared at the 2023 CMA Awards

Kentucky natives Chris Stapleton and Carly Pearce teamed up to perform their CMA-nominated duet "We Don't Fight Anymore" during The 57th Annual CMA Awards, hosted Wednesday by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning.

Both Stapleton and Pearce were nominated for several awards at the show, which was broadcast live from Nashville on ABC, but only Stapleton took home hardware at this year's ceremony.

Going into the show with a career total of 34 nominations, Stapleton won his seventh Male Vocalist of the Year award. He was also nominated for Entertainer of the Year and Musical Event of the Year, where he was nominated alongside Pearce for their duet "We Don't Fight Anymore."

Accepting his CMA trophy, the Kentucky artist thanked his wife Morgan, and said he continues to be thankful to be part of the country music community.

The night's big winner turned out to be female country artist Lainey Wilson who won Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, and Musical Event of the Year. Jelly Roll accepted the New Artist of the Year award and Luke Combs took home the Single of the Year award for "Fast Car."

The awards show included a special musical tribute to Jimmy Buffett who passed away this year on Sept.1.

Here's a breakdown of all the categories where Stapleton and Pearce were nominated. Winners are in bold:

Entertainer of the Year

• Luke Combs

• Chris Stapleton

• Carrie Underwood

• Morgan Wallen

• Lainey Wilson

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Kelsea Ballerini

• Miranda Lambert

• Ashley McBryde

• Carly Pearce

• Lainey Wilson

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Luke Combs

• Jelly Roll

• Cody Johnson

• Chris Stapleton

• Morgan Wallen

Musical Event of the Year

• “Save Me” — Jelly Roll (with Lainey Wilson) (Producers: Zach Crowell, David Ray Stevens)

• “She Had Me At Heads Carolina (Remix)” — Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina (Producer: Zach Crowell)

• "Thank God” — Kane Brown (with Katelyn Brown) (Producer: Dann Huff)

• “wait in the truck” — HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson) (Producers: HARDY, Joey Moi, Jordan Schmidt, Derek Wells)

• “We Don't Fight Anymore” — Carly Pearce (featuring Chris Stapleton) (Producers: Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce)

Reach Kirby Adams at kadams@courier-journal.com or Twitter @kirbylouisville. 

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: CMA Awards 2023: Kentucky natives Chris Stapleton, Carly Pearce