CMA Awards Recap: Beyonce and Country Legends Dominate the Show

The 50th Annual CMA Awards were a massive celebration of country music, its history, and a little bit of its future. The show kicked off with musical medley that included country legends Buck Owens, Dwight Yoakam, Randy Travis, and many more. Throughout the night, other country superstars like Alan Jackson, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, and the good ol’ Oak Ridge Boys sang some of country’s classic hits. Although, the performance that people will be talking about is when Beyonce and the Dixie Chicks hit the stage together for a country-fied version of Beyonce’s “Daddy Lessons.” The ladies shook the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, and received a standing ovation at the end of the song. At the end of the night, Dolly Parton was honored with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award and a musical tribute that include Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Nettles, Kacey Musgraves, Martina McBride and Reba McEntire. And, of course, Dolly accepted her award in the most Dolly way possible by saying, “Wow, what a tribute, this is so touching. I woulda cried but I didn’t wanna mess up my eyelashes.”