Country superstar Carrie Underwood, who was not nominated for any Country Music Assn. Awards this year, still made a surprise appearance at the Nashville ceremony to perform with Cody Johnson. The "Before He Cheats" hitmaker joined Johnson onstage to perform their romantic duet "I'm Gonna Love You" in front of a cheering audience inside Bridgestone Arena.

"I'm Gonna Love You" was the lead single from the deluxe version of Johnson's album 'Leather', which was released in November Carrie Underwood and Cody Johnson gave the 2024 CMA Awards quite the surprise.

The 2024 Country Music Association Awards saw the likes of Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson win awards. See the full list