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Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning Coach Lainey Wilson in CMA Awards Monologue

Hosts Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning and Lainey Wilson delivered an opening monologue during the 2024 CMA Awards on Wednesday, November 20

Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson and Peyton Manning.Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesThe trio took the stage after Post Malone and Chris Stapleton opened show with a performance of “California Sober.” Bryan and Manning, both 48, and Wilson, 32, teamed up to deliver a monologue filled with jokes and advice during the Wednesday, November 20, awards show, which was held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The ceremony is being held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, November 20, with returning hosts Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning sharing their duties with their new cohost, Lainey Wilson. “It gives me another opportunity to represent a genre that has just meant so much to me and the way that I grew up and my life and my family, and to be able to use that platform to make people laugh and just shine a light on why country music is incredible, sign me up!” she gushed.

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