Chris Stapleton forgot to thank Wife Morgane after 2024 CMA Awards win

Chris Stapleton forgot to thank an important collaborator when he accepted his first win tonight at the 2024 Country Music Association Awards.

On Wednesday, Nov. 20, the singer, 46, attended the 58th annual Country Music Awards show in Nashville, where he was nominated for a total of five awards. Earlier in the night, he took home the award for single of the year for his song “White Horse”, which was produced by his wife Morgane Stapleton.

The country star forgot to give her a shout-out during his acceptance speech – but got the chance to make up for it when he secured his second Song of the Year win of the night for the same tune.

“I’m really surprised. Thank you so much for this,” Stapleton said in his second acceptance speech of the night, according to Taste of country. “I owe my wife an apology. The last prize belonged to her too.”

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Stapleton explained that everything “just happened so fast,” but noted, “I really owe her a lot, so I thank her for her support.”

The 10-time Grammy winner and Morgane – also a singer-songwriter and Stapleton’s bandmate – have been married since 2007.

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“Think I’m in Love with You” received five nominations this year, including Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year.

He opened the 2024 ceremony with a high-energy performance of “California Sober” with singer Post Malone. The two took to the stage wearing cowboy hats and guitars as they performed the song, which was featured on Malone’s country album F-1 trillion.

Stapleton gave Morgane a sweet mention at last year’s ceremony when he won Male Vocalist of the Year, saying in his acceptance speech: “I want to thank my wife, Morgane. I don’t do any of this without her. Definitely don’t get any of ​​these (awards) without her.”

The 58th Annual CMA Awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 20 from 8pm to 11pm on ABC. The show will be streamed the following day on Hulu.