LeAnn Rimes stepped out for the 2025 CMA Awards, where she presented the award for Best New Artist of the Year, in a show-stopping dress. The country music icon took PEOPLE behind the scenes of her getting-ready process.

Country’s biggest night just wrapped. See Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, and more on the 2025 CMA Awards red carpet.

Country legend Vince Gill accepted the lifetime achievement honor from 2024 winner George Strait, while Brandi Carlile and Patty Loveless paid tribute.

Brandi Carlile and Patty Loveless paid tribute to Vince Gill at the 2025 CMA Awards, singing his song 'When I Call Your Name.'

In addition to Wilson and Urban, performances for the first half of this year's show included Zach Top, who performed his hit song "Guitar"; Megan Moroney, who performed her song "6 Months Later"; and Stapleton, who performed his song "Bad As I Used To Be" from the film, "F1."

Lainey Wilson earned her second entertainer of the year win (she previously won in 2023), as well as her fourth consecutive female vocalist of the year win, and her second album of the year win (this year for Whirlwind ). Ella Langley ‘s collaboration with Riley Green, "You Look Like You Love Me," was named both single and song of the year.

Lainey Wilson and Ellla Langley came up big as Wilson won for Entertainer of the Year and Album of The Year, while Langley won for single and song of the year.

CMA Awards 2025 nominees including Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson and Luke Combs stepped out for the annual ceremony in Nashville on Nov. 19.

Stephen Wilson Jr.'s ethereal version of "Stand by Me" cover appears on a deluxe version of søn of dad, which was released earlier this year. The 46-year-old singer is still stunned that he was asked to perform it on a national stage, but he knows why.