Chris Stapleton took home four Country Music Association Awards and hardly left the stage on Wednesday night, while an absent Morgan Wallen won the night's biggest prize, entertainer of the year.

The night's most vaunted honor, Entertainer of the Year, went to Morgan Wallen. The artist behind hits like "Last Night" and Post Malone duet "I Had Some Help" has posted huge record sales totals and has been dominant on the charts.

The other nominees for country music's top prize included Chris Stapleton, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson and Luke Combs Morgan Wallen has taken home the most coveted prize at the 2024 CMA Awards — figuratively,