Cody Johnson is giving credit to his wife, Brandi Johnson, after his latest CMA Awards victory for album of the year, as he tells PEOPLE that he 'wouldn't be here' without her support.

Carrie Underwood made a surprise appearance at Wednesday's CMA Awards to perform 'I'm Gonna Love You' with Cody Johnson. Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen win big.

The early 2000s were Alan Jackson's best and most successful years as an artist, and one of his many standout CMA performances was "It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere" with Jimmy Buffett. The song — one of Taste of Country's Best of the 21st Century — felt as right this year as "Where Were You" did two years earlier.