Carena Liptak

Carena Liptak is a writer and editor based in New York. She is a fan of strong coffee, big dogs and great country music.

The King of Country mingled with the genre's young crop at the awards show.

Shaboozey's name was a punchline at the CMAs, but he had the perfect comeback.

Combs was SHOCKED when he heard how many times Stapleton has won this award.

It's the biggest trophy of the night.

Strait was in the building on Wednesday night to collect one of country music's highest honors.

What could make an all-star tribute even better? An appearance from the King of Country himself.

Posty took the stage for a solo performance of the song he wrote for his baby girl.

"I did not expect that," Johnson said.

The new version of 'Believe' is one of the stand-out tracks on Brooks & Dunn's second 'Reboot' album.

Combs' performance proved exactly why he's Entertainer of the Year material.