Walker Hayes

The lasting impact of the 2022 CMT Music Awards may be what was missing.

It was hard to stay in one's seat for this one.

If everyone wasn't smiling and laughing, we'd be very concerned.

He got his workout in, that is for sure.

Eric Church, Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini and more will take the stage.

When he was writing the song, Hayes thought back to the day he buried his seventh child, Oakleigh.

Thanks to an audio mishap, Walker Hayes' performance was so loud that viewers couldn't even hear the halftime analysis.

This adds insult to injury for the Bama fan.

It's inspired by a friendship that also inspired one of his songs.

Hayes will ring in the New Year in L.A.