Keith Urban joined the 2020 CMA Awards from Australia to perform “God Whispered Your Name.”
A stripped down version of “God Whispered Your Name” from @KeithUrban down under is exactly what we needed. #CMAAwards pic.twitter.com/BrZMucyNSU
— Bobby Bones Show (@bobbybonesshow) November 12, 2020
Keith is nominated for three CMA Awards tonight: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, and Music Event of the Year. This year’s nominations bring his total to 50 and his thirteenth time being nominated for Entertainer of the Year, sixteenth time for Male Vocalist of the Year, and the sixth time for Music Event of the Year.
The 54th Annual CMA Awards aired live Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Like other award shows, the CMAs had to adjust how they did things this year to adhere to COVID-19 safety guidelines. There was no live audience, but country artists were able to attend the awards show in person, all distanced from each other.
The CMA Awards were established in 1958 and was the very first trade organization formed to promote an individual genre of music. In 1967, the first CMA Awards Banquet and Show was held, and the following year it was broadcasted for the first time on television. It is the longest-running, annual music awards program on network television.
Watch Keith Urban’s intimate performance of “God Whispered Her Name” below!