Chris Stapleton forgot to thank an important collaborator when he accepted his first victory of the evening at 2024 Country Music Association Awards.

On Wednesday, November 20, the 46-year-old singer attended the 58th Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville, where he was nominated for a total of five awards. Early in the night he won the prize for single of the year for his song “White Horse”, which featured his wife Morgane Stapleton as producer.

The country star forgot to thank her during his acceptance speech – but was lucky enough to make up for it by picking up his second win of the night for song of the year for the same track.

“I’m really surprised. Thank you very much for that,” Stapleton said in his second acceptance speech of the evening, according to Taste of the country. “I owe my wife an apology. This last reward belonged to her too.”

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Stapleton explained that everything “happened so quickly,” but noted, “I really owe her a lot, so I thank her for her support.”

The 10-time Grammy Award winner and Morgane — also a singer-songwriter and member of the band Stapleton — I have been married since 2007.

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“I Think I’m in Love with You” earned five nominations this year, including artist of the year, single of the year, album of the year, song of the year and male singer of the year.

He opened the 2024 ceremony with an energetic performance of “California Sober” featuring the singer Post Malone. The two men took the stage in cowboy hats and guitars to perform the song, which was featured on Malone’s country album. F-1 billion.

Stapleton gave Morgane a sweet mention at last year’s ceremony when he won Male Vocalist of the Year, saying in his acceptance speech: “I want to thank my wife, Morgane. I don’t do any of this without her. Certainly not get any of these (awards) without her.

The 58th annual CMA Awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 20 from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on ABC. The show premieres the next day on Hulu.