Several of country music's biggest stars missed the CMA Awards and they had very good reasons to do so. Others just didn't want to be there.

Lainey Wilson , Luke Combs , Cody Johnson and Brooks & Dunn were all spotted on the CMA stage. Vince Gill was celebrated and Kenny Chesney performed a stirring medley.

In fact every single artist nominee was in attendance, except for one.

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Morgan Wallen is the most obvious face missing in the CMA crowd. He's made it clear that awards shows are not a priority, so it seems unlikely fans will see him on ABC anytime soon. The same may be true about Jason Aldean .

On Instagram, Brittany Aldean revealed that she and her hubs were in Miami for a date night. The

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