It’s an emotional night forCarly Pearce!
Pearce, 31, took the win for female vocalist of the year at the 2021CMA Awardson Wednesday. Before her acceptance speech even started, the singer broke out in tears and remained speechless after saying she “really didn’t think this was gonna happen.”
After a few seconds,Ashley McBrydestepped in to help her fellow performer and said, “What she meant to say was, ‘There’s a lot of love, respect and admiration in this category.'”
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After gathering herself, Pearce thanked God and her record label — and noted the difficulties she overcame in the past year.
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“I’ve had just like a crazy year and I just want you guys to know that this means everything to me,” said Pearce, who kissed her new beau Riley King before going onstage. “Country music saved me at a time that I needed it, and I just want you guys to know that this is all I’ve ever wanted in the entire world and I just hope you know that country music is all I love, so thank you so much.”
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Ahead of the award show, Pearce demonstrated her nostalgic feelings in a Twitter post, in anticipation of two nominations.
The award for album of the year, however, went toChris Stapleton.
During the show, Pearce hit the stage with McBryde for an emotional performance of their duet “Never Wanted to Be That Girl.”
In September,Pearce spoke to PEOPLEabout her third album,29, which reflects on a difficult year for the country star.
“I have accepted what has happened to me in my life, and I’m moving on,” Pearce said at the time. “What you hear in this project is every stage of a relationship ending, the realization, the grief, the anger, the confusion … I’m very much a situational writer, and as soon as I could see all of these songs, I saw the pieces that they represented, and I felt like it was finished.”
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Pearce was previously married toMichael Raybefore finalizing her divorce in September 2020. She filed for divorce after eight months of marriage.
source: people.com
