Chris Stapleton forgot to thank his wife and collaborator Morgane for the first award he won at the 2024 CMA Awards but quickly made up for it while accepting his second win of the night.

Chris Stapleton couldn’t let the 2024 Country Music Association Awards end without giving a shoutout to one of the most important people in his life — his wife, Morgane Stapleton (née Hayes). The country singer forgot to thank her when he accepted the Single of the Year award for his song “White Horse” on

Fire it up. Later in the night, Stapleton would snag his third CMA trophy of the year, as he was named Male Vocalist of the Year. Stapleton winning this honor makes it his eighth time taking home the award and makes him the artist who holds the record for winning this award.