Lainey Wilson is making a style statement at the 2024 CMA Awards — and she has her love Devlin ‘Duck’ Hodges to do it with!
On Nov. 20, the country star, 32, and her boyfriend, 28, and former NFL quarterback, stepped out for a date night at the Country Music Awards wearing coordinating all-black ensembles. The two made their red carpet debut at the 2023 ACM Awards.
Wilson, who made her hosting debut, wore a Zuhair Murad outfit consisting of a tailored black blazer with beading and sheer wide-leg pants, which were a sexy take on her signature bell bottom. She accessorized her silky button-up with a bolo necklace, and also accessorized with feather earrings and a flat-brimmed hat.
Hodges dressed up in a black turtleneck, jacket and pants. He also wore striking jewelry, a cowboy hat, and black boots.
In addition to her hosting duties, Wilson is also nominated in four categories. The “Hang Tight Honey” singer was up for Single of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, Female Singer of the Year and Music Video of the Year.
She changed into a sparkly striped jacket for her hosting duties with Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan.
Lainey Wilson steps out the 2024 CMA Awards in her signature style with support from boyfriend Devlin “Duck” Hodges.
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In a short video of the singer and her co-hosts Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning shown exclusively to PEOPLE before the show, Wilson called the event a “country music family reunion.”
“A lot of these people who are nominated and win, they’re people who have helped me along the way. This is just a great opportunity to celebrate each other,” said Wilson, who won the 2023 Entertainer of the Year award.
On the fashion front, it was another baggy year for Wilson.
The “Watermelon Moonshine” singer wore the ensemble to the Carolina Herrera Spring 2025 show at New York Fashion Week on September 9.
Wilson wore a flowing blue and green floral long sleeve jumpsuit with a navy belt and statement gold earrings to the event. The bottom part of the outfit resembled a skirt, but Wilson discovered that it was actually a floaty version of the signature flared pant style.
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Lainey Wilson at the Carolina Herrera Spring 2025 show in September 2024.
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Wilson also wore Carolina Herrera to last year’s CMA Awards. She wore a black Carolina Herrera strapless jumpsuit with wide pleated hems.
The singer’s signature pants are intentional. “In a few years [to her music career]I realized very quickly that as a decent singer-songwriter that is not enough. I had to do something that would stand out and set me apart,” she told PEOPLE in 2023.
She vowed to wear the bells “every day”. She admitted that she wouldn’t count a specific outfit yet, adding that many people have never seen her in a dress.
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The 58th Annual CMA Awards air live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, November 20 from 8-11pm on ABC. The show airs the next day on Hulu.
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