Miranda Lambert Celebrates Her 38th Birthday By Kicking Off the 2021 CMA Awards

A night to remember! Miranda Lambert kicked off the 2021 Country Music Awards on Wednesday, November 10, with a killer rendition of her greatest hits. Lambert performed a medley of “Kerosene,” “Mama’s Broken Heart,” “Bluebird,” “Little Red Wagon” and “Gunpowder & Lead.” The “Bluebird” singer also celebrated her 38th birthday at the Nashville awards show, which she attended with husband Brendan McLoughlin. Lambert — who is nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year — sat beside her “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” duet partner Elle King post-performance.

“I am opening the show this year, so I can’t tell you much other than that. Some surprises,” the Casa Rosa owner teased on Monday, November 8, in a CMAs video. “I’m also done at 7:05 p.m., so I get to sit and enjoy my night, which is amazing.” Carrie and Mike! Miranda and Brendan! Couples Enjoy Date Night at the CMAs. The “Mama’s Broken Heart” singer’s three 2021 nods bring her total to 58 throughout her career. That number makes Lambert the third-most nominated artist in CMA history.

“I’m so thankful to still be coming to the CMAs. It’s been, like, a decade and a half [that] I have gotten to be a part of it,” she said on Monday. “It never gets old. It’s also one of those nights where you get to reunite with friends. It’s a really cool night.”