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"I owe my wife an apology," the singer said while accepting his second win of the night Getty(2) forgot to thank one important collaborator when he accepted his first win of the night at the . On Wednesday, Nov. 20, the singer, 46, attended the 58th annual country music awards show in Nashville, where he was .
Early in the night, he for single of year for his song "White Horse," which featured his wife Morgane Stapleton as a producer. The country star forgot to give her a shout-out during his acceptance speech — but got the chance to make up for it as he secured his second win of the evening for song of the year for the same tune. Theo Wargo/Getty "I really am taken aback.
Thank you so much for this," Stapleton said in his second acceptance speech of the night, according to . "I owe my wife an apology. That last award also belonged to her.
" Stapleton explained that everything "just happened so fast," but noted, "I really owe a lot to her, so I thank her for her support." The 10-time Grammy winner and Morgane — also a singer-songwriter and Stapleton's bandmate — have . Related: Jason Kempin/Getty The "Think I'm in Love with You" earned five nominations this year, including entertainer of the year, single of the year, album of the year, song of the year and male vocalist of the year.
Related: He with a high-energy performance of "California Sober" with singer . The two took to the stage in cowboy hats and guitars as they performed the song, which was featured on Malone's country album . Stapleton gave Morgane a sweet mention at last year’s ceremony when he won male vocalist of the year, saying in his acceptance speech, "I want to thank my wife, Morgane.
I don't do any of this without her. Certainly don't get any of these [awards] without her." The 58th Annual CMA Awards broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov.
20 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.
m. on ABC. The show streams the following day on Hulu.
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