CMA Awards 2022: NKY native Carly Pearce wins Musical Event of the Year, performs live

Northern Kentucky native Carly Pearce had a good showing at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night in Nashville, performing live and taking home an award.

Pearce, born in Taylor Mill, about seven miles outside of Covington, won Musical Event of the Year for the chart-topping duet "Never Wanted To Be That Girl" with Ashley McBryde. This was Pearce's third CMA win.

In 2021, Pearce won Female Vocalist of the Year, nearly falling to her knees before reaching the podium to accept her award.

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Here are the other CMA Awards Pearce was nominated for:

• Female Vocalist of the Year.

• Single of the Year for "Never Wanted To Be That Girl," with Ashley McBryde.

• Song of the Year for “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” with Ashley McBryde (songwriters Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde and Carly Pearce).

• Music Video of the Year for “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” with Ashley McBryde.

Later in the night, Pearce cut a bluegrass rendition of her 2021 song "Dear Miss Loretta," enlisting Country Music Hall of Famer Ricky Skaggs and Grand Ole Opry singer Sonya Isaacs for the memorable performance.

"I never met Loretta, always wished I would've," Pearce said on stage. "But I wrote this song in tribute to her because I so admired everything about her, especially the way she wrote about her life − unapologetically."

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: CMA Awards 2022: Carly Pearce wins Musical Event of the Year