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Fans are expressing their distaste for the 2024 CMA Awards' tribute pursuing what they felt was a lackluster homage to the precocious state euphony fable Toby Keith.
The hosts of the 2024 Country Music Awards, Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson and Peyton Manning, raised a reddish Solo Cup arsenic a motion to Keith’s fashionable song, "Red Solo Cup," and spoke concisely honoring the deceased state star.
"We privation to instrumentality a infinitesimal to toast the large Toby Keith," Bryan said. "A large artist, a large American, and a large state euphony icon."
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Country prima Toby Keith died connected Feb. 5 pursuing a conflict with tummy cancer. He was 62. (Jason Kempin)
"Toby, you volition beryllium missed, buddy," Bryan concluded.
The assemblage of A-list state stars, which included "Gunpowder & Lead" vocalist Miranda Lambert and medium of the twelvemonth recipient Cody Johnson, raised their glasses and integrative cups to a precocious measurement of cheers.
"Toby had immoderate large barroom songs," Wison said, referencing the aforementioned deed and "I Love This Bar," earlier introducing "A Bar Song" singer, Shaboozey.
Fans expressed their displeasure via societal media with the show’s deficiency of what they felt was an undeserving tribute to a celebrated and patriotic state star.
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From near to right, Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson and Peyton Manning are acceptable to big this year's grant show. (Getty Images)
One X idiosyncratic wrote, "Lamest TK tribute ever!"
"Weak," wrote another.
On TikTok, users took to the remark conception of a tribute video and wrote, "Very disappointed Toby Keith deserved better."
"He deserved much than a toast," different wrote. "Oh my deity Toby Keith did a lot."
Some fans defended the yearly grant show, citing that determination was an hourslong tribute lawsuit astatine Nashville, Tennessee’s Bridgestone Arena titled "Toby Keith: American Icon" earlier this year.
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Carrie Underwood and Toby Keith be the 2022 BMI Country Awards astatine BMI connected Nov. 8, 2022 successful Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for BMI)
The show, hosted by "You, Me, and Whiskey" vocalist Priscilla Block, was recorded successful precocious July and aired successful August.
Carrie Underwood performed Keith’s deed "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" and Eric Church sang "As Good As I Once Was."
Keith died connected Feb. 5, 2024, aft battling tummy cancer.
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Fans, celebrities and subject veterans revealed their tributes and heartache pursuing the quality of the decease of the "Beer for My Horses" singer.
Keith was a three-time CMA victor successful 2014, 2017 and 2021 and was nominated for galore Grammy Awards.
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