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This year’s Country Music Awards played host to many an American Idol alum and representing for the reality TV series was former contestant, Chris Daughtry, who was sporting his trademark shaved head and some man cleavage.

This year’s Idol contestant, Danny Gokey, looked at home on the red carpet in hit long black coat and pale lavender shirt.

Tim McGraw was a man in black, keeping it simple in a dapper suit which included a cowboy hat pulled low over his eyes, which say, “Make sure you’re behaving yourself or I will regulate.” He ain’t lookin’ for trouble, y’all.

Gallery Info: Darius Rucker, Dale Earhardt Jr, James Otto, Randy Travis, Billy Currington, Jake Owen, Chuck Wicks, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Kristian Bush, Keith Urban, Chris Daughtry, Jack Ingram, Kris Kristofferson, Danny Gokey and Luke Bryan at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

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