Carly Pearce

'I bet you weren't expecting that one,' Pearce said when she told the story of how it all went down.

This inaugural list of country singers who won the year starts with fan responses to that very question.

Brantley Gilbert, Carly Pearce and more will rock out on race weekend in Nashville.

She gave a powerful tribute performance to welcome the Judds into the Country Music Hall of Fame, just one day after Naomi Judd's death.

Including Thomas Rhett, Eric Church, Lainey Wilson and more.

Pearce's headlining tour will pick up again next March.

It was an all-star night.

Talking to Taste of Country Nights, Pearce re-lived the invite and filled in some holes in the narrative.

Four performances and one award make up this year's list from Sunday's (April 18) ACM Awards.

Pearce and her peers hope to pay homage to Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris' iconic '80s collaboration.

The song is one of seven from Pearce's forthcoming '29'.

Talk about a full-circle moment!