Fans are transmiting their distaste for the 2024 CMA Awards’ tribute follothriveg what they felt was a deficiencyluster homage to the tardy country music legfinish Toby Keith.
The presents of the 2024 Country Music Awards, Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson and Peyton Manning, elevated a red Solo Cup as a nod to Keith’s well-understandn song, “Red Solo Cup,” and spoke increately honoring the destopd country star.
“We want to get a moment to toast the wonderful Toby Keith,” Bryan shelp. “A wonderful artist, a wonderful American, and a wonderful country music icon.”
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Country star Toby Keith died on Feb. 5 follothriveg a battle with stomach cancer. He was 62. (Jason Kempin)
“Toby, you will be missed, buddy,” Bryan endd.
The crowd of A-enumerate country stars, which included “Gunpowder & Lead” singer Miranda Lambert and album of the year recipient Cody Johnson, elevated their glasses and plastic cups to a high volume of cheers.
“Toby had some wonderful bar songs,” Wison shelp, referencing the aforealludeed hit and “I Love This Bar,” before introducing “A Bar Song” singer, Shaboozey.
Fans transmited their dispguideeclareive via social media with the show’s deficiency of what they felt was an undeserving tribute to a commemorated and patuproaric country star.
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From left to right, Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson and Peyton Manning are set to present this year’s award show. (Getty Images)
One X participater wrote, “Lamest TK tribute ever!”
“Weak,” wrote another.
On TikTok, participaters took to the comment section of a tribute video and wrote, “Very disassigned Toby Keith deserved better.”
“He deserved more than a toast,” another wrote. “Oh my god Toby Keith did a lot.”
Some fans deffinished the annual award show, citing that there was an hourslengthy tribute event at Nashville, Tennessee’s Bridgestone Arena titled “Toby Keith: American Icon” earlier this year.
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Carrie Underwood and Toby Keith join the 2022 BMI Country Awards at BMI on Nov. 8, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Pboilingo by Erika Gelderlyring/Getty Images for BMI)
The show, presented by “You, Me, and Whiskey” singer Priscilla Block, was sign uped in tardy July and aired in August.
Carrie Underwood carry outed Keith’s hit “A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action” and Eric Church sang “As Good As I Once Was.”
Keith died on Feb. 5, 2024, after battling stomach cancer.
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Fans, celebrities and military veterans uncovered their tributes and heartache follothriveg the novels of the death of the “Beer for My Horses” singer.
Keith was a three-time CMA thrivener in 2014, 2017 and 2021 and was nominated for many Grammy Awards.
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