Maybe you do not follow country music. Maybe you have never heard of Chris Stapleton. But one song he performed at the Country Music Association Awards, a simple love letter called “Think I’m In Love With You,” has people replaying his story of marriage, loyalty, and real-life romance long after the show ended.
So what do you do when your name is not called? If you are Chris Stapleton, you turn the whole night into a love story. “Think I’m In Love With You” is not just another country track. It feels like a open-hearted letter to his wife and creative partner, Morgane.
Add in his electric performances at Bridgestone Arena, from the gritty punch of the song “Bad As I Used To Be” to the retro, disco-ball duet “A Song To Sing” with Miranda Lambert, and it becomes clear: awards or not, this was Stapleton’s night.
Chris Stapleton – “Bad As I Used To Be” | Live at CMA Awards 2025
And if that slow, tender love letter made you lean in, his other big moment at the CMAs shows a very different side of Chris Stapleton. “A Song To Sing” pairs him with Miranda Lambert in a retro, 1970s-style duet that feels like pure fun after all the emotion of “Think I’m In Love With You.”
Matching burnt orange outfits, bright lights, and a huge disco ball turn the stage into something closer to a throwback movie than a country show, while their voices blend together like two friends trading secrets on the road. It completes the story you started.
Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton CMA 2025 Duet — The Performance That Stole the whole CMA 2025
“Think I’m In Love With You” is not only the song that carried all that emotion at the CMAs. It also lives as a full movie in its own right. The official music video turns the idea of love into an afterlife dance party, with actor Andre Royo leading the way and choreographer JaQuel Knight filling the screen with motion and joy.