Before the show she was surprised by Thomas Rhett as a part of a promotion with Crown Royal, where he presented her with two tickets to the award show.
When you hear that someone is about to step up to the karaoke machine and sing Dolly and Whitney's big hit I Will Always Love You, most of the time you will think, "Oh please don't let them do that, it's going to stink." In this case, you would be sorry you missed the performance.