{"id":6522,"date":"2025-12-03T09:52:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=6522"},"modified":"2025-12-03T09:52:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:52:18","slug":"i-had-never-even-heard-of-these-guys-before-last-night-and-then-they-walked-onstage-and-absolutely-blew-the-roof-off-the-red-clay-strays-made-their-cma-awards-debut-with-their-new-single-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=6522","title":{"rendered":"I had never even heard of these guys before last night\u2014and then they walked onstage and absolutely blew the roof off. The Red Clay Strays made their CMA Awards debut with their new single, and it felt like the whole room snapped awake the second they started playing. They weren\u2019t just performing\u2014they were jammin\u2019 like they owned the place. Honestly, they\u2019re almost too cool for the CMAs. The moment they launched into \u201cLOVE IS THE ONLY WAY,\u201d it was clear they picked the perfect song. Raw. Loud. Real. And hearing it live for the first time? Even better than the studio version\u2014stronger, sharper, straight to the heart. Hands down the best performance of the night. This wasn\u2019t just good; this was FIRE. You could feel the future of country music right there on that stage. No gimmicks, no glitter\u2014just grit, soul, and the kind of sound that blows your hat clean off. Country pop has its place, sure, but when a group brings the real, old-school fire like this? It hits different. And the best part? Their hard work finally got the spotlight it deserves. Best Vocal Group of the Night. They said \u201cThank you, Jesus\u201d not once, but twice\u2014and the crowd felt every word. This group isn\u2019t just rising. They\u2019re about to take over… WATCH BELOW \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Red Clay Strays perform at the 59th Annual CMA Awards (Photo Credit: Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The Red Clay Strays Were Announced As CMA Awards Performers On November 13<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0\u00a0announced the first and second round of performers a few weeks ago. So, we already knew that some epic performances would be taking place.<\/p>\n

On November 13th, they revealed that The Red Clay Strays would be taking the stage along with Kelsea Ballerini, Chris Stapleton, Old Dominion, Patty Loveless, Riley Green, and more.<\/p>\n

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The Red Clay Strays are announced as a performer at the 59th Annual CMA Awards (Photo Credit: CMA \/ Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

In a press release, it was revealed that the award-winning band would be performing their new single \u201cPeople Hatin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n