Brothers Osborne Face Off in Beer Pong at the CMA Afterparty
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Brothers Osborne had a big night!
John and TJ Osborne were nominated for vocal duo of the year at the 2024 CMA Awards in Nashville on Nov. 20. Though they didn’t take home the award, Brothers Osborne capped off the night with a game of beer pong at the CMA Awards afterparty, for which PEOPLE was the official partner, surrounded by other artists celebrating the biggest night in country music.
The two brothers share a special bond, especially while performing together. They don’t even fight, TJ told PEOPLE in 2018 — they just openly share their feelings.
“It’s really kind of effortless in the fact that we just know what one another is going to do,” TJ told PEOPLE. “There’s times when we don’t really even need to discuss things. We’ve just done it so long that we know each other’s instincts.”
TJ and his partner Abi Ventura were a beer pong team. The pair confirmed their relationship nine months after TJ came out as gay in 2021, when TJ kissed Ventura at the 2021 CMAs.
On the other end of the table were John and his wife, musician Lucie Silvas.
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Megan Moroney was also in attendance and posed with her award for new artist of the year.
“I just want to get through this without crying,” Moroney said while accepting her award, which she won in a category that included Shaboozey, Nate Smith, Mitchell Tenpenny, Zach Top and Bailey Zimmerman. “Thank you, Jesus, for putting this dream on my heart and thank you for the gift of songwriting.”
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And Charlie Worsham was all smiles holding up his award for musician of the year, the latest in a string of successes for the artist.
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Simone Biles appeared in a short red dress and white cowboy boots, her third change of the night after wearing a glamorous gown on the red carpet and a sparkling Vici suit to present the award for female vocalist of the year.
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Party attendees enjoyed Sonic burgers and fries and popped into the PEOPLE x Shutterstock photobooth to capture memories of their night.
The 58th Annual CMA Awards broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on ABC. The show streams the following day on Hulu.
