Who is country music's newest star Chris Stapleton?

"That's part of the reason he was keen to do it, aside from the fact that [he and Chris] are friends," says Morgane Stapleton, who performs in her husband's band. "He did the thing with Reba ["The Only Promise That Remains"], he hasn't branched out

VIDEO – Justin Timberlake performed "Tennessee Whiskey" and "Drink You Away" at the 2015 CMAs on Wednesday with Chris Stapleton. WATCH HERE!

Who knew our boy Justin Timberlake would ever go country? The RnB crooner slayed the CMAs with pal Chris Stapleton by performing "Tennessee Whiskey," and "Drink You Away" to raucous applause and a standing 

Though the room was full of A-listers like Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, with their massive hit "Girl Crush," and Chris Stapleton, who has written songs for most of Nashville, owned the 2015 Country Music

But voters stepped out of their usual patterns this year, selecting two albums — Chris Stapleton's Traveller and Kacey Musgraves' Pageant Material — that, to date, haven't yielded a top 20 country single. It's only the second time in history that the