Luke Bryan’s major slip-up nearly spurred some sexy rumors before Lainey Wilson intervened.

The pair, along with Peyton Manning, worked together to host the 2024 CMAs on Wednesday. Last year, Luke and Peyton shared the gig which prompted Luke to make them “Luke + Pey” t-shirts, a play off of the famous country group Dan + Shay. However, this year, their group grew, prompting Luke to reinvent the idea.

“Now that we’re a threesome,” Luke began. However, he was abruptly cut off by Lainey who interjected: “Luke nuhuh. That’s how you start rumors. You need to rephrase that.”

Luke went on to switch out the accidentally-sexually charged word for a more tame “trio,” which both Lainey and Peyton dubbed as acceptable. The country singer then debuted his new version of the shirts which read: “Luke, Pey, & Lay” which only left more of a suggestive aura on the stage. “Somebody call HR, please,” pleaded Peyton.

Lainey replied: “You know what HR stands for where I come from? Head redneck.”

The 58th annual Country Music Awards are being held Wednesday November 20 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

This year’s CMA’s includes notable nominations for crossover artists, like rapper Post Malone with 4 nominations, and Jelly Roll, who was last year’s New Artist of the Year, with 3.

Shaboozey, who also collaborated with Beyoncé on her debut country album Cowboy Carter, is nominated for New Artist of the Year. Cowboy Carter, which debuted at number one on the Billboard Country Albums chart, was noticeably absent from the nominations list.

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