Carrie Underwood joined Runaway June and Maddie & Tae onstage at the 2018 CMT Artists of the Year ceremony for a show-closing tribute to some of country music's most influential women that brought the house down.

The 2018 CMT Artists of the Year event honored the women of country music, including Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris, Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman from Little Big Town and Lady Antebellum singer Hillary Scott. Underwood hit the stage with Runaway June and Maddie & Tae — who are slated to open for her on her upcoming Cry Pretty Tour 360 in 2019 — to perform a tribute medley that included songs from some of the most prominent women in the history of the genre.

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Click on the video above to watch Underwood and her cohorts pay homage to Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton, the Judds, Martina McBride, Faith Hill, Reba McEntire and Shania Twain with a medley performance that visibly moved some of the other attendees, culminating in a group harmony performance of Underwood's most recent hit, "Cry Pretty."

Underwood turned to social media afterward to rave about the evening, posting pictures of herself with the other honorees as well as Runaway June and Maddie & Tae.

"What an incredible night full of amazing, strong, talented, gorgeous, smart, sweet women!" she wrote to accompany the pictures. "I am honored to be in your company and am in awe of each and every one of you! Thank you @cmt for recognizing women in Country Music!"

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