. >>> willie nelso >>> willie nelsoth >>> willie nelson thought of me. >> have you ever tried this stuff? >> yeah. i tried it once in college. you all know the jingle. >> yeah. ? you'll forget your troubles every time you eat ? ? willie nelson's >> i got the munchies now! >> yes, he does. pot jokes aside, they joked about the contents of the basket of deplorables. everyone was going home with it last night. >> political joking aside, though, last night's cma awards featured old school legends alongside fresh new names, and a pop music superstar who stole the show. elizabeth hurr has the story >> reporter: a massive star-studded open to the 50th annual country music award. ? don't rock the jukebox ? >> reporter: including an emotional surprise to kick off country music's biggest night. >> randy travis. ? >> reporter: randy travis making his first award show appearance since suffering a massive stroke in 2013, and then underwood and paisley opened their monologue hitting on what else, the elections. ? the election is taking forever and ever ? >> reporter: and a big award. >> entertainer of