Brendan McLoughlin and Miranda Lambert.Photo: Brendan McLoughlin and Miranda Lambert
Miranda LambertandBrendan McLoughlinhave arrived!
The country singer and her husband posed together on the 2021CMA Awardsred carpet ahead of the award show on Wednesday, wearing all-black as Lambert celebrated her 38th birthday.
Lambert opened the show with a medley of hits, including “Kerosene,” “Mama’s Broken Heart,” “Bluebird,” “Little Red Wagon,” and the explosive closer “Gunpowder & Lead.”
“I’ll just say there’s a lot of spice in it,” Lamberttold USA Todayon the red carpet about her performance.
As for birthday festivities, McLoughlinshared a sweet tributefor the “most amazing wife.”
“This world became such a better place with you in it,” McLoughlin captioned a carousel of photos of the country queen. “You are a light for those in the dark, a voice for the ones who can’t be heard and most important of all, you’re the most amazing wife day in and day out. I hope today brings you as much joy as you bring to me daily.”
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Lambertcelebrated her husband’s 30th birthdaylast month with a series of photos on Instagram.
“Gussied up to celebrate this dream boat today! Happy 30th Birthday@brendanjmcloughlinI love you so much ❤️,” Lambert wrote in the caption. “I’m so thankful to have you in my life. Cheers to the next 30 years! #30 #HappyBirthday.”
“P.S. I might have gotten him the@kitchenaidusafor both of us! Thanks in advance hunny for all the yummy you use this thing for! 🙋♀️🤠🍪🎂🍝,” she added. Included in the post was a Boomerang of the former NYPD officer hugging a KitchenAid package.
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Meanwhile, in August, the country star debuted hermusic videofor the Telemitry Remix to “Tequila Does,” a track that originally appeared on her 2019 albumWildcard. In the video, McLoughlinmade a cameoin a few scenes and showed off his abs.
In May, the coupleperformed a karaoke version of the iconicGreaseduetwhile celebrating the opening of Lambert’s Casa Rosa Tex-Mex Bar & Cantina.
“Yall it’s official…. @casarosanashville is open!! We celebrated Tuesday night with a friends and family karaoke party!” Lambertwrote in a postfilled with photos of herself and McLoughlin singing together.
Brendan McLoughlin and Miranda Lambert.Brendan McLoughlin/ instagram
In March, Lambert won her third Grammy Award for best country album and her husband expressedhow proud he was of her.
“I could not be more proud of this wonderful woman I get to call my wife,” he said at the time.
“Last night you continue to show the world how being true to yourself rewards you. Watching this album go from being just a thought to celebrating your Grammy victory was magical. I cannot wait to be a part of the future magic you create,” the father of one concluded.
Lambertwed McLoughlin in secretin January 2019 at a farm near Nashville, Tennessee.
source: people.com
