The CMA Awards always bring out the biggest stars in country music, but what really makes the show special are all the electrifying performances [1] and unexpected surprises. In 2015, Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton [2] gave us the country duet we never knew we needed, and in 2016, Beyoncé shocked us all when she popped up at the show to perform with the Dixie Chicks [3]. This year's CMAs are going down on Nov. 8, but before we get the party started, take a look back at some of the best moments from years past.

2010 — Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson

2013 — Taylor Swift

2016 — Carrie Underwood, Randy Travis, and Brad Paisley

2013 — Kellie Pickler and Sean "Diddy" Combs

2016 — Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood

2014 — Carrie Underwood

2011 — The Band Perry

2015 — Fall Out Boy and Thomas Rhett

2010 — Kid Rock

2015 — Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton

2008 — Taylor Swift

2015 — Keith Urban and John Mellencamp

2011 — Natasha Bedingfield and Rascal Flatts

2016 — Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

2015 — Sam Hunt

2016 — Carrie Underwood

2012 — Willie Nelson, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw

2014 — Ashley Monroe and Blake Shelton

2011 — Faith Hill

2010 — Gwyneth Paltrow

2016 — Kacey Musgraves, Ruston Kelly, and Kelsea Ballerini

2008 — Lady Antebellum

2008 — Brad Paisley and Kieth Urban

2016 — Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, and Aly Raisman

2008 — Sugarland

2016 — Jennifer Garner, Cassidy Black, Dierks Bentley, and Kimberly Williams

2015 — Luke Bryan

2009 — Carrie Underwood

2009 — Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman

2016 — Jamie Lynn Spears and Maren Morris

2013 — Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban

2016 — Thomas Rhett and Lauren Gregory

2011 — Taylor Swift

2009 — Miranda Lambert

2011 — Reese Witherspoon

2013 — Kelly Clarkson

2016 — Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

2014 — Lily Aldridge and Sam Hunt

2013 — Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert

2008 — Kellie Pickler

2010 — Blake Shelton

2009 — Taylor Swift

2016 — Kacey Musgraves, Reba McEntire, Jennifer Nettles, Martina McBride, and Carrie Underwood

2016 — Anderson East, Miranda Lambert, Maddie Marlow, and Tae Dye

2011 — Lady Antebellum

2010 — Sheryl Crow, Loretta Lynn, and Miranda Lambert

2015 — Miranda Lambert

2016 — Florida Georgia Line and Tim McGraw

2012 — Taylor Swift

2010 — Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley

2013 — The Band Perry

2014 — Little Big Town and Ariana Grande

2012 — Dierks Bentley

2016 — Taylor Swift

2016 — Beyoncé and the Dixie Chicks