PHOTOS: Our Favorite Moments From Audacy’s 'Stars and Strings Presented by Samsung Galaxy’ in NYC

As Lee Brice stepped on the stage for a special pre-show performance, he took the opportunity to dedicate his song “I Drive Your Truck,” to all the victims of 9/11 and those who lost their lives that day. As he sang the emotional song to a crowd filled with first responders in front of the NYC skyline, it was a moment that struck a deep emotional chord. During the main show, Brice revisited the song as he played it a second time with tears streaming down his face showcasing the true power of music.

Tenille Arts lead quite the sing-along as the crowd joined her in belting out every word to her first #1 single, “Somebody Like That.” The song was included on Arts’ 2020 album, Love Heartbreak & Everything In Between and was the song she performed during an episode of Peter Weber’s season of The Bachelor.

Before he landed a career as an artist, Jameson Rodgers saw success as a songwriter and he proudly acknowledged those roots on the big stage Saturday night. Rodgers proudly covered, “I Don’t Know About You,” a song he wrote, ultimately recorded by Chris Lane, that hit #1 on the Country charts in 2019. Jameson was joined for the cover with the crowd as a choir, singing along word for word.

Zac Brown, Darius Rucker and Chris Young took the show up a notch in the second half as they joined forces for a rendition of Lee Greenwood’s “Good Bless The U.S.A.” from 1984.

Darius Rucker made the crowd go wild as he revisited his 90s roots by singing “Hold My Hand,” a song recorded by his previous Rock group, Hootie & The Blowfish. Darius made the shift to Country music is 2008, and while we love having him, we sure do love when he decides to throw it back for us!