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CMA Awards Lineup Announced With Diverse Performers
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In Short: The 60th annual CMA Awards will feature a lineup of diverse performers including Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, and Ella Langley.
The Country Music Association has revealed the first round of performers for the 60th Annual CMA Awards, set to air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 18, at 8 p.m. The lineup includes a mix of established stars and rising talents.
Miranda Lambert, who holds the record for the most CMA Awards nominations by a female artist with 70, leads the pack with seven nominations this year, including two for single of the year and female vocalist of the year.
Tim McGraw, recently inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, will make his first appearance at the CMA Awards since 2017. He is nominated for Musical Event of the Year and will celebrate his 40th career CMA Awards nomination.
Ella Langley, whose hit song 'Choosin’ Texas' has dominated the Billboard Hot 100, is also a standout performer with nine nominations, including entertainer, album, female vocalist, and musical event of the year.
Other confirmed performers include Kacey Musgraves, Cody Johnson, The Red Clay Strays, Zach Top, and Tucker Wetmore, who is nominated for New Artist of the Year.
Wilson expressed her excitement about hosting the 60th anniversary show, saying, 'I couldn’t be more excited to be hosting the CMA Awards again this year, especially with it being the 60th anniversary.'
The lineup is expected to grow with additional performers and presenters to be announced in the coming weeks.
The CMA Awards promise to be a celebration of both the past and the future of country music, with a mix of veteran artists and new talent.
What's confirmed
- Lambert has seven nominations this year, among them two for single of the year and her 19th nomination for female vocalist of the year (with 70 career nominations, Lambert also holds the record for the most CMA Awards nominations by a female artist).
- The first round of CMA Awards performers includes Kacey Musgraves, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, The Red Clay Strays, Zach Top and Tucker Wetmore, as well as Ella Langley, whose “Choosin’ Texas” has dominated the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 this year.
- The awards show will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov.
- Reigning CMA entertainer of the year Lainey Wilson will host the CMA Awards for a third consecutive year.
- The initial performer lineup reveal also features Tim McGraw, who was just inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame last month.
- The night will also feature a special tribute to Dolly Parton. photos Courtesy of Cody Johnson, Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert The first round of performers for the 60th Annual CMA Awards has officially been revealed, and the lineup is already shaping up to make this year’s milestone show one to remember.
- On the lineup this year, Tim McGraw, who is a Musical Event of the Year nominee this year, will celebrate the milestone of racking up 40 career CMA Awards nominations with a performance.
- The Country Music Association revealed the first round of performers for the upcoming 60th CMA Awards on Thursday morning (November 5).
- The 60th CMA Awards will air on Wednesday, November 18 at 8 p.m.
- We’ll update with additional performers and presenters for The 60th Annual CMA Awards as they are announced in the coming weeks.
- The first round of performers for the upcoming 60th Annual CMA Awards has been announced, and it looks, well, pretty similar to last year (with one particularly humble and kind addition).
- Johnson, the reigning male vocalist of the year, is up for four awards, including entertainer, male vocalist, single and music video of the year.
What's still developing
- Taylor Swift is making her much buzzed-about return to the CMA Awards this year, and with Swift recently celebrating the 20th anniversary of her early single, ‘Tim McGraw’, we're wondering if this could be the perfect occasion for Swift and McGraw to unite on-stage.
- McGraw’s upcoming appearance at the CMA Awards will be his first since 2017, when he and Faith Hill sung their nominated duet “The Rest of Our Life” (and we can’t lie, we’d love to see Hill up there, too).
- Cody Johnson and Ella Langley are on the lineup, but it's possible the others ( Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton and Wilson) will be added as only a partial list of performers was revealed on Wednesday morning (Nov. 5).