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CMA Music Festival TV Special Adds Star Power

July 7, 2011/by Sarah Skates

Alabama with Brad Paisley onstage at LP Field. Photo: Donn Jones / CMA


Star appearances on the CMA Music Festival television concert special keep stacking up. Performances added to the lineup include Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Alabama with reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Brad Paisley; The Band Perry at LP Field; a late-night jam with Luke Bryan, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow; Josh Turner singing with Idol champ Scotty McCreery; Gretchen Wilson partying with Big & Rich; and Alan Jackson performing with Zac Brown Band.
CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock airs Sunday, Aug. 7 on the ABC Television Network.
Elsewhere during the special, cameras follow McCreery and Lauren Alaina at their first CMA Music Festival appearances; Lady Antebellum field questions submitted by fans; as well as candid interviews with Taylor Swift and Shania Twain.
Previously announced performers include Lauren Alaina with Martina McBride, Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson, Sara Evans, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban.

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Sarah Skates has been a writer and editor in the music business since 2004. She is a longtime contributor to MusicRow.
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