Garth Brooks, Blake Shelton, Brooks & Dunn, Dan+Shay, More Set For CMA Awards

The 53rd Annual CMA Awards has announced more superstar pairings for the upcoming show, including performances and collaborations by Garth Brooks with Blake Shelton, Brooks & Dunn with Brothers Osborne, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Kacey Musgraves with Willie Nelson, Lady Antebellum and Halsey, Old Dominion, and Thomas Rhett.

Country Music’s Biggest Night, hosted by Carrie Underwood with special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, will air live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 8/7c on ABC.

Previously announced performers include Eric Church, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Maren Morris, Dolly Parton with for KING & COUNTRY and Zach Williams, P!NK and Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban. Additional performers and presenters will be revealed in the coming weeks.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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