Joe Walsh, Jimmie Allen, Reese Witherspoon, More Added To CMA Awards Show Lineup

Additional performers and presenters have been announced for tonight’s 53rd Annual CMA Awards telecast. Joe Walsh joins Dierks Bentley alongside Sheryl Crow, Chris Janson and John Osborne for a special performance honoring Kris Kristofferson, the 2019 CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

Additional presenters include Jimmie Allen and Cody Johnson, Good Morning America contributor Lara Spencer, Walsh, and actress/producer Reese Witherspoon.

Carly Pearce and Michael Ray will host the CMA Awards Pre-Telecast, where the CMA Musician of the Year will be presented to the winner. In addition, the CMA Music Video of the Year and CMA Musical Event of the Year winners will be recapped, having been announced this morning live on Good Morning America. The CMA Broadcast Awards winners will also be recognized during the pre-telecast.

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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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