Luke Bryan To Lead Three-Hour CMA Fest Retrospective On ABC
Luke Bryan. Photo: Jim Wright
Luke Bryan will host CMA Best of the Fest, a three-hour CMA retrospective special to air Monday, July 13 at 7 p.m. CT on ABC. The live concert experience features more than 25 performances that have aired as part of 16 years of CMA Fest, as well as a new performance from Bryan and special guest Darius Rucker.
Other artists featured in the special include Trace Adkins, Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Billy Ray Cyrus, Dan + Shay, Lzzy Hale, Sam Hunt, Joan Jett, Lady A, Miranda Lambert, Lil Nas X, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Dwight Yoakam and Zac Brown Band, with special appearances by Bobby Bones, Jim Gaffigan, Kirk Herbstreit, Peyton Manning, Lionel Richie, Rob Riggle, Gwen Stefani, Michael Strahan and Rita Wilson. CMA Best of Fest is executive produced by Robert Deaton.
On July 1, artists Jimmie Allen and Lindsay Ell will host the livestream event CMA Summer Stay-Cay presented by Budweiser Nitro Gold. Fans can visit CMA’s YouTube channel and Facebook page to catch more than 50 of their favorite country acts take part in performances, games and Q&As as part of the summer celebration. A full lineup will be announced in the coming weeks.
Both events celebrate CMA Fest, which was canceled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CMA Fest will return to Nashville on June 10-13, 2021.
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