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Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett, More Join CMA Awards Performers Lineup

November 4, 2021/by Lorie Hollabaugh

Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Gabby Barrett, Thomas Rhett, Dierks Bentley featuring Breland and Hardy, Jennifer Hudson, and Zac Brown Band have joined the list of performers for The 55th Annual CMA Awards on Nov. 10.

Quadruple nominee Barrett is slated to perform her chart-topping hit “The Good Ones,” while double nominee Bentley welcomes collaborators Breland and New Artist of the Year nominee Hardy for their single, “Beers On Me.”

Two-time CMA Entertainer Of The Year winner and this year’s host Luke Bryan will perform his new single “Up” on the star-studded show, while singer, actress and star of the Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect, Hudson makes her debut on the CMA Awards stage.

CMA Male Vocalist of the Year nominee Thomas Rhett will play his chart-topping single “Country Again,” 12x CMA winner Urban will perform his new single “Wild Hearts,” and CMA Vocal Group of the Year nominees Zac Brown Band will take the stage to perform their unifying track “Same Boat.”

The 55th Annual CMA Awards will broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena next Wednesday (Nov. 10) from 7-10 p.m. CT on ABC.

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Lorie Hollabaugh
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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