The biggest night in the country will be packed with star performances!
The lineup for the 57th annual CMA Awards was revealed on Wednesday, and it includes some of your favorite country stars like host Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll.
Other performers at the awards, which will take place on November 8 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, include K. Michelle, Little Big Town, Megan Moroney, Old Dominion, Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton and Tanya Tucker.
Five-time nominee and first-time artist Jelly Roll, 38, will open the show with a performance of his hit song “Need a Favor.”
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Bryan, 47, who co-hosts the show with Peyton Manning, will deliver a medley celebrating 30 No. 1 singles, including “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day,” “One Margarita,” “That’s My Kind of Night, ” “Play It Again” and “Country Girl (Shake It for Me).”
Stapleton, 45, will perform her song “White Horses,” while Wilson, 31, who is the night’s top female nominee, will perform her song “Wildflowers and Wild Horses.”
Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning at the 2022 CMA Awards in Nashville.
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Jelly Roll will later return to the stage with K. Michelle, 41, for a performance of “Love Can Build a Bridge,” and Tucker, 65, will take the stage with Little Big Town for a performance of “Delta Dawn.”
Old Dominion and Moroney, 26, will perform their new song “Can’t Break Up Now,” while Pearce will take the stage to perform his new single “We Don’t Fight Anymore” with Stapleton.
Additional performers and presenters for the awards will be announced in the coming weeks.
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This year’s ceremony will mark the second consecutive year Bryan and Manning have hosted.
With their return, the two join the history of comeback households. Just a few years before them, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood hosted the CMAs for 11 consecutive years from 2008 to 2018. In the past, Mac Davis and Barbara Mandrell hosted three times in the 80s from 1980 to 1982. Brooks & Dunn also co-hosted from 2004 to 2006.
The 2023 CMA Awards will air live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on November 8 at 8:00 PM ET on ABC and exclusively on Hulu the following day.
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