Overview
- The newly added performers are Kelsea Ballerini, Brandi Carlile, Kenny Chesney, Riley Green, Miranda Lambert, Patty Loveless, Old Dominion, the Red Clay Strays, and Chris Stapleton.
- Ballerini will debut “I Sit in Parks,” Green will sing “Worst Way,” Old Dominion will deliver a five-song hits medley, and the Red Clay Strays will perform “People Hatin’.”
- Stapleton will perform “Bad as I Used To Be” and will join Lambert for their duet “A Song to Sing.”
- Specifics for Carlile, Chesney, and Loveless remain undisclosed, with Chesney’s appearance marking his 2025 Country Music Hall of Fame induction.
- The three-hour telecast, hosted by Lainey Wilson, airs live Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, with next-day streaming on Hulu and presenters still to be announced.