Overview
- CMA and ABC added Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Brandi Carlile, Riley Green, Patty Loveless, Old Dominion, The Red Clay Strays and Chris Stapleton to the 59th CMA Awards bill.
- Ballerini will debut I Sit in Parks, Green will sing Worst Way, The Red Clay Strays will perform People Hatin’, and Stapleton will perform Bad as I Used to Be from F1: The Movie.
- Stapleton will also join Lambert for their duet A Song to Sing, while Old Dominion plans a medley of Break Up With Him, Memory Lane, One Man Band, Hotel Key and Snapback.
- Chesney’s appearance will mark his 2025 Country Music Hall of Fame induction, and a tribute is planned for Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Vince Gill.
- The live broadcast airs Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC with next‑day streaming on Hulu, with Lainey Wilson hosting and additional presenter details still to come.