Overview
- The Country Music Association and ABC announced the first group of performers on Thursday, naming Ella Langley, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Kacey Musgraves, The Red Clay Strays, Zach Top and Tucker Wetmore for the 60th Annual CMA Awards.
- Lainey Wilson will host the ceremony for a third consecutive year and the live telecast is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18 from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on ABC and Disney+ with next-day streaming on Hulu.
- Organizers confirmed a special tribute honoring Dolly Parton will be part of the broadcast, and said additional performers and presenters will be revealed in the coming weeks while a limited number of tickets remain available.
- Tim McGraw’s announced performance ties to his recent induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and Ella Langley leads this year’s nominations with nine nods including Entertainer and Album of the Year.
- Separately, the CMA Country Christmas special filmed in Nashville will air Tuesday, December 1 on ABC with Lady A as host, and both telecasts list veteran producers Robert Deaton, Alan Carter and writer Jon Macks among the production team.