The CMA Awards are back at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena tonight with a star-studded show hosted by Luke Bryan and packed with some big name performances.
Artists confirmed to perform tonight include Bryan, Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood, who’ll perform their new number one song “If I Didn’t Love You,” Luke Combs, who’ll perform his new song “Doin’ This,” Miranda Lambert, Old Dominion, who’ll sing “I Was On A Boat That Day,” Chris Stapleton, who’ll perform “Cold,” and Chris Young and Kane Brown, who’ll perform their collab “Famous Friends.” Other performers include Jimmie Allen, Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton featuring Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards, Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde, Gabby Barrett, Dierks Bentley featuring BRELAND and HARDY, Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban, Zac Brown Band and Jennifer Hudson who’ll make her first appearance on the CMAs.
Confirmed presenters include Trace Adkins, Ingrid Andress, Kelsea Ballerini, Deana Carter, Lauren Daigle, Russell Dickerson, Florida Georgia Line, Amy Grant, Dulé Hill, Alan Jackson, Elle King, Lady A, Zachary Levi, Scotty McCreery, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Darius Rucker, Susan Sarandon, Kurt Warner, Lainey Wilson, Trisha Yearwood and more.
- Eric Church and Chris Stapleton are the top nominees going into tonight’s show with five nods a piece, with Gabby Barrett, the most nominated female artist, with four nods. Both Chris and Eric are nominated in the coveted Entertainer of the Year category, where they will compete with Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood. Eric, who won the category last year, is the only nominee this year to have won before, meaning there’s a good chance for a first-time winner.
The 55th Annual CMA Awards air live on ABC at 8 pm.
