Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Alan Jackson and others have joined the star-studded lineup of performers slated to take the stage at the upcoming 57th annual CMA Awards this month, the Country Music Association revealed on Wednesday morning (November 1).
The latest list includes Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Jordan Davis, HARDY, Alan Jackson, Cody Johnson, Post Malone, Mac McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Morgan Wallen, The War And Treaty, and Zac Brown Band. That adds to the previously-announced all-star lineup that includes Luke Bryan, Jelly Roll, K. Michelle, Little Big Town, Megan Moroney, Old Dominion, Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton, Tanya Tucker and Lainey Wilson. Bryan is also set to return as a host of the show, hailed Country Music’s Biggest Night, alongside NFL star Peyton Manning.
Ballerini is set to take the stage with her heartfelt Rolling Up The Welcome Mat ballad, “Leave Me Again.” Combs will perform “Where The Wild Things Are” from his latest full-length album, Gettin’ Old. Dan + Shay are set to perform “Save Me The Trouble” from Bigger Houses, their project that made its debut last month. Davis will take the stage with “Next Thing You Know,” Johnson will deliver his heartwarming love song “The Painter,” McBryde will sing “Light On In The Kitchen,” and The War And Treaty will perform “That’s How Love Is Made.” HARDY, Wallen and first-time CMA Awards performer Post Malone will join forces for a medley of country hits, and Wallen will return to the stage with a special, surprise guest.
Collaborations will pay tribute to late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who died in September at age 76. The tribute will feature Chesney, McAnally, Jackson and Zac Brown Band.
Some of the genres biggest stars have been nominated for CMA Awards this year, including Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, HARDY, Kelsea Ballerini, Jelly Roll and many others. See the full list of 57th annual CMA Awards nominees here.
The 57th CMA Awards will air live on ABC from Bridgestone Arena in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee, beginning at 8pm ET/7pm CT.