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The 56th annual CMA Awards keeps getting bigger… The Country Music Association announced its star-studded list of presenters on Thursday (November 3).
Non-artist presenters include Nashville-born L.A. Dodgers plater Mookie Betts, actresses Jessica Chastain and Sarah Drew, Yellowstone star Cole Hauser, Big Sky actor Rex Linn, HGTV stars Ben and Erin Napier, and actor Michael Shannon. Country artists set to present awards on Country Music’s Biggest Night include Breland, Jordan Davis, Tyler Hubbard, Wynonna Judd, Lady A, Little Big Town, Parker McCollum, Reba McEntire, Jeannie Seely and Lainey Wilson.
Tons of artists are also set to take the stage for can’t miss performances throughout the evening, including Brothers Osborne with The War and Treaty, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Elle King featuring The Black Keys, Ashley McBryde (featuring Brandy Clark, Caylee Hammack, Pillbox Patti and John Osborne), Reba McEntire, Chris Stapleton and Patty Loveless, Cole Swindell, and Thomas Rhett and Katy Perry. Previously-announced performances include performances by Kelsea Ballerini with Kelly Clarkson and Carly Pearce, Luke Bryan, HARDY featuring Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood, Morgan Wallen, and Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmie Allen and Marcus King.
The CMA Awards will also include tributes to Alan Jackson, who will receive the 2022 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, and the late Loretta Lynn, who died at her Tennessee ranch on October 4. She was 90.
Luke Bryan will host the highly-anticipated show with NFL star Peyton Manning. The show will be broadcast live from Bridgestone Arena in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee. It’s set for Wednesday, November 9 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET.