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Star of “Nashville” Connie
Britton; Four-Time CMA Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks; “Good Morning America”
Correspondent Tim Tebow; Rock ‘N’ Roll Royalty Steven Tyler; and Two-Time
CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Trisha Yearwood to Present Awards During “The
48th Annual CMA Awards” Live on the ABC Television Network
NASHVILLE – Reigning
CMA Entertainer of the Year George Strait makes his 24th
career performance on the “The 48th Annual CMA Awards” – more
than any other artist in CMA Awards history – Wednesday, Nov. 5 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Strait enters the coveted
field of Entertainer of the Year nominees again in 2014 and retains his status
as the most nominated artist in CMA Awards history with 83. Strait has a total
of 19 nominations and three trophies just for Entertainer of the Year (1989, 1990,
2013). Strait was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006, which
is determined by CMA’s Panel of Electors. Earlier this year, Strait retired
from touring, but not from making music that touches millions of fans.
Hosted for the seventh
consecutive year by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood,
Country Music’s Biggest Night™ will also feature superstar performances by
Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan,
Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Florida
Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town,
Tim McGraw, Kacey Musgraves, Paisley, Blake
Shelton, The Band Perry, Underwood, and Keith
Urban. The CMA Awards has a long history of presenting cross-genre duets
and 2014 is no exception with Ariana Grande and Meghan
Trainor performing with Little Big Town and Lambert respectively.
Presenting trophies during
the three-hour gala are “Nashville” star Connie Britton;
four-time CMA Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks; “Good Morning
America” correspondent Tim Tebow; rock ‘n’ roll royalty
Steven Tyler; and two-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Trisha
Yearwood. Lucy Hale, “Pretty Little Liars” actress
and DMG Nashville recording artist, was previously announced as a presenter. |
