LAUREN ALAINA, BRAD PAISLEY, RICKY SKAGGS, AND
CHRIS STAPLETON WITH MAREN MORRIS AND MAVIS STAPLES
ADDED AS PERFORMERS FOR “THE 52nd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Just Added Special Appearances by Lindsay Ell, Vince Gill, Sierra Hull,
Chris Janson, Ashley McBryde, David Lee Murphy, Jon Pardi,
Carson Peters, Marty Stuart, and Cole Swindell
Country Music’s Biggest Night™ Airs Live from Bridgestone Arena
Wednesday, Nov. 14 on the ABC Television Network
NASHVILLE – Lauren Alaina, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs, and Chris Stapleton with Maren Morris and Mavis Staples have been added as performers for “The 52nd Annual CMA Awards,” as well as just added special appearances by Lindsay Ell, Vince Gill, Sierra Hull, Chris Janson, Ashley McBryde, David Lee Murphy, Jon Pardi, Carson Peters, Marty Stuart, and Cole Swindell. Country Music’s Biggest Night™, hosted for the 11th consecutive year by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will air live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 8:00 PM/ET (7:00 PM/CT) on the ABC Television Network.
Previously announced performers for the CMA Awards include Jason Aldean with Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley with Brothers Osborne, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line with Bebe Rexha, Midland, Kacey Musgraves, Old Dominion, Pistol Annies, Thomas Rhett, Underwood, Keith Urban and Brett Young. Presenters will be announced next week.
Alaina is a two-time CMA Awards nominee. She returns this year with a nomination for New Artist of the Year.
Ell made her CMA Awards performance debut in 2016, playing guitar during Underwood’s all-female performance of “Dirty Laundry.”
Gill
is a 54-time CMA Awards nominee and 18-time winner. He holds the record
for most wins in the Song of the Year category. He is also tied for
most wins in the Male Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year
(previously Vocal Event of the Year) categories. He returns this year
with his 12th nomination for Musical Event of the Year.
Hull, McBryde and Peters will all make their CMA Awards performance debut at “The 52nd Annual CMA Awards.”
Janson
is a first-time CMA Awards nominee, receiving nominations in the Music
Video of the Year and Song of the Year categories for “Drunk Girl,” as
well as New Artist of the Year. This year marks his performance debut on
the CMA Awards stage.
Morris
is a 10-time CMA Awards nominee, receiving her first win in 2016 for
New Artist of the Year. She returns this year with her third Female
Vocalist of the Year nomination and second Musical Event of the Year
nomination for “Dear Hate” with Vince Gill.
Murphy
is a first-time CMA Awards nominee this year, receiving a nomination
for Musical Event of the Year for his song “Everything’s Gonna Be
Alright” with Kenny Chesney.
Paisley
is a 14-time CMA Awards winner, including a win for the coveted
Entertainer of the Year award. He is also the current record holder for
most wins (4) in the Music Video of the Year category and tied as the
record holder for most Musical Event of the Year wins (4).
Pardi is a two-time CMA Awards nominee, taking home his first win in 2017 for New Artist of the Year.
Skaggs
is an eight-time CMA Awards winner as a solo artist and member of his
own band. He received his first CMA Awards nominations in 1982, when he
was nominated in five categories (four as a solo artist and one with his
band), winning the Horizon Award, which recognized new artists, and
Male Vocalist of the Year, a historic win being the first time both
awards were won in a single year. Skaggs won the coveted Entertainer of
the Year award in 1985 and went on to win five more CMA awards in other
years. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame last month.
R&B/Gospel
legend, Staples, previously of the group The Staple Singers, continues
to carry on her family’s name as a solo artist. This year marks Staples’
CMA Awards debut. The Staple Singers were nominated for Album of the
Year in 1994.
Stapleton
is a seven-time CMA Awards winner with 16 total career nominations. He
is the reigning Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year winner.
He returns this year as the most nominated artist of the night with nods
in the Album of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the
Year, Single of the Year and Song of the Year categories.
Stuart
is a seven-time CMA Awards nominee, bringing home his first award in
1992 for Vocal Event of the Year. He has performed at the CMA Awards
twice before including “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” in 1989 and
“Mandolin Rain” in 1996.
Swindell,
a two-time CMA Awards nominee, first took the CMA Awards stage in 2014,
the same year he was nominated for New Artist of the Year.
CMA
sat down with the five New Artist of the Year nominees and the people
closest to them to learn more about their stories. To view all five full
episodes featuring Lauren Alaina, Luke Combs, Chris Janson, Midland and
Brett Young, please visit CMAawards.com.
“The 52nd Annual CMA Awards” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer, Gary Halvorson is the Director and David Wild is the Head Writer.
For more information on “The 52nd Annual CMA Awards,” please visit CMAawards.com and follow CMA on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Fans can listen to music featuring the CMA Awards nominees and performers, on Amazon Music, Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify, and Vevo. To celebrate “The 52nd Annual CMA Awards,” the official merchandise line featuring tees, sweatshirts and other gifts is now available online.