Country music's hottest stars will take over primetime with the biggest concert event on television this summer when the ABC Television Network airs CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL: COUNTRY'S NIGHT TO ROCK on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT). Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett host the three-hour special that brings country music's most storied festival to a national television audience. "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" will be executive-produced by Robert Deaton.
Taking the stage for solo performances are superstars
Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini,
Dierks Bentley,
Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Brett Eldredge, Florida
Georgia Line,
Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town,
Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett,
Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton,
Cole Swindell,
Steven Tyler,
Carrie Underwood and
Keith Urban.
The fans who attend
CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL know that one of the highlights of the nightly concerts is the monumental pairings of musical icons that happen each year. The
ABC special will highlight many of those collaborations including
Dierks Bentley performing with Elle King,
Luke Bryan with
Keith Urban,
Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett,
Lady Antebellum with Cam,
Little Big Town with
Pharrell Williams,
Rascal Flatts with Maren Morris,
Steven Tyler with
Martina McBride,
Hank Williams, Jr. with
Chris Janson and Justin Moore, and
Chris Young duetting with
Cassadee Pope.
Filmed during
CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL June 9-12, the special features many of today's most exciting country music stars as they hit the stage during the four-day celebration of America's music. The annual event is unlike any other, with meet-and-greets in Fan Fair X, live music on 11 stages, more than 600 artists and celebrities, and a guest list of 88,500 avid singing-and-dancing-till-dawn fans.
The special first aired in 2004. This is the twelfth time
ABC will broadcast the special - which invites the whole country to America's largest Country Music celebration. The special will air on
ABC through 2021.
For more information, visit
CMAfest.com.
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