Country music superstars Lainey Wilson and Luke Bryan will team up with NFL legend Peyton Manning to host the 2024 CMA Awards. The show will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena next Wednesday (Nov. 20) at 8 p.m. Eastern on NBC. In addition to hosting, Wilson will defend her Entertainer of the Year title and perform her latest single, “4x4xU.” The four-time nominee joins Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, Kelsea Ballerini, Kacey Musgraves, and more onstage.
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Who Is Performing?
On Thursday (Nov. 14), the Country Music Association announced another round of performers for the 2024 CMA Awards. Kacey Musgraves will deliver a live rendition of “The Architect,” a meditative track from her latest album, Deeper Well.
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The “Golden Hour” singer received an Album of the Year nod for Deeper Well. She also scored a nomination in the Female Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event categories. The latter is for “I Remember Everything,” her Grammy-winning duet with Zach Bryan.
Luke Combs also returns to the stage after winning last year’s Single of the Year for his twangy spin on Tracy Chapman’s iconic “Fast Car.” This year, the former Entertainer of the Year will perform “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma,” from the Twisters soundtrack.
Megan Moroney and Bailey Zimmerman round out the latest additions to the 2024 CMA Awards lineup. Three-time nominee Moroney will perform “Am I Okay?” the title track from her second studio album. In his first year as a nominee, Zimmerman is performing the aptly titled “New to Country.”
2024 CMA Awards Announces Special Collaborations
The 2024 CMA Awards lineup also includes more special collaborations, as Jelly Roll takes the stage with Brooks & Dunn to sing the duo’s 2005 hit “Believe.” The “Son of a Sinner” contributed to the track’s re-recording on Brooks & Dunn’s upcoming Reboot II, out this Friday (Nov. 15.)
Noah Kahan makes his CMA Awards debut alongside Kelsea Ballerini, with the duo teaming up for a performance of “Cowboys Cry Too,” off Ballerini’s latest album Patterns.
Finally, Ella Langley and Riley Green are giving the people what they want: a live duet of their viral hit “You Look Like You Love Me.”
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