The CMA Awards announce the first line-up of artists, including Luke Bryan, Shaboozey and more

LOS ANGELES – The 58th Annual CMA Awards are almost here and the Country Music Association and ABC have announced this year's first round of artists!

The live broadcast will air from Nashville on ABC on Wednesday, November 20 and will feature a mix of first-time nominees and artists, as well as previous CMA Award winners.

Performing: Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Sierra Hull, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Ashley McBryde, Post Malone, Shaboozey, Chris Stapleton, Teddy Swims, Thomas Rhett, Molly Tuttle and Lainey Wilson. More big names are still to be announced.

Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson and NFL star Peyton Manning will host.

Bryan is a two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year and this is his fourth consecutive year as host of the CMA Awards. The country star will sing “Love You, Miss You, Mean It.”

Wilson will perform her latest single, “4x4xU.” She has been nominated four times this year and is the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year.

2024 CMA Female Vocalist nominee Ashley McBryde will give a stunning performance.

This is Post Malone's first year as a (four-time) nominee. He will perform “Yours,” a song inspired by his daughter.

Shaboozey will perform a medley of “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and his new single “Highway.” He was nominated twice this year.

The reigning CMA singer and five-time nominee this year is Chris Stapleton. He will sing “What Am I Gonna Do.”

The CMA Awards stage will also host several collaborations, including three-time CMA Awards winner Dierks Bentley joining Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull and Bronwyn Keith-Hynes for a performance of Tom Petty's classic “American Girl.”

Post Malone and Chris Stapleton will collaborate on “California Sober,” and two-time CMA Award winner Thomas Rhett and Teddy Swims will perform a mash-up of their hits “Somethin' Bout A Woman” and “Lose Control.”

Additional artists and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

Don't miss the biggest night in the country. “The 58th Annual CMA Awards” begins Wednesday, November 20th at 8pm EST on ABC and is available to stream the next day on Hulu.

You can watch all the red carpet arrivals live from Nashville!

“On The Red Carpet at the CMA Awards” will stream live on OnTheRedCarpet.com, CMAAwards.com and YouTube.com/@OnTheRedCarpet.

You can also stream it live on Hulu and ABC News live stream on Disney+.

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