Celebrities, Athletes and Musicians will Present at the CMA Awards Show

49th CMA Awards Show
Photo credit: cmaworld.com

The Country Music Association (CMA) has revealed the list of presenters for the 49th CMA Awards Show and that list includes celebrities, athletes and musicians.

Some of the presenters that will announce the nominees in the CMA Awards categories and the winner in those categories include actor Kiefer Sutherland, Sports Illustrated cover model Hannah Davis, U.S. Women’s Soccer Team stars Heather O’Reilly and Megan Rapinoe, ABC’s Wicked City actress Erika Christensen, Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell, as well as Edie Brickell with Steve Martin.

Presenters from the music world will include Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, Reba, Darius Rucker, Jennifer Nettles, Cole Swindell and Lee Ann Womack.

The night will be packed with performances from Florida Georgia Line, Little Big Town, Zac Brown Band, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Maddie & Tae, Kacey Musgraves, as well as the show’s co-hosts, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.

There will also be one-of-a-kind collaboration performances on stage from Eric Church and Hank Williams, Jr., Thomas Rhett and rock band Fall Out Boy, Keith Urban performing with John Mellencamp, Dierks Bentley with electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling and the return of Reba with Brooks & Dunn to the CMA Awards Show stage.

The 49th Annual CMA Awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena this Wednesday night, November 4th starting at 7:00 PM central time on the ABC TV network.

By: Buck Stevens