Line-Up for ‘CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock’ TV Special Revealed

CMA Music Festival: Country's Night To Rock TV Special
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The line-up for the ABC TV special CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock has been revealed.

The 2016 TV special will be hosted by Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett. The three-hour special will allow a national television audience to see highlights from the annual CMA Music Festival held in Nashville June 9th through June 20th earlier this year.

The TV special will features solo performances from the festival by Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Cole Swindell, Steven Tyler, Carrie Underwood,Keith Urban as well as the show’s host Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett.

The special will also include collaborative performances by Dierks Bentley and Elle King, Luke Bryan with Keith Urban, 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, Chris Young with Cassadee Pope and show co-hosts Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett will team up for a performance.

The CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock TV special will air on ABC TV August 3rd at 7:00 PM central time (8:00 PM eastern time).

By: Buck Stevens