Kelsea Ballerini, Eric Church, Luke Combs and other artists joined the star-studded lineup of performers at the 58th CMA Awards, the Country Music Association revealed on Thursday morning (November 14).

Newly-announced performers include Ballerini with Noah Kahan, Brooks & Dunn with Jelly Roll, Church, Combs, Ella Langley with Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Kacey Musgraves and Bailey Zimmerman. The Country Music Association previously confirmed that Chris Stapleton and Post Malone will open the show, which will also include performances by Dierks Bentley (featuring Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull and Bronwyn Keith-Hynes), Luke Bryan, Ashley McBryde, Post Malone, Shaboozey, Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett and Teddy Swims, and Lainey Wilson.

Reigning Entertainer of the Year Wilson will host the show for the first time, alongside returning hosts Bryan and Peyton Manning. She’s also nominated in several categories, along with many other powerhouse artists in the genre. Entertainer of the Year nominees, for example, include Combs, Jelly Roll, Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Wilson. See the full list of 58th CMA Award nominees here.

Legendary country star George Strait will also be honored with the 2024 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, the Country Music Association confirmed earlier this week. Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer, said in a statement at the time that “there have been few other artists as authentically Texas and authentically Country as George Strait, and Country Music fans all over the world have been better for it.”

The 58th CMA Awards will take place at Bridgestone Arena in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The show is set for Wednesday, November 20. It will air live at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on ABC, and will be available the following day on Hulu.

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