Eric Church had no idea when he walked off the stage at CMA Fest that not everyone was pleased with his performance. The singer faced backlash later that he didn’t play some of his biggest hits, including fan-favorite, “Springsteen.” Instead, Church performed a cover of Big Feat’s “Sailin’ Shoes” during his abbreviated set, and performed new versions of both…
We now know who will be performing for the three-hour CMA Fest TV special, airing on July 19 on ABC. The show will feature performances by Keith Urban, Alabama, Luke Combs, including a song with Vince Gill, Eric Church, Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson with Reba McEntire, HARDY, Ashley McBryde, Luke Bryan and more. Dierks Bentley, Lainey Wilson and Elle King, who hosted…
Alabama has another trophy to add to their extensive collection. The iconic group surprised fans by appearing at CMA Fest, where Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry, the two remaining founding members of Alabama, were surprised by receiving the prestigious Pinnacle Award, It was Dierks Bentley, after performing his own headlining set at Nissan Stadium for CMA Fest’s fourth and…
Adam Doleac has found his lane in country music, and it’s by coloring outside the lines. The Mississippi native just released “Biggest Fan,” a song that may not check off all of the boxes of what makes a song a hit in country music, but is a favorite of Doleac, and his fans. “‘Biggest Fan’ is one of my…
After hosting the CMA Fest TV special last year alongside Elle King, Dierks Bentley is reprising his role again in 2023, joined this year by King and Lainey Wilson. It’s a job Bentley is honored to have, thanks to his passionate support of the four-day event, held in the heart of Nashville. “Hosting the CMA Fest is the ultimate gig,”…
Dierks Bentley and Elle King are returning once again to host the CMA Fest TV special, but this year they will be joined by Lainey Wilson. The three singers will serve as the hosts of the three-hour primetime ABC show, airing on July 19. “I could not be more excited to welcome Dierks, Elle and Lainey as our CMA…
CMA Fest is almost here, a four-day event that brings hundreds of artists, performing in front of more than 80,000 fans, from all over the world. While there is a charge for the nighttime shows at Nissan Stadium and Ascend Amphitheater, the daytime stages are free, with artists like Chapel Hart, Lauren Alaina, Mark Wils, Home Free, Travis Denning, Priscilla…
The Grand Ole Opry is helping kick off CMA Fest with two star-studded shows, featuring Carrie Underwood, The Oak Ridge Boys, Josh Turner, Bill Anderson and Lainey Wilson, among others. The back-to-back concerts will take place on Tuesday, June 6, only two days before CMA Fest officially begins in downtown Nashville. The Tuesday night Opry show will air on…
The initial lineup for the 2023 CMA Fest has just been announced, featuring plenty of country music’s biggest stars. The event, taking place June 8 to 11 in downtown Nashville, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a jam-packed schedule of nonstop music. The nightly concerts at Nissan Stadium will include Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Eric…
The three-hour CMA Fest special airs tonight, August 3, on ABC. The show will air performances by numerous country music artists who performed in the Nissan Stadium during the four-day CMA Fest in June. Dierks Bentley and Elle King will host CMA Fest. The two are friends, and have also collaborated together, on both his 2016 “Different for Girls”…
