{"id":10729,"date":"2020-06-16T12:45:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T17:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=10729"},"modified":"2020-06-16T12:45:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T17:45:11","slug":"get-ready-for-the-hottest-night-of-country-music-hosted-by-country-music-superstar-luke-bryan-cma-best-of-fest-airs-thursday-july-9-on-abc-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/16\/get-ready-for-the-hottest-night-of-country-music-hosted-by-country-music-superstar-luke-bryan-cma-best-of-fest-airs-thursday-july-9-on-abc-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for the Hottest Night of Country Music Hosted by Country Music Superstar Luke Bryan &#8220;CMA Best of Fest&#8221; Airs Thursday, July 9, on ABC [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10731\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/best-fest-cma.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/best-fest-cma.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/best-fest-cma-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/best-fest-cma-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/best-fest-cma-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nCalling all country music fans! The Country Music Association and ABC are set to host the hottest country music event of the summer when &#8220;<em><strong>CMA Best of Fest<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; features a retrospective of more than 25 unforgettable performances from the past 16 years of CMA Fest in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-kJUYwGTlOQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This three-hour concert experience, airing Thursday, July 9 (8:00-11:00PM EDT), on ABC, is hosted by country music superstar Luke Bryan and features a brand-new, not-to-be-missed performance with Bryan and special guest Darius Rucker. Artists also appearing in the special include Trace Adkins, Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Garth Brooks, Brooks &amp; Dunn, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Billy Ray Cyrus, Dan + Shay, Lzzy Hale, Sam Hunt, Joan Jett, Lady A, Miranda Lambert, Lil Nas X, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Dwight Yoakam and Zac Brown Band, with special appearances by Bobby Bones, Jim Gaffigan, Kirk Herbstreit, Peyton Manning, Lionel Richie, Rob Riggle, Gwen Stefani, Michael Strahan and Rita Wilson.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1894353422\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<em>CMA Best of Fest<\/em>&#8221; celebrates the legacy of &#8220;<em>CMA Fest<\/em>,&#8221; the world&#8217;s longest-running Country Music festival taking place in Nashville annually since 1972, which was postponed this year due to safety concerns amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. 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