{"id":28233,"date":"2021-10-21T14:15:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T18:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=28233"},"modified":"2021-10-21T14:15:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T18:15:39","slug":"the-country-music-association-announces-first-round-of-performers-for-the-55th-annual-cma-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/21\/the-country-music-association-announces-first-round-of-performers-for-the-55th-annual-cma-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"The Country Music Association Announces First Round of Performers for &#8220;The 55th Annual CMA Awards&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28039\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hosted-by-luke-bryan.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hosted-by-luke-bryan.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/hosted-by-luke-bryan-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Luke Bryan Hosts Country Music&#8217;s Biggest Night(TM) LIVE from Nashville Wednesday, November 10, @ 8PM on ABC<\/p>\n<p>The Country Music Association has announced the first round of performers for &#8220;<em><strong>The 55th Annual CMA Awards<\/strong><\/em>.&#8221; Featuring first-time nominees taking the CMA Awards stage, as well as reigning CMA Awards winners, this year&#8217;s performances will include Jimmie Allen, Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton featuring Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards, Carly Pearce, and Ashley McBryde, and Blake Shelton. Hosted by Country Music superstar and &#8220;<em>American Idol<\/em>&#8221; judge Luke Bryan, Country Music&#8217;s Biggest Night\u2122 broadcasts LIVE from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, November 10 (8:00-11:00PM EST), on ABC.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1895238926\" 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>CMA New Artist of the Year nominee and current &#8220;<em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em>&#8221; contestant Allen will perform his hit &#8220;Freedom Was A Highway.&#8221; Three-time CMA Award-nominated group this year Brothers Osborne will deliver a deeply personal performance from their CMA Album of the Year-nominated &#8220;Skeletons.&#8221; Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year and five-time nominee this year including Entertainer of the Year again, Church will perform his song &#8220;Heart on Fire&#8221; from his CMA Album of the Year-nominated &#8220;Heart.&#8221; Reigning and two-time consecutive CMA Vocal Duo of the Year Dan + Shay, nominated again in the same category this year, will perform their hit &#8220;I Should Probably Go To Bed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CMA New Artist of the Year nominee Guyton will welcome rising artists Spencer and Edwards for a collaboration not to be missed from Guyton&#8217;s debut album, &#8220;Remember Her Name.&#8221; Two-time nominee this year Pearce and three-time nominee this year McBryde will perform their heart-wrenching duet &#8220;Never Wanted to Be That Girl.&#8221; And 10-time CMA Awards winner Shelton will bring his &#8220;Come Back as a Country Boy&#8221; to the CMA Awards stage.<\/p>\n<p>Additional performers and presenters for &#8220;<em>The 55th Annual CMA Awards<\/em>&#8221; will be revealed in the coming weeks. 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