{"id":55011,"date":"2023-06-05T14:44:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T18:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=55011"},"modified":"2023-06-05T14:44:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T18:44:58","slug":"cma-fest-hosted-by-dierks-bentley-elle-king-and-lainey-wilson-to-air-july-19-on-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/05\/cma-fest-hosted-by-dierks-bentley-elle-king-and-lainey-wilson-to-air-july-19-on-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;CMA Fest,&#8221; Hosted by Dierks Bentley, Elle King, and Lainey Wilson, to Air July 19 on ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3886\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cmamuiscfest_featuredimage_70461_004-550x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cmamuiscfest_featuredimage_70461_004-550x283.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cmamuiscfest_featuredimage_70461_004-550x283-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cmamuiscfest_featuredimage_70461_004-550x283-260x134.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cmamuiscfest_featuredimage_70461_004-550x283-160x82.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>Three-Hour Primetime Concert Special To Be Filmed in Nashville During CMA Fest&#8217;s Milestone 50th Anniversary June 8-11<\/p>\n<p>The Country Music Association announced today &#8220;<strong><em>CMA Fest<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; the Music Event of Summer, airs Wednesday, July 19, @ 8\/7c on ABC. The three-hour primetime concert special, which is set to film in Nashville during <em>CMA Fest<\/em>&#8216;s milestone 50th anniversary later this week, is hosted by Dierks Bentley, Elle King, and Lainey Wilson.<\/p><div id=\"morty-410583494\" 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;I could not be more excited to welcome Dierks, Elle, and Lainey as our &#8216;<em>CMA Fest<\/em>&#8216; hosts this year,&#8221; says CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern. &#8220;As fans experienced last year, the energy Dierks and Elle bring to the stage is palpable and will only be amplified with the addition of Lainey this year. 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