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The Country Music Association announced additional performers slated to take the stage during CMA Fest next month. Newly-revealed artists include Scotty McCreery, Carly Pearce (for a collaborative performance with Rascal Flatts), Tigirlily Gold and more, per the announcement on Wednesday morning (May 7). The festival is set for Thursday, June 5 through Sunday, June 8.
Hailed the longest-running country music festival in the world, CMA Fest will take over downtown Nashville with hundreds of artists taking several stages around the city for four days and nights. K. Michelle will perform the National Anthem on the main stage at Nissan Stadium on June 5. Rodney Atkins, Deana Carter, Charles Esten, and Rita Wilson will open the Nissan Stadium shows. Collaborative performances include Pearce and Rascal Flatts, Marcus King and Brooks & Dunn, and Carín León with Cody Johnson, as of publication time. Scotty McCreery and Dylan Scott will deliver special performances. The platform stage lineup includes Avery Anna, Sam Barber, Kashus Culpepper, Carter Faith, Tigirlily Gold, Tiera Kennedy, Kameron Marlowe, Max McNown and Tucker Wetmore, per the announcement on Wednesday morning.
The Country Music Association previously announced the main stage will include Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Jordan Davis, Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Ella Langley, Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum, Megan Moroney, Rascal Flatts, The Red Clay Strays, Darius Rucker, Shaboozey, Blake Shelton, Zach Top, Keith Urban and Bailey Zimmerman. See additional lineup information here.
Ascend Amphitheater will host Jake Owen, headlining the “Jake Owen and Friends” show on Friday, June 6. Carter Faith, Max McNown, Lukas Nelson, Wynn Williams and others are also part of that lineup. Wynonna Judd’s “Girls Night Out” show is set for Saturday, June 7. Sara Evans and Madeline Edwards will take the stage, with special appearances by Noah Cyrus, The War And Treaty and more.