We are less than a week away from the 59th annual CMA Awards, and this year’s roster of performing artists has expanded. Powerhouse singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile and Country Music Hall of Fame member Patty Loveless are among the acts set to take the stage inside Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 19.
Entertainer of the Year nominee Chris Stapleton will provide a rendition of “Bad As I Used To Be,” his track from the recent F1: The Movie soundtrack, along with a collaborative version of “A Song to Sing,” his duet with Miranda Lambert. Kelsea Ballerini will perform “I Sit in Parks,” a cut from her brand new Mount Pleasant EP, for the very first time. Kenny Chesney, who was just inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in October, will mark this major milestone with a special, still mostly under wraps performance from the CMA Awards stage.
Old Dominion, who have been crowned CMA Vocal Group of the Year seven times, will take viewers through a career-spanning medley of their biggest hits. Breakout act and fellow CMA Vocal Group of the Year nominees The Red Clay Strays will share their latest single, “People Hatin’,” and four-time nominee this year, Riley Green is set to perform his No. 1 hit, “Worst Way.”
Today’s announcement expands upon the previously revealed first round of confirmed performers, which included host Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, Megan Moroney, Ella Langley, Shaboozey, BigXthaPlug, and Stephen Wilson Jr. Wilson, Moroney, and Langley are each up for six awards, leading this year’s list of nominees, which was unveiled on Sept. 8.
The 59th Annual CMA Awards will be broadcast live on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and will be available to stream the next day exclusively on Hulu. A limited number of tickets to the ceremony, which will be held inside Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, are available for purchase now via Ticketmaster.