Lainey Wilson ProfileWe’re a week out from country music’s night of nights, the CMA Awards, going ahead and celebrating the biggest names in the genre.
Before the excitement kicks off, though, organisers have announced the additional performers who will take to the stage on Wednesday, 18 November. Lainey Wilson, host of the impending 60th Annual CMA Awards, joins the performers’ line-up.
She’s not the only one who’s been added to the bill: Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Megan Moroney, Vince Gill, Mumford & Sons, and Stephen Wilson Jr. will all perform.
Plus, Brooks & Dunn – this year’s recipients of the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award – will be celebrated with a tribute from Brothers Osborne, who will be joining forces with Luke Bryan, HARDY, Marcus King, and rockers Halestorm.
The 2026 CMA Awards will be held at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, 18 November. It’ll stream live on ABC and Disney+, and will be available to rewatch the next day on Hulu.
Limited tickets to attend the ceremony are now available via the CMA Awards website.
The newly announced performers join a line-up that already stars Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Cody Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Zach Top, and more, with the evening also set to feature a tribute performance to Dolly Parton.
Ella Langley is the most-nominated artist at this year’s CMA Awards, with nine nominations to her name. Miranda Lambert follows with seven nominations, Kacey Musgraves with five, Cody Johnson and Stephen Wilson Jr. with four each, and Dave Clauss, Luke Combs, and Lainey Wilson with three each.
This year also features 13 first-time nominees, including New Artist of the Year nominees Carter Faith and Avery Anna, as well as pop producer extraordinaire Jack Antonoff, whose nomination comes from his work producing Taylor Swift’s I Knew It, I Knew You.
