“THE 54TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” REVEALS EVEN MORE PERFORMANCE DETAILS AND WINNERS
KELSEA BALLERINI TO PERFORM AT “THE 54TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
REBA MCENTIRE AND DARIUS RUCKER TO DEBUT WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE OF “IN THE GHETTO” IN TRIBUTE TO MAC DAVIS
CMA MUSICAL EVENT AND MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR WINNERS REVEALED
Country Music’s Biggest Night™ Takes Place Tonight at Nashville’s Music City Center
REBA MCENTIRE AND DARIUS RUCKER TO DEBUT WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE OF “IN THE GHETTO” IN TRIBUTE TO MAC DAVIS
CMA MUSICAL EVENT AND MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR WINNERS REVEALED
Country Music’s Biggest Night™ Takes Place Tonight at Nashville’s Music City Center
NASHVILLE— The Country Music Association has revealed the final performer for tonight’s CMA Awards. Country superstar Kelsea Ballerini will take the stage to perform her hit single “hole in the bottle.” Additionally, hosts Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker will debut an emotional, world premiere performance of their “In the Ghetto” collaboration in tribute to Country legend and three-time CMA Awards host Mac Davis. The song, which the pair recorded last month, will be available on all DSPs at midnight ET, tonight, following their CMA Awards performance.
Hosted by McEntire and Rucker, Country Music’s Biggest Night™ takes place TONIGHT at Nashville’s Music City Center and will be broadcast in international markets including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Latin America, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K. See international broadcast dates and times below.
Earlier this morning on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” winners were revealed in two categories. Carly Pearce and Lee Brice’s “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” produced by busbee, won CMA Musical Event of the Year, while Miranda Lambert’s “Bluebird,” directed by Trey Fanjoy, won CMA Music Video of the Year.
“The 54th Annual CMA Awards” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer, Alan Carter is the Director and David Wild is the Head Writer.
“The 54th Annual CMA Awards” International Broadcast Dates
- Canada: LIVE on CTV2 at 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT on November 11.
- Australia: LIVE on 9Gem at 12:00 PM AEDT on November 12 and airing on Nine at 2:00 PM AEDT on November 28.
- U.K.: Radio broadcast on BBC Radio 2 at 7:00 PM GMT on November 15.
- U.K.: Airing on BBC 4 at 10:00 PM GMT on November 19.
- Sweden: Airing on SVT2 at 7:00 PM CET on November 21.
- New Zealand: Airing on TV3 at 10:30 PM NZDT on November 28.
- Mexico: Airing on Canal 6 at 5:00 PM CST on November 29.
- Latin America: Airing on DirecTV at 00:00 GMT South / 02:00 GMT North on December 11.
- Germany, Switzerland, Austria: Airing on RTLplus on December 23.
- Norway: Airing on NRK.
- Brazil: Airing on Sky.
About the Country Music Association
Founded in 1958, the Country Music Association is the first trade organization formed to promote a type of music. The organization serves as an educational and professional resource for the industry and advances the growth of Country Music worldwide. This is accomplished through CMA’s core initiatives: the CMA Awards, which annually recognize outstanding achievement in the industry; CMA Fest, which benefits music education through the CMA Foundation and is taped for a television special, “CMA Fest”; and “CMA Country Christmas.” CMA’s television properties are screened internationally in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Gibraltar, Latin America, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K. CMA brings music worldwide, by presenting live performances featuring artists and songwriters through its touring series Introducing Nashville and CMA Songwriters Series. CMA members are located around the globe. Through task forces represented in Australia, Canada, Germany, Scandinavia and the U.K., industry leaders work to further Country Music in these territories. CMA presents five annual international industry awards to acknowledge the efforts of individuals working to develop Country Music in markets across the world.
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