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ABC to air CMA Music Festival special Aug. 12

Little Big Town performs during the CMA Music Festival at LP Field in Nashville on June 7, 2013. UPI/Terry Wyatt
Little Big Town performs during the CMA Music Festival at LP Field in Nashville on June 7, 2013. UPI/Terry Wyatt | License Photo

NASHVILLE, July 11 (UPI) -- ABC says it will air "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock," a 3-hour special taped in Nashville in June, on Aug. 12.

Country Music Association Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town serves as host of the show.

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The program will feature performances and appearances by Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Kelly Clarkson, Sheryl Crow, the cast of "Duck Dynasty," "Nashville" star Charles Esten, Hunter Hayes, "Dancing with the Stars" champion Derek Hough, Kid Rock, Lenny Kravitz, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Kip Moore, Jason Mraz, Kacey Musgraves, Jake Owen, Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Zac Brown Band.

"Filmed June 6-9, the special features behind-the-ropes access and interviews, day-in-the life segments, late-night jams, exciting performances, and surprise collaborations," ABC said in a release Wednesday.

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