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'CMA Fest': How to watch, what to expect

By Annie Martin   |   Aug. 3, 2022 at 11:07 AM
Carrie Underwood will perform in the "CMA Fest" special. File Photo by John Sommers II/UPI Jason Aldean attends the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Kelsea Ballerini attends the American Music Awards in 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Dierks Bentley attends the CMT Music Awards in 2019. File Photo by John Sommers II/UPI Elle King attends the Billboard Music Awards in May. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Country music fans can watch the CMA Fest concert special Wednesday on ABC.

The three-hour special will air at 8 p.m. EDT and also be available to stream the next day on Hulu.

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CMA Fest will feature performances from the 59th annual CMA Fest country music festival, which took place June 9-12 in Nashville, Tenn.

This year's lineup included Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Kane Brown and other artists.

Dierks Bentley and Elle King will host the TV special.

How to watch

The CMA Fest special will air Wednesday at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC. The show will be available to stream the next day on Hulu.

Participants

Dierks Bentley and Elle King will host the TV special. Bentley and King collaborated on the 2016 song "Different for Girls" and released the new single "Worth a Shot" in May.

CMA Fest will feature 30 performances from the CMA Fest country music festival, which took place in Nashville, Tenn., in June.

The special will include footage of Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osbourne, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and other artists.

Bentley and Billy Ray Cyrus will perform "Achy Breaky Heart," while Wynonna Judd and Carly Pearce will sing The Judds' song "Why Not Me."