Just In: Jelly Roll and Ashley McBryde Tapped To Co-Host ‘CMA Fest’ On ABC
The star-studded “Music Event of the Summer” will are on June 25.
Jelly Roll; Photo by Robby Klein, Ashley McBryde; Photo by Katie Kauss
Jelly Roll and Ashley McBryde will co-host “CMA Fest” on ABC, the Country Music Association announced early Monday.
Dubbed “the Music Event of the Summer,” the three-hour special will air on Tuesday, June 25 at 8/7c on ABC and will stream the next day on Hulu.
The news comes just days before the highly anticipated kickoff of the 51st CMA Fest, which will take place in Nashville from Jun 6 through June 9. The special will document the excitement of the performances on the Nissan Stadium main stage, taking place each night of the festival.
Fans will have to await further announcements from the Country Music Association to know which performances will air during the special, however, the main stage lineup includes the following:
Thursday, June 6
Reyna Roberts
Craig Morgan
Jordan Davis
Ashley McBryde
Shaboozey
Thomas Rhett
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Friday, June 7
Gretchen Wilson
Parker McCollum
Jon Pardi
Kelsea Ballerini
Cody Johnson
Luke Bryan
Saturday, June 8
Terri Clark
The War and Treaty
Old Dominion
Lainey Wilson
Brittney Spencer
Keith Urban
Jelly Roll
Sunday, June 9
Josh Turner
Megan Moroney
Brothers Osborne
Carly Pearce
Jackson Dean
Bailey Zimmerman
HARDY
“CMA Fest” is produced by the Country Music Association, with Robert Deaton serving as the executive producer and writer, and Alan Carter as the director.
2024 marks the 21st consecutive year that CMA has created a summer concert TV special. Previous “CMA Fest” hosts include Dierks Bentley, Elle King, and Lainey Wilson (2023), Dierks Bentley and Elle King (2022), and Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett (2019, 2018, 2017).
Lauren Jo Black, a University of Central Florida graduate, has immersed herself in the world of country music for over 15 years. In 2008, she co-founded CountryMusicIsLove, eventually selling it to a major record label in 2015. Following the rebranding of the website to Sounds Like Nashville, Black served as Editor-in-Chief for two and a half years. Currently, she assumes the role of Editor-in-Chief at Country Now and oversees Country Now’s content and digital footprint. Her extensive experience also encompasses her previous role as a Country Music Expert Writer for Answers.com and her work being featured on Forbes.com. She’s been spotlighted among Country Aircheck’s Women of Influence and received the 2012 Rising Star Award from the University of Central Florida. Black also spent time in front of the camera as host of Country Now Live, which brought live music directly to fans in 2021 when the majority of concerts were halted due to the pandemic. During this time, she hosted 24 weeks of live concerts via Country Now Live on Twitch with special guests such as Lady A, Dierks Bentley, Jordan Davis, Brett Young, and Jon Pardi. Over the course of her career, she has had the privilege of conducting interviews with some of the industry’s most prominent stars, including Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, and many others. Lauren Jo Black is a longtime member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.
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