Luke Combs, Megan Moroney, Lainey Wilson & More Join 60th CMA Awards Performance Lineup
The night will also feature special tribute performances for Brooks & Dunn and Dolly Parton.
Photos Courtesy of Luke Combs, Megan Moroney, Lainey Wilson
The 60th Annual CMA Awards are adding even more star power to this year’s show. Today, Nov. 10, the Country Music Association and ABC announced the next round of performers who will take the stage in nearly a week.
Among those added to the lineup are Luke Combs, Vince Gill, Megan Moroney, Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson and Stephen Wilson Jr.Plus,with Brooks & Dunn named this year’s CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, they will be celebrated with a special tribute performance by Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Halestorm, HARDY and Marcus King.
For their CMA Awards debut, Mumford & Sons will be joined by four-time nominee Chris Stapleton. Stapleton will also team up with Stephen Wilson Jr., a four-time nominee this year.
The news follows a previous announcement, which revealed that Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Tim McGraw, Kacey Musgraves, The Red Clay Strays, Zach Top and Tucker Wetmore are all set to take the stage for “Country Music’s Biggest Night.”
The evening will also include a special tribute to the late country music legend Dolly Parton, celebrating her lasting impact on music and entertainment.
Lainey Wilson will return to host the CMA Awards for the third consecutive year, marking her second time leading the ceremony solo. She first co-hosted the show in 2024 alongside Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan before taking on the role by herself in 2025.
Wilson is also a triple nominee heading into the ceremony. Meanwhile, reigning Male Vocalist of the Year Cody Johnson landed four nods, Kacey Musgraves earned five, Miranda Lambert secured seven nominations, and Ella Langley leads this year’s nominees with nine nods, after taking home three CMA Awards last year.
The CMA has confirmed that more presenters are expected to be revealed in the days leading up to the 60th Annual show.
The milestone night will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 18, at 8/7c on ABC and Disney+, with the broadcast available to stream on Hulu the following day.
A limited number of tickets remain for “The 60th Annual CMA Awards,” available now at CMAawards.com/tickets. A complete list of 2026 nominees can be found here.
Fans can also tune into the CMA Awards Backstage Live, hosted by Lauren Alaina and Haley Baylee.
Madeleine O’Connell graduated from North Central College with a bachelors degree in Journalism and Broadcast Communications before deciding to pursue her studies further at DePaul University. There, she earned her masters degree in Digital Communication & Media Arts. O’Connell served as a freelance writer for over two years while also interning with the Academy of Country Music, SiriusXM and Circle Media and assisting with Amazon Music’s Country Heat Weekly podcast. In addition to Country Now, she has been published in American Songwriter, Music Mayhem, and Holler.Country. Madeleine O’Connell is a member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.
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