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Dierks Bentley, Little Big Town, Zac Brown Band + More Join List of 2015 CMA Awards Performers

  • andrewwendowski
  • Oct 25, 2015
  • 2 min read

Four country superstars and a YouTube star have been added to a quickly growing list of 2015 CMA Awards performers. Florida Georgia Line, Little Big Town, Zac Brown Band and Dierks Bentley will take the Bridgestone Arena stage on Nov. 4. One will bring a special guest. Electronic violinist Lindsey Sterling will join Bentley. She’s a YouTube sensation with over one billion video views and seven million subscribers. Her original videos showcase her skillful playing and experimental choreography, and she represents the first time the CMAs have tapped a YouTube celeb for the show.

It’s not clear which song Florida Georgia Line, Zac Brown Band and Little Big Town will perform, but “Girl Crush” seems likely for the 2014 CMA Vocal Group of the Year winners. It’s nominated for both Single and Song of the Year — Little Big Town lead all nominees with five nominations (six if you count Song of of they Year, a song they didn’t write). Florida Georgia Line and ZBB have one nomination a piece, while Bentley is nominated in the Male Vocalist of the Year category. Thus far 17 performances have been announced for the three-hour ABC telecast. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood return to host for an eighth straight year, and both are slated to perform. Nominees for the Entertainer of the Year category include Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church and Miranda Lambert.

One of the most interesting pairings of the night should happen when Male Vocalist nominee Dierks Bentley teams up with electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling . Eric Church and Hank Williams, Jr. are set to kick off the show, before seguing into Keith Urban ’s collaboration with John Mellencamp . Thomas Rhett combines his efforts with Fall Out Boy . Female vocalists Miranda Lambert , Kacey Musgraves , Kelsea Ballerini and Maddie & Tae have already locked in their spots, while Jason Aldean , Luke Bryan , Sam Hunt and Blake Shelton take care of the boys’ side of the bill. Hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will sing as well.

The 49th Annual CMA Awards​ air live from

Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena November 4 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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