The CMA Awards Add Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert & More to Talent Lineup

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The women of country music will be well represented at this year's CMA Awards! Find out which ladies will take the spotlight below...

A major announcement for this Monday—Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Maddie & Tae, and Kacey Musgraves will all take the stage during the 49th Annual CMA Awards ceremony! “Country Music’s Biggest Night” will enjoy an abundance of female-driven live performances.

Now this we’ve GOT to see! Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Maddie and Tae, Kacey Musgraves & Carrie Underwood are all performing LIVE at the #CMAawards Nov. 4 on ABC! CMAawards.com

Posted by CMA Country Music Association on Monday, October 12, 2015

Eric Church and legendary country rocker Hank Williams, Jr. will open the three-hour television event with popular CMA Awards hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood presiding over the evening for the eighth consecutive year. “Tangled Up” singer Thomas Rhett and standout “Uma Thurman” rock band Fall Out Boy are also slated to hit the main stage and dazzle the audience.

Going into the highly anticipated night, Miranda Lambert leads this batch of talented ladies— having clinched four nominations total, Kacey Musgraves and Maddie & Tae are in the running for three awards each, while Carrie Underwood and Kelsea Ballerini each have two nods. Winners of each category will be determined in a final round of voting by eligible voting members of the Country Music Association. See the full list of categories and nominations here.

The 49th Annual CMA Awards will broadcast live from Nashville on Wednesday, November 4th at 7 PM CT on ABC.

Until then, prepare yourself musically and enjoy “Heartbeat” from Carrie Underwood‘s upcoming album, Storyteller.

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