The 54th CMA Awards will air on Wednesday November 11
Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker set to host the 2020 Country Music Association Awards on November 11
Last year, the 65-year-old shared the stage with other female country legends Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton
« I am delighted to be back to host the CMA Awards and even more delighted to be able to share the stage with Darius Rucker, » McEntire said in a press release. « We look forward to an evening of celebration of the great country music and hope you will listen to it and watch it! »
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McEntire first hosted the awards show in 1990 alongside Randy Travis – she then hosted the show for three consecutive years, including in 1992 with Vince Gill
« I look forward to the CMA Awards every year because of the incredible performances and the opportunity to celebrate the year in country music, » Rucker, 54, said in the statement. “Being invited to host this year’s awards alongside Reba – are you kidding me ?! – it’s an absolute honor «
« Even though this year will be a little different from normal, I know we are all looking forward to a musical party night, and this year’s show certainly won’t disappoint you, » he added.
McEntire is shortlisted for Music Event of the Year award for his performance of « Be a Light » alongside Thomas Rhett, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin and Keith Urban (The song’s profits have gone to a coronavirus relief fund)
The CMA nominees were announced earlier this month with Miranda Lambert leading the pack with seven nominations, including Artist of the Year Luke Combs, who is also shortlisted for this award, is nominated six times
Maren Morris has five nominations while Dan Shay and Carly Pierce won four (Justin Bieber also got his first CMA nod for « 10,000 hours »)
The 54th CMA Awards will air Wednesday November 11 (8:00 am – 11:00 pm / EST) on ABC
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