The Band Perry, Luke Bryan, Easton Corbin, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Jerrod Niemann, Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes, Darius Rucker, Chris Young, and NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon will be presenters for The 44th Annual CMA Awards.Hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, "The 44th Annual CMA Awards" airs live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Previously announced performers include Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Blake Shelton, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Underwood, and Keith Urban. In addition, special performances will feature Gwyneth Paltrow in her live Country Music singing debut performing with Vince Gill; top nominee Lambert with Sheryl Crow in a tribute to Loretta Lynn's 50th Anniversary as a recording artist; and Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson.
The Band Perry received their first CMA Awards nomination this year in the Vocal Group of the Year category. The band, made up of siblings Kimberly, Reid, and Neil Perry, recently released their self-titled, debut album.
Bryan received his first CMA nomination this year in the New Artist of the Year category. His current album is Doin' My Thing.
Corbin received his first two CMA nominations this year. He is nominated for New Artist and Single of the Year (for "A Little More Country Than That"). He released his self-titled debut album earlier this year.
Gordon is a racing superstar, having won the NASCAR Cup Series championship four times, the Daytona 500 three times, and the Brickyard 400 four times.
The four members of Little Big Town are Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook, and they are nominated for Vocal Group of the Year. To date, Little Big Town has had a total of eight CMA Awards nominations. Their current album is The Reason Why.
