CMA Awards performers include Megan Moroney, Shaboozey and Ella Langley

The Country Music Association has rolled out an initial lineup of performers for the upcoming CMA Awards, with all three top nominees – Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney and Ella Langley, each with six nominations – set to sing. Close runner-up Zach Top, who has five nominations, will also perform.

Shaboozey, BigXthaPlug, Luke Combs, Tucker Wetmore and Stephen Wilson round out the list of artist names revealed Thursday for the CMAs, which take place in just under two weeks on November 19.

The CMAs have additionally announced some of the songs these artists will perform on the ABC broadcast.

Langley will perform her just-released single “Choosin’ Texas,” while Moroney will perform her latest song “6 Months Later,” which was released in June ahead of an album due in early 2026.

Top will perform ‘Gitaar’. Wetmore, nominated for new artist of the year, will sing “Wind Up Missin’ You.”

Another newly nominated artist, Stephen Wilson Jr., will take the stage twice. On his own, he will reprise his cover of the Ben E. King classic “Stand By Me”; he and Shaboozey will also sing the duet they had in the recent movie ‘The Long Walk’, titled ‘Took a Walk’.

The other collaboration currently being announced will see BigXthaPlug and Luke Combs team up for a live version of their song “Pray Hard.”

More artists will be announced in the next two weeks.

Wilson will pull triple duty that evening, not only as lead nominee and performer, but also as host of the three-hour broadcast. It was previously announced that the former Entertainer of the Year winner will be this year’s sole host, after stepping in as the third host and a sidekick of sorts to longtime mainstays Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning in 2024.

The 59th annual show will air live on ABC from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on November 19 at 8:00 PM ET. It will be available for streaming on Hulu the next day.