Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Reba, more slated to perform at 2022 CMA Awards

2022's 56th Country Music Association (CMA) Awards are scheduled for November 9 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Alongside a dozen already-named performers, reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs, 14-time CMA Award-winner Stapleton and six-time CMA Award winner and Country Music Hall of Fame member Reba McEntire will be featured during the event set to broadcast from 8:00-11:00 p.m. ET on ABC and available the next day on Hulu.

Notable as well is the addition of Elle King being joined by The Black Keys to honor recent Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Jerry Lee Lewis with a rendition of his 1957 classic "Great Balls Of Fire."

As well, if a fan of Ashley McBryde's recently-released "Welcome to Lindeville" album, its co-conspirators -- five-time 2022 CMA Award nominee McBryde, alongside Brandy Clark, Caylee Hammack, Pillbox Patti and John Osborne will pair for one of the album's early favorites, a cover of the Linda Ronstadt classic "When Will I Be Loved."

Star-studded collaborations continue to be spotlighted during the evening as two-time CMA Award winner Thomas Rhett and pop icon Katy Perry will team up for their collaboration, "Where We Started," while five-time CMA Award winner Patty Loveless will join Stapleton for "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive." Also, 2021's CMA Vocal Duo of the Year, the Brothers Osborne, will pair with The War and Treaty for a take on the Rolling Stones' four-decade-old favorite "It's Only Rock & Roll (But I Like It)."

Nominees Combs, Cody Johnson and Cole Swindell performing their 2022 favorites "The Kind Of Love We Make," "Til You Can't" and "She Had Me At Heads Carolina" will be added to performances already announced for Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Bryan, Kelly Clarkson, HARDY, Marcus King, Miranda Lambert, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood, Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson and Zac Brown Band.

The event, hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, will feature first-time nominee Lainey Wilson, nominated in six categories -- Album of the Year (Sayin' What I'm Thinkin'), Female Vocalist of the Year, Music Video of the Year ("Never Say Never"), Musical Event of the Year ("Never Say Never"), New Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year ("Things A Man Oughta Know").

As well, McBryde, Pearce, Stapleton, songwriter, and producer Shane McAnally have five nominations, while Johnson and songwriter/producer Josh Osborne are nominated four times. Moreover, Combs, HARDY, Lambert, Midland and Underwood have three nominations.

Tickets for "The 56th Annual CMA Awards" are available now via Ticketmaster.com.

More information on the event is located at CMAawards.com.

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