Overview
- CMA announced on June 12 that a three-hour TV special compiled from the June 4–7 Nashville festival will air on ABC on June 25 and will stream on Hulu the following day.
- Country star Riley Green and Good Morning America host Lara Spencer will cohost the special, which features highlights from 30 artists drawn from the four-day event.
- The performer roster includes major country names such as Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson alongside genre-crossing guests.
- A press release teased Shaboozey’s first live performance of his new single “Cowgirl,” but organizers have not released a full song list for the broadcast.
- Organizers said roughly 100,000 people attended the festival each day, the show is presented by SoFi, and CMA Fest has already set dates for June 10–13, 2027, signaling continued national growth for the event that began as Fan Fair in 1972.