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CMA FEST 2017 - CMA Music Festival is not only the ultimate country music festival experience for fans from all over the world to attend, it’s also the only music festival with its own annual network television special. This year, that special will be hosted by two of country music’s hottest stars, Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett. The pair will team up to host “CMA Fest 2017,” the three-hour special that brings country music’s most storied festival to a national television audience Wednesday, August 16th (8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT/PDT) on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Mark Levine)KELSEA BALLERINI
CMA FEST 2017 - CMA Music Festival is not only the ultimate country music festival experience for fans from all over the world to attend, it’s also the only music festival with its own annual network television special. This year, that special will be hosted by two of country music’s hottest stars, Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett. The pair will team up to host “CMA Fest 2017,” the three-hour special that brings country music’s most storied festival to a national television audience Wednesday, August 16th (8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT/PDT) on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Mark Levine)KELSEA BALLERINI /
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Country music stars come out in style for the 51st Annual CMA Awards. Here’s how you can watch the 2017 CMA Awards live, on TV and online.

The 51st Annual CMA Awards come to ABC on Wednesday, bringing out country music’s biggest names for what’s called “Country Music’s Biggest Night.” But how can you find out who are the CMA Awards winners?

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood return to host the 2017 CMA Awards, which are packed full of performances and guest appearances like every major awards show. Among the highlights from this year’s ceremony: Kelsea Ballerini will not only perform with Reba McEntire in a CMA Awards collaboration, but she’s up for Female Vocalist of the Year.

The record-smashing hitmaker Taylor Swift is a nominee for Song of the Year with her single “Better Man,” while Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan and Keith Urban are among those duking it out for the coveted top Entertainer of the Year trophy.

Brooks, Bryan and Paisley will also take the stage during the show, while ABC is also getting in some cross-promotion by having Lea Michele (from their new sitcom The Mayor) and Jason Ritter and Joanna Garcia Swisher (from Kevin Probably Saves The World) present awards. Tyler Perry, NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and Brittany Snow will also be on hand.

It will be a busy night from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, so if you want to catch all of the performances and find out who this year’s winners are live, you’ll want to make sure you’re tuned in to the 2017 CMA Awards.

Here’s how you can watch the 2017 CMA Awards live, on TV or via live stream:

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 8
Start Time: 8 p.m. ET
Episode: “The 51st Annual CMA Awards”
TV Channel: ABC
Live Stream: Stream 1 | Stream 2

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