All five nominees for CMA's highest honor, Entertainer of the Year -- Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean -- will perform at this year's awards ceremony, the Country Music Association announced Tuesday.
Jason Aldean and Keith Urban are also performers on "Country Music's Biggest Night"
Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will host the Country Music Awards Nov. 9
The nominations are in for the 45th annual Country Music Awards, and Keith Urban and Taylor Swift are among the recognized artists.
First she and took the CMA Awards by storm - and on Tuesday, Gwyneth Paltrow shined on Glee as irreverent substitute teacher Holly Holiday.
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Miley's dad steps out for first first major public appearance since filing for divorce
Birthday girl Lambert is top female vocalist, fiancé Blake Shelton wins for male; Brad Paisley is entertainer of the year
The CMA Awards host gets laughs with his jokes about the pop Lady and the country Lady
It has been a great year for country music couple Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert.
"I've always loved her when she sang," Ryan Murphy says of Paltrow, who will perform "Umbrella"
Urban joins co-hosts, Paisley and Underwood as they get ready to open the show
The singer will be joined by Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow and more during the holiday broadcast
The actress will perform the title song from her upcoming movie Country Strong with Vince Gill
The Coal Miner's Daughter will be saluted at next month's country music ceremony
After Kenny Chesney won his fourth "Entertainer of the Year" award at the 2008 Country Music Association Awards, he came backstage and said very candidly, "I didn't think we were going to win one of these tonight."
Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire, Sugarland and George Strait are also added to the lineup
Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum and Blake Shelton will also hit the Nashville stage Nov. 10
The country star leads the pack with nine nominations - the most ever for a female artist
The next round of CMA nods will be announced on Wednesday
The country superstars will emcee the telecast on Nov. 10 in Nashville
Speak Now, the singer's third disc, is slated to be released Oct. 25
When he's not thinking up country jams, Toby Keith is hitting the football field with his son's team
The TV special will also feature performances by Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts and Keith Urban
Country music singer-songwriter Brad Paisley was examined and released from a hospital after taking a nasty spill during a South Carolina concert Saturday, the entertainer says on his Web site and Twitter account.
Country's golden girl shares year-end honors with Kate Gosselin, Sarah Palin and the Kardashians
The singer also shares how she plans on spending Christmas working on Mom's broccoli cheese casserole!
Not according to Faith Hill, who says the CMA entertainer of the year has "worked her tail off"
• Taylor Swift walked into Avenue, a new Nashville nightspot, to a round of applause, with her music blaring over the loudspeakers and her historic CMA victory replayed on big screens. The newly minted entertainer of the year held court in a short, black vintage-style dress, doling out big hugs to well-wishers and taking countless photos with anybody who asked. The 19-year-old posed with her mother, Reba McEntire and other party guests at the Big Machine bash. Also in attendance: Jimmy Wayne, Jack Ingram and Justin Moore. Swift and her parents snuck out of the party by 1:30 a.m. (Read all about Swift's amazing CMA sweep - and see pictures from country music's big night!)
Wicks appears heartbroken, but says the former couple will address their split soon
Now the teen country star is looking for the next challenge in her zooming career
From Sugarland's poignant performance to Carrie Underwood's burlesque spectacle, who impressed you the most?
VIDEO: A four-time winner, the 19-year-old singer beats out the heavyweights for Entertainer of the Year
Taylor Swift opened the show with a winning performance -- but the 19-year-old singer had to wait until the end of the Country Music Association Awards telecast Wednesday night to collect the biggest honor: entertainer of the year.
Plus, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will sing a duet on tonight's broadcast from Nashville
Can she beat the boys at this year's CMA Awards - vote for your favorite!
"They needed some time apart," says the source, calling the breakup "mutual"
Brad Paisley is finding more recognition, and handling it with humor. Denise Quan talked to the country star.
The Nov. 11 event will also feature Martina McBride, the Judds and Lee Ann Womack
The racer will join Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley & others on country's biggest night
The rocker & the country star will perform "I'm Alive" at the Nov. 11 Nashville event
They'll join Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley and other stars on Nov. 11
Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney are also among the first performers announced for the Nov. 11 show
Georgia Sloan arrived - along with 4 CMA nods for the "Chicken Fried" singer - on Wednesday
Due to an "oversight," they weren't credited for Musical Event of the Year for their duet "Start A Band"
The superstar receives six nods, including male vocalist & entertainer of the year
The superstars plan to rehearse for the November show - and coordinate wardrobes
Plus, she thanks fans for "all of your support over the last year"
After 20 years, the country duo say "it's just time" to split - after one more tour
The singer-song writer has a sense of humor, great lips and a charitable heart
He's the second child for the country star and According to Jim actress
The star will sing from her Hanna Montana soundtrack on the April 5 show
Roy Clark and harmonica player Charlie McCoy also join Mandrell in being honored
She'll hang out with friends – including the ex of the "other woman" in her marital breakup
"Kimberly and I were both talking about how special that will be for our child to grow up someday and see that tape," he says
He's named entertainer of the year for the fourth time, while the show co-host nabs female vocalist
"I'm so glad she's here tonight," Martina McBride raves about the star, who received a standing ovation
Justin Gaston appears in her CMA performance – as Cyrus cheers them on
In her first public appearance since her split, the singer will be a presenter at the CMAs
CMA preview
updated: Wed Nov 12 2008 14:45:00
A.J. Hammer discusses what to expect at this year's CMA show.
Kenny Chesney has won entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards two years in a row. Will he make it three straight?
The country star will sing at the CMAs – but PEOPLE has an early listen of his new song
The CMA-nominated singer shares the stage with The Wailers in a last-minute gig
Yet the country star says his skipping this year's CMA awards isn't "sour grapes"
The country star blasts an Internet rumor as "the most impossible thing on the planet"
The "I Do" singer launches a country drive to help end domestic violence
The country star and According to Jim actress are due in April
The singer reveals the inspiration behind "Love Song" about a "love you've got to hide"
Kenny Chesney gets 7 nods and Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts also nab honors
Kenny Chesney, the Country Music Association's reigning entertainer of the year, dominated the CMA Award nominations on Wednesday, receiving seven, including album of the year
"This is awesome. Thank you so much," the country star says of her surprise plaque
Emmylou Harris, Tom T. Hall, the Statler Brothers and the late Ernest "Pop" Stoneman are the latest additions to the Country Hall of Fame, the Nashville-based Country Music Association announced Tuesday.
Video courtesy ABCKellie Pickler broke down crying during the CMA Awards on Wednesday night while performing "I Wonder," a song about her estranged mother, who abandoned her when she was 2.
If 2006 was Carrie Underwood's coming-out party at the CMA Awards, 2007 solidified her place among the current greats of country music.
Chesney speaksupdated: Thu Nov 08 2007 11:15:00
CNN's Kiran Chetry speaks to singer Kenny Chesney about his successful night at the CMA Awards.
Jessica Simpson, Jamie Foxx, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow – not your typical country-music lineup, but they are among the stars expected to join country superstars like Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley at the 41st Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday night, to be broadcast live on ABC from the Sommet Center in Nashville.
Carrie Underwood talks to CNN's Denise Quan about the lack of women up for the CMA Entertainer of the Year award.
Apparently, Jamie Foxx is a little bit country. The Oscar-winner plans to sign a duet with Rascal Flatts at the Country Music Association awards next month, ABC announced Tuesday.
Brad Paisley and George Strait led the Country Music Association Awards nominations with five nods each, it was announced Thursday.
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