Four Superstar Collaborations Announced for 51st Annual CMA Awards

Kelsea Ballerini is set to perform alongside Reba, while Dierks Bentley will take the stage with Rascal Flatts. 

Written by Lauren Jo Black
Four Superstar Collaborations Announced for 51st Annual CMA Awards
Kelsea Ballerini, Reba; Photos courtesy Country Music Association

As “Country Music’s Biggest Night” inches near, the Country Music Association has revealed four all-star collaborations set to take place during the 51st Annual CMA Awards.

The collaborative performances include Kelsea Ballerini and RebaDierks Bentley and Rascal FlattsMaren Morris and Niall Horan, as well as Brad Paisley and Kane Brown.

Paisley and Brown are confirmed to sing the CMA co-hosts latest single, “Heaven South.” While it’s not confirmed, Morris will likely join pop star Horan to sing their duet, “Seeing Blind,” which appears on the former One Direction member’s new album, Flicker. It’s currently unclear what songs Ballerini and McEntire and Bentley and Rascal Flatts will collaborate on.

Previously announced CMA Awards performers include Carrie UnderwoodLuke BryanMiranda LambertGarth BrooksBrothers OsborneEric ChurchLittle Big TownOld DominionAlan JacksonJon PardiChris Stapleton and Thomas Rhett.

The 51st Annual CMA Awards, hosted by Paisley and Underwood, will air live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, November 8, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.