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CMA Awards Open With Classic and Contemporary Stars
A mix of veteran and current country icons kicked off the 50th CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with 12 performances, including Randy Travis Vince Gill Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood Charley Pride Merle Haggard's Ben Haggard Brad Paisley Roy Clark Alabama Charlie Daniels Reba Ricky Skaggs Alan Jackson and Dwight Yoakam. Hosts Paisley and Underwood joked about politics and pop culture as Thomas Rhett won single of the year for Die a Happy Man ahead of a star-studded lineup including Beyonce George Strait Brooks and Dunn Miranda Lambert Jason Aldean Kacey Musgraves Pentatonix Luke Bryan and more with Bryan eyeing a possible three-peat as entertainer of the year.
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Randy Travis
Vince Gill
Carrie Underwood
Charley Pride
Merle Haggard
Ben
Brad Paisley
Roy Clark
Alabama
Charlie Daniels
Reba
Ricky Skaggs
Alan Jackson
Dwight Yoakam
Paisley
Underwood
Wikileaks
Brangelina
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville
Tennes
Donald Trump
Thomas Rhett
Rhett
Garth Brooks
Ting
Beyonce
George Strait
Brooks & Dunn
Miranda Lambert
Jason Aldean
Kacey Musgraves
Pentatonix
Luke Bryan
Bryan