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CMA Fest Is Back in 2022 With Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban

After two years off because of COVID, CMA Fest is back in 2022, and today (4/11), they announced their Nissan Stadium lineup, including Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and more. Taking…

CMA Fest Is Back in 2022 With Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban
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After two years off because of COVID, CMA Fest is back in 2022, and today (4/11), they announced their Nissan Stadium lineup, including Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and more.

Taking place in downtown Nashville from June 9 through 12, other superstars hitting the Nissan stage this year are Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Lady A, Carly Pearce, Dierks Bentley, Zac Brown Band.

In a press release, country Music Association Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern said, “We’ve been waiting two years to host County Music fans from coast to coast and every corner of the world. Now we’re only two months out, and the excitement is palpable! We can hardly wait to bring the Country community back together in June.”

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.