Pre-CMA Fun on ABC

Tonight at 9pm watch "In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts: Bright Lights. Big Stars. All Access Nashville."

Robin will take us inside the lives of the stars.

• Carrie Underwood goes back home with a visit to her high school and some never-before-seen home video. And she'll talk about her love, Mike Fisher (#12).
• Tim McGraw talks about his tough childhood and takes us horseback riding on the family farm.
• Martina McBride talks about music and motherhood from her Nashville home.
• Loretta Lynn shows us Hurricane Mills.
• Rosanne Cash on inheriting the legacy of her father Johnny Cash.
• Vince Gill's daughter Jenny Gill and Loretta Lynn's granddaughter Tayla Lynn talks about being second generation country performers.
• We hear the fav country songs of President Obama, Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts (and more).

43rd Annual CMA's

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be our hosts and both will perform.

Taylor Swift will open the show and will perform acoustically during the show. (that's Taylor on the red carpet before last years CMA's)


Performers

• Taylor Swift
• Tim McGraw (in his first CMA appearance in four years)
• Brooks & Dunn (it's their final CMA show as a duo :(
• Reba McEntire
• George Strait
• Keith Urban
• Martina McBride
• Darius Rucker
• Sugarland
• Lady Antebellum
• Miranda Lambert
• Carrie Underwood
• Brad Paisley
• Zac Brown Band
• Billy Currington

Collaborations

• Kenny Chesney & Dave Matthew (hmm, wonder what they'll sing :)
• Vince Gill & Daughtry (sooooo looking forward to this!)
• Jamey Johnson & Kid Rock
• Brooks & Dunn f/ Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top

Presenters

• Lee Ann Womack
• LeAnn Rimes
• Jake Owen
• Julianne Hough
• The Judds
• Kris Kristofferson
• Tim McGraw & Faith Hill (together :)
• Kellie Pickler
• Randy Houser
• Jason Aldean
• Kid Rock
• Dale Earnhardt Jr.
• Robin Roberts (Good Morning America)
• Patricia Heaton & Neil Flynn (The Middle - an ABC sitcom - gotta promote ya know?)