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Published November 08, 2017
Country music stars will compete for honors at the 51st Annual CMA Awards Wednesday night in Nashville, Tenn.
Singers Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will co-host this year's event. It's their 10th consecutive time emceeing the show together.
Here is what you need to know about the biggest night in country music:
The Country Music Association Awards will air on Wednesday, Nov. 8 on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.
Some of the genre's biggest names -- among them Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town and Chris Stapleton -- are expected to take the stage.
There will also be several paired performances, among them Kelsea Ballerini and Reba McEntire, and Brad Paisley with Kane Brown.
Eric Church, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker and Keith Urban are also going to take part in "an unprecedented opening collaboration."
Race car driver Jimmie Johnson, supermodel Karlie Kloss, actress Lea Michele, director Tyler Perry, and country music star Trisha Yearwood are among the batch of names announced.
Miranda Lambert, who is up for Single of the Year ("Tin Man"), Album of the Year ("The Weight of These Things"), Song of the Year ("Tin Man"), Female Vocalist of the Year.
Lambert was also nominated for Music Video of the Year -- which went to Brothers Osborne ("It Ain't My Fault") on Wednesday morning.
Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton and Keith Urban are all nominated.
This year's nominees are Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton and Keith Urban.
Along with Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Reba McEntire, Maren Morris and Carrie Underwood round out the five nominees.
Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Rascal Flatts and Zac Brown Band are all up for the award.
Brothers Osborne, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, LOCASH and Maddie & Tae.
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