Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini Are the “CMA Fest” Co-Hosts With the Most [Watch TV Teaser]

Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini Are the “CMA Fest” Co-Hosts With the Most [Watch TV Teaser]

by Jason Simanek  |  July 13, 2017

If you weren’t lucky enough to be one of the 80,000-plus fans that descended on Nashville during each day of CMA Fest in June, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini have you covered.

Kelsea and TR will co-host an upcoming three-hour television special on ABC that features 2017 CMA Fest performances from a bevy of artists, including Garth Brooks, Miranda Lambert, Florida Georgia Line, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Sam Hunt, Lady Antebellum and Brad Paisley, as well as special collaborations featuring Darius Rucker and Karen Fairchild, Dierks Bentley and Cole Swindell, and Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris.

The CMA Fest special airs on Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. CT on ABC.

Watch the CMA Fest teaser below.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWdzsDnj0Jj/?taken-by=thomasrhettakins

photo by Jason Simanek

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