The 2024 CMAs will come to you live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 20. This will be the 58th edition of these country music awards, and the show will begin at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
The biggest night of the year in country music promises to be larger than life. The show will open with Post Malone and Chris Stapleton and include additional performances by Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Ashley McBryde, Shaboozey, and Lainey Wilson.
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George Strait will receive the 204 CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, and several artists will pay tribute to the country music legend.
With a night so big, surely the hosts will have to be on top of their game. Fortunately, the CMAs are in good hands as Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan are hosting their third consecutive CMAs, but this time they're adding in 2023 Entertainer of the Year Wilson to the mix.
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Why is Peyton Manning hosting the 2024 CMAs with Luke Bryan and Lainey Wilson?
Manning first got involved with the CMAs in 2022. He had entered the country music circle because he was a big fan and because of Nationwide commercials with Brad Paisley. The Hall-of-Fame quarterback is no stranger to television hosting. He hosted 'Peyton's Places,' where he would interview quarterbacks and other NFL players around the country. Peyton and his brother Eli also host the Manningcast throughout the season, an alternate broadcast for certain 'Monday Night Football' games.
The simple answer is Manning is a huge country music fan. He recently donned his old Tennessee gear at a Morgan Wallen concert in Knoxville, and Manning's Omaha Productions produces "It's All Country," which is like 'Peyton's Places,' but instead has Bryan interviewing today's country music stars.
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it. This will be the third consecutive year that Bryan and Manning will be hosting, but this time, they are bringing in 2023 Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson to be a third co-host.
| Year | Awards Show | Host | Co-host(s) |
| 2024 | CMAs | Peyton Manning | Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson |
| 2023 | CMAs | Peyton Manning | Luke Bryan |
| 2022 | CMAs | Peyton Manning | Luke Bryan |
| 2016 | CMTs | J.J. Watt | Erin Andrews |
| 2001 | CMTs | Terry Bradshaw | Lee Ann Womack |
| 1981 | CMAs | Don Meredith | Larry Gatlin, Tammy Wynette |
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