CMA CELEBRATES SUMMER

Luke Bryan, Mickey Guyton, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett are among the artists performing at CMA Summer Jam, a new, two-night concert at Nashville’s open-air Ascend Amphitheater on 7/27-28.

The first new outdoor concert for CMA in almost two years, the event will be taped and shown on ABC later this summer as a three-hour primetime special including performances shot at other locations in downtown Nashville.

Also on the bill, on 7/27, are Carly Pearce, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Cole Swindell, Carrie Underwood, Lainey Wilson and Dwight Yoakam. The 7/28 shows will include  Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Luke Combs, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, Jon Pardi and Thomas Rhett. 

Tickets go on sale Wednesday. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the CMA Foundation.