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Country music’s biggest night! Lainey Wilson, Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning will host the 58th annual CMA Awards airing live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (Nov. 20) at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on ABC.
Morgan Wallen leads the pack with seven nominations. Following close behind, Chris Stapleton and Cody Johnson landed five nominations while Post Malone and Lainey Wilson earned four nods each.
Other nominees include Jelly Roll, Kacey Musgraves and Megan Moroney.
Read on for more details about the 2024 CMA Awards including performers, presenters and how to watch from anywhere.
How to Watch & the 2024 CMA Awards for Free
The 2024 CMA Awards will broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday. The show is set to air at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on ABC and stream on Hulu the following day.
No cable? You can watch the CMAs on DirecTV Stream and other platforms that offers live access to ABC.
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\n\u2022 The Hak Tuah cryptocurrency project suffered a 90% price crash shortly after launch amid controversy, in what may have been a \"rug pull\" scam.
\n\u2022 Trump's pick to lead NASA, private astronaut Jared Isaacman, is expected to push the agency to partner more with SpaceX and the commercial space industry. But his close ties to Elon Musk could face political hurdles.
\n\u2022 TikTok's future remains murky as U.S courts uphold a potential ban. The crew discusses the free speech implications and the role of geopolitics. EU also probes TikTok over Russian election interference.
\n\u2022 Entrepreneur Frank McCourt's Project Liberty consortium is reportedly advancing a bid to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations, positioning it as a \"people's bid.\"
\n\u2022 The U.S. House is set to approve an additional $3 billion to fund the removal of Chinese telecom equipment like Huawei and ZTE from domestic networks.
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