Photos: First performers announced for 2016 CMA Awards
Brad Paisley
PHOTO: minds-eye/Wikimedia Commons
PHOTO: Associated Press
PHOTO: CNN
In this Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, file photo, Maren Morris performs at the 10th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. Chris Stapleton, Eric Church and budding newcomer Morris are the leaders at the 2016 Country Music Association Awards. The three performers received five nominations each Wednesday, Aug. 31. The CMAs will air live Nov. 2 on ABC in Nashville, Tenn., celebrating its 50th anniversary. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)
KEITH URBAN - The summer's hottest television music event, "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock," (Photo: ABC/Jon LeMay)
Brad Paisley
PHOTO: minds-eye/Wikimedia Commons
PHOTO: Associated Press
PHOTO: CNN
In this Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, file photo, Maren Morris performs at the 10th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. Chris Stapleton, Eric Church and budding newcomer Morris are the leaders at the 2016 Country Music Association Awards. The three performers received five nominations each Wednesday, Aug. 31. The CMAs will air live Nov. 2 on ABC in Nashville, Tenn., celebrating its 50th anniversary. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)
KEITH URBAN - The summer's hottest television music event, "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock," (Photo: ABC/Jon LeMay)
Brad Paisley
PHOTO: minds-eye/Wikimedia Commons
PHOTO: Associated Press
PHOTO: CNN
In this Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, file photo, Maren Morris performs at the 10th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. Chris Stapleton, Eric Church and budding newcomer Morris are the leaders at the 2016 Country Music Association Awards. The three performers received five nominations each Wednesday, Aug. 31. The CMAs will air live Nov. 2 on ABC in Nashville, Tenn., celebrating its 50th anniversary. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)
KEITH URBAN - The summer's hottest television music event, "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock," (Photo: ABC/Jon LeMay)