The
CMA Music Festival special on ABC will now air on Aug. 14, one week
later than previously announced. Titled
CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock, the three-hour special will feature
performances by
Jason Aldean featuring
Kelly
Clarkson,
The Band Perry,
Dierks
Bentley,
Big & Rich and
Gretchen
Wilson,
Zac Brown Band with
Alan
Jackson,
Sara Evans,
Kid
Rock and
Sheryl Crow,
Lady
Antebellum,
Miranda Lambert,
Little
Big Town,
Martina McBride with
American Idol runner-up
Lauren Alaina,
Reba McEntire,
Brad Paisley with
Alabama,
Rascal Flatts,
Darius
Rucker,
Blake Shelton,
Sugarland,
Taylor Swift,
Josh Turner
with
American Idol winner
Scotty McCreery, and
Keith
Urban.
Shania Twain will also make an appearance. Tickets for the
2012 CMA Music Festival will go on sale on July 30.
