Bobby Bones Set To Guest Host CMA Fest TV Special

CMA Fest, the Music Event of Summer, brings the hottest music acts together on one stage for three full hours of epic collaborations and must-see performances Sunday, Aug. 4 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network. The primetime special, hosted by Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini with special guest host Bobby Bones, brings the Ultimate Country Music Fan Experience to a national television audience for a 16th straight year.

Filmed during Nashville’s 48th annual CMA Fest in June, the television special features more than 30 of music’s biggest acts as they hit the stage during the four-day festival. Fans won’t want to miss special collaborations including for the first time ever Lil Nas X joined by Billy Ray Cyrus and Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini and The ChainsmokersBrothers Osborne with Brooks & Dunn and Ashley McBrydeBrantley Gilbert and Lindsay EllTim McGraw and Luke CombsMaren Morris and Brandi Carlile, and Carrie Underwood with Joan Jett. Additional performers include Dierks BentleyKane BrownLuke Bryan, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Janson, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Midland, Old Dominion, Pistol Annies, Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton, Thomas Rhett and Brett Young.

Thomas Rhett returns to host “CMA Fest” for a fourth year, first co-hosting the special in 2016, while Kelsea Ballerini returns for a third year. Bobby Bones appears as a special guest host for the first time. “CMA Fest” is executive produced by Robert Deaton.

When asked about the experience of being a host of the special Bones said, “Being a part of the ‘CMA Fest’ hosting team this year with my friends Thomas Rhett and Kelsea was a blast… the fans in the stadium every night blew my mind with their energy and it was fun to be part of it. There are so many collaborations and the performances overall just reached a new level this year and I can’t wait for everyone to tune in and see it.”

CatchCMA Feston Sunday, Aug. 4 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network.