CMA Fest Announces 150-Plus Artists for 2022 Lineup After Two-Year Hiatus
variety.comChris Willman Music WriterThe lineup for the 2022 CMA Music Festival has been announced, and it’s easier to single out which mainstream country artists aren’t on the bill than which are.
More than 150 names have been revealed for the lineup, from the superstars to the obscure, for a festival that’s returning to business as normal after a two-year time-out for the pandemic.Among the headliners who’ll be taking the stage for four nights of shows at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium June 9-12 are Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Dierks Bentley, Kane Brown, Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini, Alan Jackson, Carly Pearce, Lady A, Zac Brown Band, Parker McCollom, Russell Dickerson, Gabby Barrett and Darius Rucker.The presence of Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean pretty much guarantees a reprise of Monday night’s CMT Award-winning duet “If I DIdn’t Love You” on the big stage; ditto for Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson both being named, and the likelihood of hearing “Never Say Never” again.
At the Chevy Riverfront Stage, where daytime performances precede the nighttime stadium shows, the lineup is far more expansive, and includes some artists that have graduated to the level of A-listers as well as mid-level veterans or emerging acts.
Among the artists booked there are Jimmie Allen, Ingrid Andress, Maddie & Tae, Lauren Alaina, Breland, Scotty McCreery, Michael Ray, Lindsay Ell, Mitchell Tenpenny, Tenille Townes, Blanco Brown, Hardy, Danielle Bradbery, Easton Corbin, Locash, Callista Clark, Ryan Hurd, Lanco, Niko Moo n, Elvie Shane and many others.
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