First performers announced for 47th annual CMA Awards

"Country Music's Biggest Night" is bringing together the biggest names in country music with today's announcement of performers for The 47^th Annual CMA Awards.

Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert, reigning CMA Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, reigning CMA Entertainer and Male Vocalist of the Year Blake Shelton, two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban are all scheduled to perform.

Hosted for the sixth consecutive year by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, The 47^th Annual CMA Awards will air live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 6 (8 p.m.), on the ABC Television Network.

Winners of The 47^th Annual CMA Awards will be determined in a final round of voting by eligible voting members of the Country Music Association. CMA Awards balloting is officiated by the international accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP. The third and final ballot will be emailed to CMA members Thursday, Oct. 10. Voting for the CMA Awards final ballot ends Monday, Oct. 28 (5 p.m./CT).

The CMA Awards nominees and winners are determined by more than 7,000 industry professional members of CMA, which was formed in 1958 as the first trade organization to promote an individual genre of music. The first "CMA Awards Banquet and Show" was held in 1967. The following year, the CMA Awards was broadcast for the first time - making it the longest-running annual music awards program on network television. The CMA Awards moved to ABC in 2006, where it will remain through 2021.

A limited number of tickets for The 47^th Annual CMA Awards are still available. Follow CMA on Facebook (Facebook.com/CMA) and Twitter (@CountryMusic) to be the first to learn when additional tickets may be released. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com or Ticketmaster outlets; by calling 1-800-745-3000; or at the Bridgestone Arena Box Office, located at 501 Broadway (corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, Nashville). The CMA Awards have sold out in advance the past four years.