CMA Fest Recap

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Those who didn't make it to Nashville for the annual CMA Fest in June got a taste of what they missed when selected performances aired last night on ABC. The special, which was hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett, featured highlights from the Nissan Stadium shows, and was jam packed with performances. Check them out below.

Performers featured on the telecast included Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Darius Rucker, Chris Stapleton, and more. Among the highlights: 

• Keith Urban opened the show with a rousing rendition of “Never Coming Down,” and returned later for his latest hit “Coming Home.”
• Florida Georgia Line stripped things down with their acoustic guitars for their latest single “Simple” and then were joined by Morgan Wallenfor their collaboration “Up Down.”
• Kelsa Ballerini got the crowd swaying to her bluesy “I Hate Love Songs.”
• Brett Young got the girls swooning for his intimate performance of his breakup song “Mercy.”
• Carrie Underwood brought the house down with “Cry Pretty.”
• Kane Brown was joined by Lauren Alaina for their duet “What Ifs.”
• Dierks Bentley grabbed the audience with his hit “Women Amen,” but really got them rockin’ when he was joined by Dwight Yoakam for “Fast As You.”
• Dan + Shay had the audience singing along at the top of their lungs to their smash “Tequila.”
• Luke Bryan gave the crowd what they wanted with his latest single “Sunrise Sunburn, Sunset,” followed by “Some People Are Good.”
• Carly Pearce killed it with her single “Hide the Wine.”
• Chris Stapleton and his golden voice once again wowed with “Millionaire.”
• Sam Hunt surprised the audience by literally getting up from a seat in the middle of the crowd to perform his hit “Downtown’s Dead,” and then proceeded to walk through the audience to get to the stage, high fiving and taking selfies with the fans along the way.
• Brothers Osborne closed the show with a rockin’ “Shoot Me Straight,” complete with extended jam.

Source: Dr. Dave’s Ultimate Prep