Jelly Roll and Ashley McBryde teamed up to host the televised CMA Fest concert special that aired on Tuesday evening (June 25), packed with a star-studded lineup and unforgettable surprise guests throughout the evening.

CMA Fest, hailed the longest-running country festival in the world, featured 30 performances when it aired in a three-hour special after taking place earlier this month in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The lineup on the main stage at Nissan Stadium included Kelsea Ballerini, Big & Rich, Clint Black, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Terri Clark, Jordan Davis, Jackson Dean, Billy F Gibbons, HARDY, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Little Big Town, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum, Megan Moroney, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Post Malone, Shaboozey, Blake Shelton, Brittney Spencer, The War And Treaty, Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman.

The festival is never complete without a few surprises and collaborative performances. Both hosts of the televised show, Wilson, HARDY and others introduced guests to the stage when they performed for thousands of country fans from all over the world.

CMA Fest is now available to stream on Hulu. Watch 9 collaborative performances from 2024 CMA Fest below.

Big & Rich and HARDY — “Save A Horse (Ride a Cowboy)”

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