Country Music’s Biggest Night™ Airs Live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena
Wednesday, Nov. 14 on the ABC Television Network
Nashville, Tenn. — Country and bluegrass music legend Ricky Skaggs has been announced as a featured performer at “The 52nd Annual CMA Awards.”
Country Music’s Biggest Night™, hosted for the 11th consecutive year by Brad Paisleyand Carrie Underwood, will air live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 8:00 PM/ET (7:00 PM/CT) on the ABC Television Network.
Skaggs is an eight-time CMA Awards winner and 25-time nominee. He received his first CMA Awards nominations in 1982, when he was nominated in five categories, winning the Horizon Award, which recognized new artists, and Male Vocalist of the Year, a historic win being the first time both awards were won in a single year. Skaggs won the coveted Entertainer of the Year award in 1985 and went on to win five more CMA Awards in other years.
This year is shaping up to be one of the biggest in Skaggs’ storied career. Last month, the 15-time GRAMMY® winner was formally inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Just weeks earlier, he received his official induction into the IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.