Country Music Association Awards

Brooks and Dunn host the ceremony at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. Tim McGraw opens the show with “How Bad Do You Want It.” Other slated performers include Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Alison Krauss, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Shania Twain, Keith Urban and Gretchen Wilson. Kris Kristofferson is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.