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CMA FEST PRESENTED BY SOFI – Hosted by multi-award-winning country star Riley Green and Emmy Award-winning anchor and host from ABC's "Good Morning America" Lara Spencer, "CMA Fest presented by SoFi" is a three-hour concert event, filmed during the 53rd CMA Fest in downtown Nashville. This special airs Thursday, June 25, at 8/7c on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu. (Disney/Larry McCormack) RILEY GREEN (Photo by Larry McCormack/Disney via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 04: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Rhett Akins performs onstage at Nissan Stadium during CMA Fest 2026 day one on June 04, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, : A white cake (L) sits on stage to celebrate the 75th Birthday of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, 14 October, 2000. Several country music stars showed up to help celebrate the event. AFP PHOTO/Neil BRAKE (Photo credit should read NEIL BRAKE/AFP via Getty Images)
