Brad Paisley out; Reba, Dolly, Carrie Underwood to host CMAs
August 20, 2019 at 12:30 a.m.
| Updated August 19, 2019 at 11:35 p.m.
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Associated Press
In this Feb. 10, 2019 file photo, Dolly Parton arrives at the 61st annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The CMAs announced Monday, August 19, 2019 that "special guest hosts" Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire will join Carrie Underwood during the Nov. 13 event. The organization says the show will celebrate "legendary women in Country Music throughout the ceremony." (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Carrie Underwood, who has hosted the Country Music Association Awards since 2008 with Brad Paisley, is losing her partner-in-crime.
But she won't be on her own: The CMAs announced Monday that "special guest hosts" Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire will join Underwood during the Nov. 13 event. The organization says the show will celebrate "legendary women in Country Music throughout the ceremony."
The CMA Awards will air live on ABC from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Though female acts are finding success on the country music scene, they've received little love on country radio as male acts continue to dominate. The last time a woman won CMA's top prize, entertainer of the year, was in 2011 when Taylor Swift won the honor.
Nominees for the CMA Awards will be announced Aug. 28.