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Lil Nas X To Perform During CMA Fest At Blake Shelton’s Club

Lil Nas X will be playing in downtown Nashville during CMA Fest as part of the Spotify House run at Blake Shelton’s Ole Red bar and restaurant June 6 through…

Lil Nas X To Perform During CMA Fest At Blake Shelton's Club
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Lil Nas X will be playing in downtown Nashville during CMA Fest as part of the Spotify House run at Blake Shelton's Ole Red bar and restaurant June 6 through 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. daily.

The “Old Town Road” phenomenon Lil Nas X is expected to be a major draw at his 12:30 a.m. Thursday set on the venue’s rooftop. No word at this point if Billy Ray Cyrus will join him for their chart topping duet.

Other artists slated for the series include Old Dominion, Midland, Morgan Wallen, Hunter Hayes, Cody Johnson, Tenille Townes, Riley Green, Ingrid Andress, Lauren Alaina, Maddie & Tae, Caylee Hammack, Carly Pearce, Devin Dawson, Morgan Evans, Mitchell Tenpenny, Cassadee Pope and Filmore.

Watch the "Old Town Road" video, featuring actor Chris Rock, below:

“Old Town Road” has accumulated over 1 billion worldwide streams to date and has sold over 4 Million combined units in the US alone.

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.