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12 Shots From CMA Fest 2019 – The Last Big Festival Before COVID

We are just  a little over a week away from the kickoff of CMA Fest 2022 in Nashville (June 9-12), and it’s expected to be a big one this year…

12 Shots From CMA Fest 2019 - The Last Big Festival Before COVID
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We are just  a little over a week away from the kickoff of CMA Fest 2022 in Nashville (June 9-12), and it's expected to be a big one this year as it is the first CMA Fest since 2019 because of the pandemic.

2019's CMA Fest  had all the superstars on stage, including Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, Tim McGraw, and many more.

Let's take a look at some of the highlights from 2019 before we embark on 2022's CMA Fest party in Nashville.

Luke Combs

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Luke Combs performs on stage during day 3 of the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 08, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Tim McGraw

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Tim McGraw performs on stage during day 3 of the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 08, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Miranda Lambert

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Miranda Lambert performs onstage during day 3 of the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 8, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Pistol Annies

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Ashley Monroe, Angaleena Presley and Miranda Lambert of Pistol Annies perform onstage during day 3 of the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 8, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Keith Urban, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lil Nas X

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Billy Ray Cyrus, Lil Nas X and Keith Urban perform onstage during day 3 of the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 8, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Dierks Bentley

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Dierks Bentley performs onstage in the HGTV Lodge at CMA Music Fest on June 08, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Carrie Underwood and Joan Jett

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Joan Jett and Carrie Underwood perform on stage during day 2 for the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 07, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Thomas Rhett and Jon Pardi

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Thomas Rhett and Jon Pardi perform on stage during day 2 for the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 07, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Dan + Shay

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Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay perform on stage during day 2 for the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 07, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Florida Georgia Line

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Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line perform on stage during day 1 of 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 06, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Brothers Osborne

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John Osborne and T.J. Osborne of musical duo Brothers Osborne perform on stage during day 1 of 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 06, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Luke Bryan

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Luke Bryan performs on stage for day 4 of the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 09, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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.