close
close
news

Simone Biles and Billy Bob Thornton among the presenters of the 2024 CMA Awards. See which other stars will appear

More than 30-time Olympic and World Championship medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles will join Academy Award winners, Broadway stars, country music icons and World Series champions in presenting the awards at the 58th Country Music Association Awards 2024 on Wednesday. Nov. 20 at Bridgestone Arena.

The event, hosted by CMA Entertainers of the Year Luke Bryan and Lainey Wilson, plus Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, will air live on ABC from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM ET and will be available on Hulu the following day.

Who are the award presenters at the 2024 CMA Awards?

Gold medalist Simone Biles of Team United States celebrates on stage during the medal ceremony for the artistic gymnastics women's vault final on day eight of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Bercy Arena on August 3, 2024 in Paris, France.Gold medalist Simone Biles of Team United States celebrates on stage during the medal ceremony for the artistic gymnastics women's vault final on day eight of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Bercy Arena on August 3, 2024 in Paris, France.

Gold medalist Simone Biles of Team United States celebrates on stage during the medal ceremony for the artistic gymnastics women’s vault final on day eight of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Bercy Arena on August 3, 2024 in Paris, France.

Athletes including Biles and 2020 NL MVP, two-time World Series champion and first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Freddie Freeman and actors and actresses including Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton, and singer-songwriter and music producer Mark Collie, Emmy nominee FX drama “The Old Man” performer Jeff Bridges, award-winning actor and ABC drama “Doctor Odyssey” star Don Johnson and star of Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” Taylor Frankie Paul will be at the event.

Also presenting awards will be Broadway actress and recording artist Katharine McPhee, Broadway actor and star of the ABC hit series “High Potential,” Daniel Sunjata, plus media personalities including “Sundae Conversation” host Caleb Pressley and tractor enthusiast, agriculture and history enthusiast Jackson Laux .

Country legends Clint Black and The Oak Ridge Boys, modern, CMA-winning acts Jordan Davis, Little Big Town and Carly Pearce and former and current nominees Dustin Lynch, Nate Smith and Mitchell Tenpenny are also scheduled as awards presenters.

Lainey Wilson and Morgan Wallen lead the nominees for the 2024 CMA Awards

Morgan Wallen and Wilson lead the event’s field.

Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson and Peyton Manning will co-host the 59th Country Music Association Awards on November 20, 2024Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson and Peyton Manning will co-host the 59th Country Music Association Awards on November 20, 2024

Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson and Peyton Manning will co-host the 59th Country Music Association Awards on November 20, 2024

Wallen’s seven nominations include four for his duet with country newcomer Post Malone for “I Had Some Help.”

Entertainer of the Year will be contested between 2021 and 2022 winner Luke Combs; The 2023 winner, Wilson; and the first nominee Jelly Roll against Stapleton and Wallen.

Wilson was nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year and Music Video of the Year for the Patrick Tracy-directed video for “Wildflowers and Wild Horses.”

For more information, visit https://cmaawards.com.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Simone Biles, Billy Bob Thornton among presenters of the 2024 CMA Awards.

Related Articles

Back to top button