Chris Stapleton adds two CMA collaborations; Brooks & Dunn tribute lineup announced

Official promotional artwork: Country Music Association/CMAWorld.com.

Chris Stapleton will perform with Mumford & Sons and Stephen Wilson Jr. in two collaborations at the 60th Annual CMA Awards on November 18, 2026. The Country Music Association and ABC announced the pairings on November 10 as part of their second performer release. Organizers also named the artists who will honor Brooks & Dunn at the Nashville ceremony.

Mumford & Sons will make their CMA Awards debut alongside Stapleton, who enters the ceremony with four nominations: Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Musical Event and Music Video of the Year. His other collaboration pairs him with Wilson Jr., a four-time nominee in New Artist, Male Vocalist, Song and Music Video of the Year. CMA did not announce song selections for either collaboration.

Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Halestorm, HARDY and Marcus King will perform in the tribute to Brooks & Dunn, this year’s recipients of the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. Brothers Osborne have a Vocal Duo of the Year nomination, while HARDY has nominations for Musical Event and Song of the Year. Organizers have not identified which Brooks & Dunn songs the tribute performers will sing.

CMA also added Luke Combs, Megan Moroney and Lainey Wilson to the performance lineup and announced a special appearance by Vince Gill, a Country Music Hall of Fame member and 12-time CMA Awards host. Combs has nominations for Entertainer, Album and Male Vocalist of the Year. Moroney is competing for Female Vocalist and Song of the Year. Wilson returns as host for her third consecutive year, with nominations for Entertainer, Female Vocalist and Single of the Year.

The ceremony will take place at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. ABC and Disney+ will carry the November 18 broadcast from 8 to 11 p.m. Eastern, with Hulu offering the program on November 19. CMA said in its November 10 announcement that a limited number of tickets remained and directed fans to CMAawards.com/tickets. The new performances join the first group of artists organizers announced on November 5.

Sources: CMA Announces Additional Performers for The 60th Annual CMA Awards | CMA Unveils Additional Performers for CMA Awards — MusicRow | PEOPLE: Additional 2026 CMA Awards performers announced November 10
Image: Official promotional artwork: Country Music Association/CMAWorld.com.