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Disney and nan Country Music Association announced Tuesday that they person extended their statement for nan CMA Awards, arsenic good arsenic CMA broadcast specials CMA Fest and CMA Country Christmas done 2032. ABC and CMA’s statement was group to expire this year.
The six-year hold builds connected CMA’s 20-year collaboration pinch ABC pinch an description crossed streaming and integer platforms. As portion of nan caller agreement, the CMA Awards will watercourse unrecorded connected Disney+ for nan first clip ever, alongside its accepted broadcast connected ABC, kicking disconnected pinch The 60th Annual CMA Awards connected Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026.
“We’re grateful to Sarah Trahern and our unthinkable partners astatine nan Country Music Association and are excited to proceed hosting nan astir iconic nighttime successful state euphony for years to come,” said Debra OConnell, president of Disney Entertainment Television. “Disney has agelong been nan location for nan very champion successful unrecorded intermezo and now, pinch nan summation of Disney+, we are expanding nan show’s scope for illustration ne'er before.”
“For 2 decades, Disney has been CMA’s partner successful celebrating excellence successful Country Music and bringing its artists and storytelling to audiences astir nan world,” says Sarah Trahern, CMA main executive officer.
“Extending our collaboration pinch Disney and expanding nan show to livestream connected Disney+ marks an breathtaking adjacent measurement for CMA, allowing america to scope caller audiences while continuing our domiciled successful elevating and shaping nan genre. As I hole to discontinue astatine nan extremity of nan year, ensuring CMA is powerfully positioned for nan early has remained 1 of my highest priorities, and I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve built together. As we attack ‘The 60th Annual CMA Awards’ this autumn and a caller section for CMA Fest successful nan caller stadium successful 2027, I’m excited for what’s up for some CMA and Country Music.
The CMA Awards is portion of ABC’s increasing slate of unrecorded arena programming including The Oscars, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve pinch Ryan Seacrest, and joining successful 2027, The Grammys and Super Bowl LXI. “The CMA Awards” consistently ranks among nan Top 10 primetime specials crossed broadcast television.
Established successful 1967, nan CMA Awards are nan longest-running yearly euphony awards programme connected broadcast television, having debuted connected ABC successful 2006. Over nan people of nan partnership, CMA and
ABC person continued to germinate nan franchise crossed broadcast, streaming and integer platforms, connecting fans astir nan world to Country Music’s biggest moments.
