NASHVILLE, TN. (Country
Music Association/ www.cmaworld.com) - It's always a party when
Shania Twain performs during "Country Music's Biggest Night."
This year, it's a "
Party For Two" with the announcement today that
Billy Currington will join Twain to perform their hit duet when "
The 38th Annual CMA Awards" airs at 8:00 PM/EST, Tuesday, Nov. 9 on the CBS Television Network live from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn.
Joining Currington and Twain on the list of performers will be Sara Evans;
Alison Krauss and Brad Paisley; Reba McEntire; Rascal Flatts; and Keith Urban.
Twain, who is the special guest of hosts Brooks and Dunn at this year's event, was named Entertainer of the Year in 1999. Her most recent album Up! has earned Diamond (10X Platinum) album sales certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. In fact, she is the only artist in history to have three consecutive 10X Platinum certified albums: The Woman in Me (12X Platinum), Come On Over (19X Platinum) and Up! The Mercury Nashville recording artist will release Shania Twain's Greatest Hits on the same day as the CMA Awards. The album's first single is "Party For Two" with labelmate Currington.
Currington released his self-titled debut album in the fall of 2003. The singer/songwriter hit the Country charts with the singles "Walk A Little Straighter" and "I Got A Feelin'."
Evans received the Video of the Year Award in 2001 for "Born To Fly," from her platinum certified album of the same name. The RCA recording artist has a career total of 12 CMA nominations since bursting onto the Country Music scene in 1997. Her current album Restless has been certified gold.
Krauss, who was named Female Vocalist of the Year in 1995, has received five CMA Awards. The Rounder recording artist's most recent album with Union Station is the platinum certified Live. Krauss and Union Station will release Lonely Runs Both Ways on Nov. 23. She is nominated in five categories this year, including Female, Musical Event (with James Taylor) for "How's The World Treating You;" and Single, Music Video and Musical Event for "Whiskey Lullaby," which she will perform with Paisley on the show.
Paisley, who was the Horizon Award winner in 2000, has received a total of three CMA Awards thus far. The Arista Nashville recording artist is nominated in four categories this year, including Single, Music Video and Musical Event (with Krauss) for "Whiskey Lullaby;" and Album for his platinum certified Mud on the Tires. Paisley just celebrated a career milestone of a combined 5 million albums sold.
McEntire, who was named Entertainer of the Year in 1986, is the only artist to claim four CMA Female Vocalist trophies (1984-1987). She has received a total of six CMA awards during her distinguished career, receiving her first nomination in 1983. The MCA Nashville recording artist is an unstoppable force, having sold more than 50 million albums, conquered Broadway with "Annie Get Your Gun" and television with her hit sitcom "Reba," now in its fourth season on the WB. McEntire's current album is the Gold-certified Room To Breathe.
Reigning Vocal Group of the Year Rascal Flatts is nominated in that category again this year. The group also won the Horizon Award in 2002. Their third album, Feels Like Today, debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard Top 200 and Top Country Album charts last week with sales of more than 200,000 units. They are only the second Country group to have an album debut simultaneously on both charts. The Lyric Street recording artists have sold nearly four million albums since their first project was released in 2000.
Urban, who won the Horizon Award in 2001, is nominated for Male Vocalist this year. The Capitol Nashville recording artist recently released his third album, Be Here, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. Urban will perform the first single from this album, "Days Go By," which is his fifth No. 1 and eighth consecutive top-five song.
"The 38th CMA Awards" will be hosted by Brooks and Dunn, who will also perform. Previously announced performers include Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw and Gretchen Wilson, with additional names to be announced soon.
The CMA Awards are produced by Walter C. Miller, directed by Paul Miller and scripted by David Wild. MJI Programming, a Division of Premiere Radio Networks, is the official radio packager of the CMA Awards, which includes Red Carpet coverage and a stereo-radio simulcast of the event. American Airlines is the Official Airline of the 2004 CMA Awards.
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