CMA Announces Nissan Stadium Anthem Performers and CMA Close Up Stage Artists for 2018 CMA Music Festival

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The CMA has announced the return of the popular CMA Close Up Stage inside Fan Fair X for the 2018 CMA Music Festival as well as this year's Nissan Stadium National Anthem Performers!  Full lineups available at CMAFest.com!

CMA Close Up Stage Artists as follows:

 Thursday, June 7th
  • Artist of the Day: Dierks Bentley
  • Marine Corps Band New Orleans
  • Ricky Skaggs
  • Song Suffragettes
  • The Making of Words with Sara Evans
  • CMA Fest Match Game
Friday, June 8th
  • Artist of the Day: Luke Bryan
  • Tracy Lawrence with Storme Warren
  • Bluebird Cafe Songwriters Round with Jake Etheridge, Adam Hambrick, and Tenile Townes
  • Kelly Lang and TG Sheppard
Saturday, June 9th
  • Artist of the Day: Dustin Lynch
  • Hayley Orrantia
  • Song Suffragettes
Sunday, June 10th
  • Artist of the Day: Kelsea Ballerini
  • Bill Anderson and Bobby Bare
  • Ray Stevens
  • Restless Heart
  • Exile
  • Naomi Judd
Nissan Stadium Anthem Performers
Thursday: Oak Ridge Boys
Friday: Mason Ramsay
Saturday: Jillian Jacqueline
Sunday: Ray Stevens