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Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton Hosting CMA Awards With Carrie Underwood!

The three country music legends are taking the stage together.

By Victoria Edel, August 19, 2019

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This year’s CMA Awards are going to be really different. For the past 11 years, Carrie Underwood has co-hosted the event with Brad Paisley. But for this November’s ceremony, Brad is out! Instead, Carrie will be joined by country music legends Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton.

Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton Hosting CMA Awards With Carrie Underwood!

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Carrie, 36, and Brad, 46, first co-hosted the awards together in 2008. They’ve come back every year since.

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Until this year, that is. The County Music Association announced on August 19 that Carrie will be joined by Reba, 64, and Dolly, 73 for the ceremony on November 13.

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Carrie Underwood, left, and Reba McEntire perform at the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena, in Nashville, Tenn

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On Twitter, the CMA Awards said the hosts will be “celebrating legendary women in Country Music” during the ceremony.

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Dolly Parton accepts the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena, in Nashville, Tenn. Looking on from left are Kacey Musgraves, Reba McEntire and Jennifer Nettles

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Combined, the trio have 124 CMA Awards nominations and 22 total wins.

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Between the three of them, they’ve won female vocalist of the year 11 times.

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The CMA Awards haven’t always been so egalitarian. Last year, fans were outraged when not a single woman was nominated for Entertainer of the Year.

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This year’s nominations will be announced on August 28.

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What do you think of Reba and Dolly joining Carrie? Sound off in the comments!

Carrie, 36, and Brad, 46, first co-hosted the awards together in 2008. They’ve come back every year since.

Photo credit: INSTARImages

Until this year, that is. The County Music Association announced on August 19 that Carrie will be joined by Reba, 64, and Dolly, 73 for the ceremony on November 13.

Photo credit: INSTARImages

On Twitter, the CMA Awards said the hosts will be “celebrating legendary women in Country Music” during the ceremony.

Photo credit: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP/Shutterstock

Combined, the trio have 124 CMA Awards nominations and 22 total wins.

Photo credit: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP/Shutterstock

Between the three of them, they’ve won female vocalist of the year 11 times.

Photo credit: INSTARImages

The CMA Awards haven’t always been so egalitarian. Last year, fans were outraged when not a single woman was nominated for Entertainer of the Year.

Photo credit: INSTARImages

This year’s nominations will be announced on August 28.

Photo credit: INSTARImages

What do you think of Reba and Dolly joining Carrie? Sound off in the comments!