cma fest

The Country Music Association has announced the initial lineup for the 2019 CMA Music Festival!

Bentley was SUPER psyched about it, too!

The annual even boasts performances from more than 350 artists on 11 stages, both free and ticketed, throughout downtown Nashville.

CMA Fest plans to tighten security precautions following last year's mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas.

Which headlining act are you most excited for?

CMA Fest, a four-day event, happens in Nashville every June.

WKDQ is giving you the chance to go to the CMA Music Fest June 11-14.  You will be entered to win a pair of 4-day passes to the Festival anytime you win a prize on the air with WKDQ between May 11th and 23rd, plus you can enter to be one of 10 qualifiers drawn from WKDQ.com's Country Club!

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