The CMA Awards Take Over Nashville

The 47th Annual CMA Awards bring together country music’s elite with the annual “star-studded” event, broadcast tonight (11/5) beginning at 8 p.m. EST on CBS. Highlights include a tribute to the late legend Johnny Cash (nominated in 4 categories), a performance by Alison Krauss & Union Station (with nominations for Alison Krauss as female vocalist and dobro player extraordinaire Jerry Douglas for instrumentalist), and a duet between Dolly Parton and Norah Jones of Parton’s The Grass is Blue, which Jones covers on a recent tribute album. Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson will be joined by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Sheryl Crow in honoring Cash.