Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw added to CMA Awards performance lineup

Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw will join the party at the CMA Awards next month, as the guys have just been added to the performance lineup.

The quartet joins previously announced performers Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, The Band Perry and Keith Urban.

The 48th annual awards, hosted for the seventh consecutive year by Paisley and Underwood, will air live from Nashville on Nov.5.

As usual, this year's nominees contain a heavy Georgia presence , with Aldean, Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band, Little Big Town and Florida Georgia Line all representing.

For a full list of nominees, visit www.cmaworld.com .

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