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Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire and Kristen Bell Join Dolly Parton Tribute

Twenty performers will take the stage for the October 21 live special on ABC and Disney+.

Carrie Underwood in an official portrait for the Dolly Parton tribute lineup
Image Credit: Randee St. Nicholas / ABC / CMA

Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire and Kristen Bell are among 20 performers announced for CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton.

The lineup also includes Ashley McBryde, Béla Fleck, Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce, Darius Rucker, Ella Langley, Kelsea Ballerini, Kristin Chenoweth, Lady A, Lainey Wilson, Little Big Town, Lukas Nelson, Molly Tuttle, Ricky Skaggs, Sierra Hull, Vince Gill and Zac Brown.

Amy Grant and Kimberly Williams-Paisley will appear as special guests. A Belmont University student ensemble will also take part in a performance.

The two-hour tribute airs live October 21 from 9 to 11 p.m. Eastern on ABC and Disney+ in the United States and internationally, followed by next-day streaming on Hulu. The event will be filmed before an audience at Belmont University’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Nashville.

See the full tribute lineup from the Country Music Association.

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