CMAs ADD LUKE, SALUTE LEWIS

Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs will take the stage at the 56th annual CMA Awards 11/9. The telecast also has a tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis lined up.

Combs will perform his latest single, “The Kind of Love We Make.” Also added to the show are Thomas Rhett and Katy Perry, who'll team up on their recently released “Where We Started”; Chris Stapleton and Patty Loveless, joining forces on “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive”; Cole Swindell, who will sing “She Had Me at Heads Carolina”; and Reba McEntire, reported to be mounting a special performance.

Tributes will see Brothers Osborne and The War and Treaty perform the Rolling Stones’ “It’s Only Rock & Roll (But I Like It)”; Ashley McBryde, Brandy Clark, Caylee Hammack, Pillbox Patti and John Osborne salute Linda Ronstadt with “When Will I Be Loved”; and Elle King and The Black Keys deliver a rousing rendition of The Killer’s “Great Balls of Fire.”

ABC will air the telecast from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena starting at 8pm ET.