/UCWE/ - The CMA Music Festival continues to add artist to its great lineup for the more than 70 hours of live musical performances taking place in venues throughout Downtown Nashville. CMA Music Festival is Thursday-Sunday, June 8-11.

Superstar singer/songwriter/actor Billy Ray Cyrus has joined the artist lineup for the Nightly Concert at The Coliseum on Saturday, June 10. The multi-Platinum selling artist is known for hit singles including "Some Gave All," "In the Heart of a Woman," "Busy Man," and "Achy Breaky Heart." He starred in the PAX-TV television series "Doc" from 2001-2004, and currently appears on the Disney Channel television series "Hannah Montana," which also stars his daughter Miley as the title character. Cyrus' last album was his gospel-oriented, The Other Side. He will release his new album, Wanna Be Your Joe, on New Door Records on July 18.

Artists already announced as performing during the Nightly Concerts at The Coliseum include: Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Gary Allan, Keith Anderson, Clint Black, Brooks & Dunn, Terri Clark, Billy Currington, Sara Evans, Pat Green, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Los Lonely Boys and Ronnie Milsap, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Martina McBride, Montgomery Gentry, Craig Morgan, Joe Nichols, Brad Paisley, LeAnn Rimes, SHeDAISY, Blake Shelton, Sugarland, Josh Turner, Carrie Underwood, Hank Williams, Jr., Wynonna and Trisha Yearwood.

Daily Concerts on the Greased Lightning Riverfront Stages Additions

John Berry, Luke Bryan, Whitney Duncan, "Ireland's Search for a New Country Star" winner Aileen Flanagan, Billy Gilman, Andy Griggs, Craig Hand, Ty Herndon, Neal McCoy, Pinmonkey, Pirates of the Mississippi, Rio Grand, Kevin Sharp and the new "Nashville Star" winner Chris Young have joined the artist lineups for the Daily Concerts on the Greased Lightning(R) Riverfront Stages.

Performers who have already been announced for the Daily Concerts lineup include Rhett Akins, Jessi Alexander, Keith Anderson, Jessica Andrews, Rodney Atkins, Steve Azar, Jeff Bates, The Bellamy Brothers, BlackHawk, Blue County, Bomshel, Catherine Britt, Lane Brody, Shannon Brown, T. Graham Brown, Sonny Burgess, Sarah Buxton, Tracy Byrd, Carolina Rain, Eric Church, Earl Thomas Conley, John Corbett, Cowboy Crush, Amy Dalley, The Charlie Daniels Band, Linda Davis, Deryl Dodd, Katrina Elam, Emerson Drive, Ty England, Erika Jo, Jace Everett, Jimmy Fortune, The Fox Brothers, Todd Fritsch, The Grascals, Hot Apple Pie, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Con Hunley, Jack Ingram, Buddy Jewell, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Jamey Johnson, Sammy Kershaw, 2006 Telstra Road to Tamworth winner Nick Kingswell, Blaine Larsen, Little Texas, Brice Long, The Lost Trailers, Rockie Lynne, Bobby Marquez, Brian McComas, 2006 CMA Global Artist Award winner Jason McCoy and the RoadHammers, Ashley Monroe, Megan Mullins, David Lee Murphy, Gary Nichols, Oak Ridge Boys, Jake Owen, Shane Owens, Danielle Peck, Bobby Pinson, Povertyneck Hillbillies, Jon Randall, Restless Heart, Ray Scott, Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband, Luke Stricklin, Keni Thomas, Mel Tillis, Pam Tillis, Aaron Tippin, Trent Tomlinson, Trick Pony, Tanya Tucker, Lane Turner, Jimmy Wayne, Bryan White, Trent Willmon, Mark Wills, Darryl Worley, Chely Wright, Michelle Wright and Billy Yates. Please see the schedule at www.CMAfest.com  for the specific day and time for each artist's performance.

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