CMA Fest 2025: How to Watch the Star-Studded Country Music TV Special Online for Free

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Summer’s hottest country hitmakers takes centerstage, as CMA Fest returns to ABC on Thursday (June 26). Cody Johnson and Ashley McBryde are set to host the three-hour primetime concert. The TV special was filmed during the 52nd CMA Fest in Nashville, Tennessee from Thursday, June 5 to Sunday, June 8.

Keep reading for ways to watch and stream the CMA Fest 2025 online.

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How to Watch CMA Fest 2025 Online

CMA Fest 2025 is set to air on ABC at 8 p.m. ET, while the TV special streams on Hulu the following day. Country music fans who don’t have cable may be able to watch it through an antenna to access local channels.

Direct TV is another great way to watch live and on-demand local and cable channels. For a limited time only, the “Choice” streaming package is $30 off for the first month at $59.99 (regularly $89.99 per month). The package comes with channels, like ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS, Nickelodeon, ESPN, Bravo, BET, MTV, ESPN, TNT, HGTV and others.

Additionally, country music fans can catch the CMA Fest 2025 primetime special with Sling Blue or Fubo TV.

You can join Hulu for free for the first month to stream CMA Fest. Hulu starts at just $9.99 per month for the basic, ad-supported plan and $18.99 per month to stream without commercials. Enjoy hours of exclusive programming, live sports and new episodes of select cable and network TV shows the day after they air on Hulu.

The streaming platform offers a few other options to save you money overall. For example, Hulu’s annual plan (from $99.99 per year) is a quick way to save on your bill, and there’s a bundle option that gets you Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ for $16.99/month with the Disney Trio. You can also subscribe to Hulu + Live TV and enjoy Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ with loads of live TV channels starting at $82.99 per month.

Meanwhile, fan can use ExpressVPN paired with any of the above services to watch outside of the United States.

This years star-studded lineup of performers includes Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, BigXthaPlug, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Jordan Davis, Riley Green, Jelly Roll, Marcus King, Brandon Lake, Ella Langley and Carín León.

In addition to hosting, Cody Johnson and Ashley McBryde are both expected to take the stage for their own performances.

Additional performers include Parker McCollum, Scotty McCreery, Megan Moroney, Carly Pearce, Rascal Flatts, The Red Clay Strays, Darius Rucker, Dylan Scott, Shaboozey, Blake Shelton, Zach Top, Travis Tritt, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman.

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