Paisley, Underwood again host CMA Awards

Country music's biggest stars, from Taylor Swift to Glen Campbell, are set to shine tonight (ABC/7 at 8) at the County Music Association Awards, where many will vie for the program's top prizes.

Nominated for entertainer of the year are Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Swift, who was last year's winner.

Fans will see performances by Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Eric Church, Luke Bryan and "American Idol" TV singing contest winner Scotty McCreery.

"I will lose a lot of sleep before next Wednesday," preparing for the show, Paisley told Reuters. "I really do get involved, and so does Carrie, in getting this right. The day after the awards, I want people to go, 'I can't believe they did that,' about something, and then say, 'but I'm glad they did.' That's the fun part of the awards show.

"It's amazing how strong our format is this year and how amazing the music is. I think there are a lot of great things happening in country music," he added.

Other collaborations will feature Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter on "You and Tequila"; Rascal Flatts and Natasha Bedingfield doing their single, "Easy"; Lionel Richie singing duets with Little Big Town, Rascal Flatts and Darius Rucker; and Shelton performing a duet on "Footloose" with Kenny Loggins.

"Getting to spend that day at Loretta's house with her and Sheryl, visiting with two of my heroes, was a life-changing day for me," Lambert said.