It's one of the few nights honoring the best in country music and it's finally here. Yes, the 2015 CMA Awards is tonight, starting at 8 p.m. EST, and will air live on ABC.

But fans who can’t be bothered to tune in on their TVs can still find out where to watch a free live stream below.

For the eighth year in a row (EIGHT YEARS!!!), the show will be co-hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley and is set to have musical performances from the likes of Justin Timberlake, Chris Stapleton, Kelsea Ballerini and Florida Georgia Line. Viewers can also expect to see country superstars like Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Sam Hunt and Miranda Lambert in the audience (and possibly on stage to accept an award).

Award categories include Musician of the Year, Music Video of the Year and Entertainer of the Year. Click here to check out a full list of this year's nominees.

Watch The 2015 CMA Awards Live Online Or Via Mobile Device


Your best bet to watch the show online as it airs is through ABC.com. The service is free...but you'll need to have a cable or satellite provider to access it. Sorry, cordcutters!. The service is free...but you'll need to have a cable or satellite provider to access it. Sorry, cordcutters!

You can also watch the show via your tablet or smartphone by the Watch ABC App, which is available forApple devices, Android tablets and phones, Windows phones, Chromecast, Kindle tablets, as well as Xbox 360.

There will also be a live red carpet pre-show, which starts at 6 p.m. EST/5 p.m. CST and features performances by country artists Hunter Hayes and Jana Kramer, hosted for free by AT&T.

Keep Up With The 2015 CMA Awards Via Social Media


If you've completely cut the cable cord, and thus don't have a cable account to use ABC's online streaming service, then you can still follow along through social media, ABC's Facebook page and Twitter account should post regular updated and clips, along with CMA's social media presence. There's also the hashtag #CMAawards, which plenty of fans will likely tag thier reactions via Twitter (and probably Instagram and Snapchat as well).

Also, you might want to try checking in on the keywords "#CMAawards periscope" from time to time to see if any kind Twitter user is broadcasting the show (i.e. pointing their phone at the TV) through the social network's live streaming app.

The 2015 CMA Awards air live at 8 p.m. EST/ 7 p.m. CST on November 4th.

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