LUKE BRYAN, CHRIS STAPLETON AND SHANIA TWAIN WILL BE HONORED AT THE CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR SPECIAL THURSDAY.

Artists: Chris Stapleton; Little Big Town; Luke Bryan; Shania Twain

The CMT Artists of the Year special airs Thursday (October 20th), and will include performances by Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild, Kelsea Ballerini, Meghan Trainor, jill Scott and Zara Larsson. They’ll pay tribute to honorees Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood. Karen is expected to sing with Luke, while Kelsea, Meghan and Jill will honor Shania Twain, who will receive the Artist of a Lifetime Award.

Taped live at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the CMT Artists of the Year special will air Thursday (October 20th) at 9pm ET/PT on CMT.

How would @ThomasRhett and each of our #CMTAOTY honorees describe #RamLifetime's @ShaniaTwain? Take a look… pic.twitter.com/PiXbfoplYO

— CMT (@CMT) October 17, 2016