Whether it was Melissa Etheridge joining Ashley McBryde or Midland bringing out Mackenzie Carpenter, the weekend at Ole Red Nashville was one to remember
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- Spotify House celebrated its seventh year at CMA Fest with performances at Blake Shelton’s Ole Red in Nashville
- Highlights included a Florida Georgia Line reunion and surprise appearances by Jason Aldean and Melissa Etheridge
- Rising stars like Avery Anna and Laci Kaye Booth shined alongside headliners like Luke Bryan and Kane Brown
Spotify House brought the heat to CMA Fest 2026.
Celebrating its seventh anniversary as part of the Nashville festival and returning to its home at Blake Shelton's Ole Red on Broadway from June 4-6, the free-to-attend, highly-anticipated slate of intimate performances from country music's biggest stars succeeded once again at being one of the hottest spots in the city during the genre's big weekend.
Starting off strong on Thursday, June 4, performances included Cody Johnson, Emily Ann Roberts, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Jelly Roll, Kameron Marlowe and Two Friends. Additionally, surprise performances brought out the likes of Jason Aldean and Melissa Etheridge, the latter of whom joined Ashley McBryde on stage for a duet of Etheridge's iconic track "I'm the Only One." McBryde also stunned with hit tracks such as "One Night Standards" and "What If We Don't."
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Day 1 didn't end there, however. Other standout moments included Jelly Roll's set, which was marked by him putting together a surprise mashup of “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd, “How You Remind Me” by Nickelback, and “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus.
Rising star Laci Kaye Booth owned the stage with a performance of her track "Daddy's Mugshot" on Day 1, and Koe Wetzel proved once again why he is The Night Champion with live renditions of hits such as "High Road" and "Sweet Dreams." To cap off the evening, and put a twist on the genre, Two Friends delivered a cross-genre DJ set, with BRELAND, Tyler Braden, Dustin Lynch and Jake Banfield appearing as guests.
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Day 2 on Friday, June 5, was led off by two of the genre's brightest rising stars, back-to-back: Vincent Mason and Avery Anna. Mason's smooth vocals provided the perfect start to the day, while Anna quickly thereafter turned the dial to 11. Through her fan-favorite cover of "No More Tears" by Ozzy Osbourne and her hits, such as "Mr. Predictable," Anna affirmed why she is riding a rocket ship of success. Other performances included Ole 60, Wyatt Flores, ERNEST, Keith Urban, Tucker Wetmore, Brothers Osborne, Carly Pearce and more.
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However, the biggest surprise of the evening was undoubtedly Tyler Hubbard emerging as a special guest and then, after just a few songs, bringing out Brian Kelley for a Florida Georgia Line reunion. As the clock struck midnight, the iconic duo drove a packed-out Ole Red wild with hits such as "H.O.L.Y.," "Cruise," and "Meant To Be."
For its final day, Spotify kept things dialed up with a diverse mix of the genre's artists including Carter Faith, Charles Wesley Godwin, Dasha, The Band Perry, Luke Bryan, Kane Brown, Dan + Shay, Shaboozey and more. Standout moments from that day abounded, as well. Rob Rausch made a special appearance to surprise Dasha with her first-ever Spotify Billions Club plaque for “Austin (Boots Stop Workin')," and Faith debuted a new duet titled “Nothin' Better To Do” with Flores.
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On top of all of that, Midland surprised fans with a guest appearance from Mackenzie Carpenter to perform their unreleased collaboration, titled “Walk A Mile with My Boots," and Shaboozey closed out the evening with his signature energy and a guest appearance from Kevin Powers.
All in all, Spotify succeeded once again at delivering one of the hottest events during CMA Fest. With fans camping outside year after year for hours before doors even open at the chance to secure a spot on the small dance floor below Ole Red's main stage, it's clear that Spotify House's presence in the festival has now almost wholly ingrained itself as a part of the main bill of happenings around town that weekend.
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