Alabama country star to co-host CMA Fest concert special
The three-hour special will air in late June.
Ethan Parker 
An Alabama country music star is stepping into the national spotlight as a co-host for the upcoming CMA Fest concert broadcast.
From Jacksonville to Nashville
The Country Music Association and ABC have announced that Jacksonville native Riley Green will lead the event alongside Lara Spencer of “Good Morning America.” The CMA Fest presented by SoFi is slated for June 4-7 in Nashville. Beyond his hosting duties, Green is also set to perform, joining an impressive Alabama-grown lineup that features Ella Langley, Hannah McFarland, and the Red Clay Strays.
Watch the Special
Fans can catch all the action when the performances are compiled into a three-hour special airing Thursday, June 25, at 7 p.m. Central time on ABC. The broadcast will be available to stream on Hulu starting the following day.
A Busy Season for Green
Green’s television presence is expanding rapidly. He has been featured in the CBS show “Marshals,” the latest “Yellowstone” spin-off, and is preparing to join Kelly Clarkson, Queen Latifah, and Adam Levine as a coach on “The Voice” this fall.
In a recent interview with E! News, Green shared that while Clarkson has already started some friendly banter about the competition, he is looking forward to building rapport with his fellow coaches once filming begins. “I love that we’re gonna all kind of meet each other and build that rapport in real time when we’re doing the show,” Green noted. “It’ll be real when we start filming.”
