The 50th Annual CMA Awards are set to air live on ABC tonight - but here's how you can watch all the action online.

The Country Music Association Awards have turned 50, and the organization is going all out with more performers than ever before.

Artists performing at this year's CMA Awards include Alabama, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Clint Black, Garth Brooks with Trisha Yearwood, Roy Clark, Charles Daniels, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Elle King, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Jennifer Nettles, Brad Paisley, Pentatonix, Charley Pride, Reba, Thomas Rhett, Ricky Skaggs, Chris Stapleton, George Strait, Randy Travis, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Dwight Yoakam.

There are also new reports that Beyonce (yes, the Beyonce) will be opening the CMAs with the Dixie Chicks, potentially singing her country-tinged song "Daddy Lessons".

Nominees for Entertainer of the Year, the award show's highest honor, include Brooks, Bryan, Stapleton, Underwood and Urban. Bryan has won this category the last three years. Female Vocalist of the Year nominees include Ballerini, Lambert, Morris, Musgraves and Underwood while Male Vocalist of the Year nominees are Bentley, Church, McGraw, Stapleton and Urban.

And the Vocal Group of the Year category includes Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Rascal Flatts and Zac Brown Band.

The 50th CMA Awards will be hosted by Paisley and Underwood, with the show beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. The awards ceremony will last until 11 p.m. ET/PT.

If you cannot watch the CMA Awards on a television but still wish to do so live, ABC has a live stream on its official site. You'll need to log in with your cable subscription information.

To live tweet and follow along with others who are watching the 50th Annual CMA Awards, use hashtag #CMAawards50 on Twitter.

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