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Top 5 Moments From CMA Fest 2025’s Thursday Nissan Stadium Shows: Brooks & Dunn, Riley Green & More


Enduring hits and surprise collaborations from Brooks & Dunn, Scotty McCreery and others were key to Thursday night's CMA Fest Nissan Stadium shows.

Meanwhile, the Nissan Stadium Platform Stage featured the soaring, pop-inflected familial harmonies of Tigirlily Gold and the rustic Americana sounds of Max McNown. “Tonight is a dream come true,” Alabama native Ella Langley told the crowd in making her debut on the Nissan Stadium stage at CMA Fest. Country Music Hall of Famers Brooks & Dunn proved that strong songcraft plus sterling vocals will win over a crowd every time, as they regaled the crowd with enduring hits including “Neon Moon” and welcomed Lainey Wilson for “Play Something Country.” But they turned in one of the evening’s brightest moments when they teamed with guitar maestro Marcus King, reimagining B&D’s hit “Rock My World (Little Country Girl)” into a bluesy rocker.

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