ABC is celebrating Country Music’s Biggest Night™ with the live ceremony on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. Country superstar and “American Idol” judge Luke Bryan hosts.

Stars hit the Red Carpet just before the show. Check out some of the photos below.

The first “CMA Awards Banquet and Show” was held in 1967. The following year, the CMA Awards was broadcast for the first time – making it the longest-running, annual music awards program on network television. The CMA Awards have aired on ABC since 2006. ABC is the network home of the CMA Awards and CMA’s other two television properties, “CMA Fest” and “CMA Country Christmas.”

Check out some photos from the carpet below.