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ABC Teams with SoFi for CMA Fest Special

6/26/2026

Summary

Story summary

ABC aired a “CMA Fest Presented by SoFi” special, the festival’s first partnership with the financial-services brand SoFi.
The June 25 broadcast featured performances recorded at the June 4-7 CMA Fest in downtown Nashville.
Riley Green and Good Morning America co-anchor Lara Spencer hosted the special.
Viewers could watch on ABC, next-day on Hulu, or via streams on FuboTV, DIRECTV and Sling TV, which featured a Florida Georgia Line reunion and a Lainey Wilson-Tim McGraw duet.

History

Historical Context

In 1999 Lilith Fair’s tour coincided with RealNetworks’ expansion into live streaming, following its 1995 internet broadcast of a Yankees-Mariners baseball game and the broader late-1990s broadband surge. The festival, which had already raised over $10 million for charity, anticipated today’s global multi-platform festival broadcasts that combine TV and online streams.

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Story summary

ABC aired a “CMA Fest Presented by SoFi” special, the festival’s first partnership with the financial-services brand SoFi.
The June 25 broadcast featured performances recorded at the June 4-7 CMA Fest in downtown Nashville.
Riley Green and Good Morning America co-anchor Lara Spencer hosted the special.
Viewers could watch on ABC, next-day on Hulu, or via streams on FuboTV, DIRECTV and Sling TV, which featured a Florida Georgia Line reunion and a Lainey Wilson-Tim McGraw duet.

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