Jimmie Allen was announced as a CMA Awards performer on October 21st along with Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton with Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards, Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde, and Blake Shelton.
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More performers were scheduled to be announced, which they did on November 4th.
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Allen was just axed from Dancing With The Stars on Monday (Nov. 8) in a double elimination, despite receiving consistent high praise and scores from the judges.
The now-dancer stopped by the CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena to perform his current single that is burning up the country charts, “Freedom Was A Highway.” The duet featuring Brad Paisley was first released on February 1, 2021. The music video was released on July 29, and can be seen below.
Donning a sparkly denim-style shirt, Allen performed his duet as a solo and even showed off some of newly-learned dance moves! Earlier in the night, Allen won the CMA Award for New Artist of the Year and he just proved why!
Watch Allen’s performance below.