A long list of stars will give country’s biggest group ever a well-deserved victory lap.

CMT announced today an upcoming edition of their “CMT Giants” specials focused on Alabama, the Fort Payne-founded group turned country-music hit-machine.

The special will feature the likes of Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Jamey Johnson, Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan, Riley Green, and Sam Hunt performing Alabama hits onstage.

There will be no shortage of material to draw from. During their career, Alabama has notched some 43 number-one country hits, with 21 of those coming in a row.

The group, still led by bearded singer Randy Owen and bassist/backing vocalist Teddy Gentry, is known for mixing traditional country with pop savvy, as heard on signature songs like “Dixieland Delight,” “Mountain Music” and “Song of the South.”

“CMT Giants: Alabama” will be filmed in Nashville at Belmont University’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts.” A press release for the event doesn’t indicate when the concert will be held. A two-hour edit of the event plus interviews will air later this year at a date yet to be announced.

In addition to performers, icons including boxer Evander Holyfield (from Atmore), pop legend/fellow Alabama native Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, Martina McBride, Vince Gill and others will appear in the special, both in-person and from afar, to talk about their love for Alabama and the group’s double-wide impact on country music.

Archival live performances, interviews and other footage will be mixed into the show. There will also be a new interview with Owen and Gentry, who’ve been on the road on Alabama’s success “Roll On” arena tour of late. Earlier this year, Alabama rebooted their June Jam hometown destination concert.

In addition to Owen and Gentry, founding members included their cousin Jeff Cook, a guitarist and fiddle player. The group’s classic lineup also included drummer Mark Herndon. The band parted ways with Herndon in the early 2000s.

In late 2022, Cook died at age 73. His passing shook the country community and beyond.

Starting out in the early ‘70s as a band called Wildcountry before changing their name about five years in, Alabama became crossover superstars during the 1980s.

The group had 10 straight albums go platinum or multiplatinum, including iconic LPs like “The Closer You Get …” and “Roll On.” To date, Alabama has sold more than 80 million albums, making them country best-selling group of all-time.

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