Eric Church and Hank Williams, Jr. will open The 49th Annual CMA Awards Nov. 4 on ABC-TV performing Williams' new single "Are You Ready For The Country," followed by hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood's monologue. "If you don't see the first 15 minutes of the CMA Awards live, you will be grasping for straws at the proverbial watercooler the next morning," says CMA CEO Sarah Trahern. "It is that good and it is just the beginning of a great night of entertainment."