Reba McEntire [ tickets ] will return to the CMA Music Festival [ tickets ] this summer after an 11-year absence. The country star will be joined by a long list of artists, including Martina McBride [ tickets ], Carrie Underwood [ tickets ] and Sugarland [ tickets ], at the June 7-10 event in downtown Nashville.

The four-day festival, organized by the Country Music Association, will bring 30 hours of autograph signings, 70 hours of live music and 400 country acts and celebrities to more than 161,000 fans, according to a press release.

So far, the lineup also includes The Wreckers, Little Big Town, Jason Aldean, Bomshel, Catherine Britt, Luke Bryan, Sonny Burgess, Carolina Rain, Eric Church, Cole Deggs & the Lonesome, Heartland, Jypsi, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Blaine Larsen, The Lost Trailers, Neal McCoy, The Oak Ridge Boys, Jamie O'Neal, Jake Owen, Danielle Peck, Pirates of the Mississippi, Pam Tillis and Chris Young. Additional acts will be announced in the coming weeks, according to organizers.

The CMA Music Festival (originally called Fan Fair) was created in 1972 to give fans an opportunity to get up close and personal with their favorite country artists, who perform, sign autographs and pose for photos with admirers.

The event includes nightly concerts at LP Field, non-stop music on dual stages during the day, autograph sessions, shopping, lifestyle exhibits, sporting activities, family activities, surprise artist appearances and more. Afterhours fun is provided by the clubs and bars of downtown Nashville.

Four-day ticket packages are available now through the CMA Fest website or Ticketmaster (LiveDaily's parent company).

A separate ticket is required for the June 7 CMA Celebrity Close Up sessions hosted by Great American Country personality Lorianne Crook at the Ryman Auditorium. The sessions give fans an opportunity to submit questions to celebrity panels moderated by Crook.

All the performers who participate in the CMA Music Festival donate their time. Half of the net proceeds from the event go to the CMA-created "Keep the Music Playing" charity program to support music education in Metro Nashville public schools.

As in past years, festival performances will be filmed for a two-hour, ABC-TV special to air later in the summer.