CMA Fest 2026 Hosts First Drag Brunch as Queer Artists Push for Visibility in Country Music

There was only one place at CMA Fest 2026 to hear an official playback of Miranda Lambert's new song, 'Crisco': On a Nashville rooftop during Lambert's Crisco Disco Drag Brunch, delivered in shimmering rhinestones and a high-as-the-heavens red wig by beloved local queen Vidalia Anne Gentry.

Though not listed in the official programming, the event, sponsored by Lambert's new label MCA, was one of a few moments during the annual festival — otherwise dominated by the reunion of Florida Georgia Line — where queer artists and allies were determined to create space and visibility.