Jessica Simpson will be on hand for the Country Music Association (CMA) Festival this weeked in Nashville. She’s pushing her new country music schtick, with an album debuting in the fall.

Other artists who will be performing at one one of the biggest events of the year for country music are Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Kellie Pickler, Dwight Yoakam, Trace Adkins, Faith Hill, and Billy Ray Cyrus.

Country music fans have been pouring into the city since Monday, but the festival officially began yesterday with a concert featuring Phil Vassar, Jo Dee Messina, Jason Michael Carroll, Luke Bryan and Chuck Wicks.