(CNN) The CMA awards are switching things up this year, replacing host Brad Paisley with Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire.

The change comes after 11 years of Paisley hosting, along with Carrie Underwood, who will return this year as part of the combination of hosts.

Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire will share co-hosting duties with Carrie Underwood this year.

We're thrilled to announce that @CarrieUnderwood will host this year's #CMAawards with special guest hosts @Reba McEntire & @DollyParton, celebrating legendary women in Country Music! 😍 pic.twitter.com/HFnbHI5KFj — CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) August 19, 2019

"So thankful to the #CMA for wanting to honor the women of Country Music for this year's #CMAAwards ! I couldn't be more excited to get to stand up there with 2 of my personal heroes... @reba and @DollyParton are trailblazers, icons," Underwood tweeted.

So thankful to the #CMA for wanting to honor the women of Country Music for this year's #CMAAwards ! I couldn't be more excited to get to stand up there with 2 of my personal heroes... @reba and @DollyParton are trailblazers, icons and... https://t.co/xeNXuRoprT pic.twitter.com/I28S4KDORs — Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) August 19, 2019

Paisley said he is excited to watch the show with Parton and McEntire on stage.

"As a fan of all 3 of these amazing women, I can't wait to watch," wrote Paisley, who retweeted the CMAs' announcement Monday.

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