Martina McBride & Lauren Alaina Duet At CMA Music Fest [VIDEO]

CMA Music Fest in Nashville was packed with country music's biggest stars and those stars brought some GREAT surprises with them! Including Martina McBride!

Fans who packed LP Field on Saturday for the 2011 CMA Music Festival in Nashville had an extra surprise waiting for them ‘American Idol‘ runner-up Lauren Alaina surprised the packed stadium during Martina McBride‘s set for a duet of her hit ‘Anyway.’ Alaina’s fans already knew her version of the powerful ballad, as she performed the tune during her run on ‘Idol.’

Martina McBride said “I wasn’t able to watch it that night because I was working,” She told the fans at LP Field as she spoke about the much-talked about ‘Idol’ performance. Martina went on to say “But I immediately looked it up on YouTube, and I was blown away. She did such a great job. I thought to myself, ‘I wish I could get her here to sing with me in Nashville.’” And so she did.

Read more at Taste Of Country and check out the video from the CMA Music Fest!