Co-host Kelsea Ballerini, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson,
Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Maren Morris + Ryan Hurd, Carly Pearce,
Cole Swindell + Lainey Wilson and Keith Urban set to perform LIVE from Nashville
Vote now at vote.cmt.com
NASHVILLE, TN – CMT today revealed the first round of can’t-miss superstar performances set to light up Music City for the 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, country music’s only entirely fan-voted award show, broadcasting LIVE from Nashville on Monday, April 11th (8:00-11:00 PM LIVE ET/delayed PT). This marks the inaugural broadcast of Paramount’s signature country music tentpole on the CBS Television Network; the show will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.
Known for delivering electrifying collaborations and high-powered, world premiere performances from country’s biggest names, the first slate of performers includes:
- Kelsea Ballerini (“Video of the Year,” “Collaborative Video of the Year,” “CMT Performance of the Year”)
- Kane Brown (“Video of the Year,” “Male Video of the Year,” “CMT Performance of the Year”)
- Luke Combs (“Video of the Year,” “Male Video of the Year”)
- Cody Johnson (“Video of the Year,” “Male Video of the Year,” “CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year”)
- Miranda Lambert (“Video of the Year,” “Female Video of the Year”)
- Little Big Town
- Maren Morris (“Video of the Year”, “Female Video of the Year”) + Ryan Hurd
- Carly Pearce (“Collaborative Video of the Year,” “CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year”)
- Cole Swindell (“Video of the Year”) + Lainey Wilson (“Video of the Year,” “CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year”)
- Keith Urban
Additional performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.
Last week, nominations for the 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS were revealed, with superstar Kane Brown leading the star-studded nominations with four nods; co-host Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton and first-time nominees BRELAND and Cody Johnson follow close behind with three each. Tenille Arts, Priscilla Block, H.E.R., Paul Klein of LANY, MacKenzie Porter, Elvie Shane, Caitlyn Smith and Brittney Spencer also received their first CMT recognition, with 10 total first-time nominees across all categories. Carrie Underwood remains the most decorated artist in CMT history with 23 wins, as she readies to compete for two additional trophies: her 10th “Video of the Year” win and “Collaborative Video of the Year,” both for her collaboration with Jason Aldean.
Fan voting is now open at vote.cmt.com and general voting continues until Monday, April 4th at 10:00 AM ET. A full list of nominations is available here.
As previously announced, CMT will air CMT MUSIC AWARDS EXTENDED CUT with an added 30 minutes of new performances and extra bonus content on Friday, April 15th (8:00-11:30 PM ET) exclusively on CMT. Additional details on the extended cut and CMT MUSIC AWARDS WEEK programming will be announced soon.
Official sponsors of the 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS include Fritos®, SONIC®, Ram Truck Brand and Verizon.
The 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS are Executive Produced by Margaret Comeaux (CMT), John Hamlin (Switched On Entertainment), Leslie Fram (CMT) and Jason Owen (Sandbox Entertainment); Patrizia DiMaria (Ladypants Productions) is co-executive producer; Jackie Barba and Heather D. Graffagnino are executives in charge of production; Shanna Strassberg and Taryn Hurd are talent producers.
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