New collaborations and all-star presenters announced
CMT has revealed a new round of can’t-miss superstar performances and all-star presenters set to light up Music City for the 2022 CMT Music Awards. Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Anthony Mackie, country music’s only entirely fan-voted award show broadcasts live from Nashville on Monday, April 11th from 8-11 pm live ET/delayed PT on the CBS on Monday, April 11th. The show will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
Adding to its already star-packed roster of incredible performers and one-of-a-kind, world premiere collaborations, additional performers include Jason Aldean and Bryan Adams, Jimmie Allen with Monica and Little Big Town, Walker Hayes and Thomas Rhett with Riley Green.
Additionally, some of the biggest names across music, television and entertainment will take the 2022 CMT Music Awards stage as presenters, including Jimmie Allen, Gabby Barrett, Rob Corddry, Jordan Davis, Billy F. Gibbons, Gayle King, Taylor Lautner, Dustin Lynch, Martina McBride, Joel McHale, Kacey Musgraves, Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France + Antoni Porowski, LeAnn Rimes, Dylan Scott and Dennis Quaid.
The newly revealed performers will join previously announced powerhouse performances and world collaborations, including co-host Kelsea Ballerini, Kane Brown, Mickey Guyton + Black Pumas, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Maren Morris + Ryan Hurd, Old Dominion, Carly Pearce, Cole Swindell + Lainey Wilson, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban, plus the first televised performance in over two decades from the legendary duo The Judds. Emerging artists Priscilla Block, Breland, Jessie James Decker, Parker McCollum, Elvie Shane and Caitlyn Smith will also perform from the Ram Trucks Side Stage.
Nominations for the 2022 CMT Music Awards were previously revealed, with superstar Kane Brown leading the star-studded nominations with four nods; 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 for the six “Video of the Year” finalists remains open at vote.cmt.com. The top three videos will be announced on April 11th, with the winner revealed live in-show.
The network also introduces an all-new, socially-voted category honoring superstar hitmakers who have cemented their status in music history with classic songs that withstood the test of time, and have found themselves the catalyst of recent social trends as their hits still resonate with fans old and new: “Trending Comeback Song of the Year.” Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Dolly Parton, Reba, Sara Evans, Shania Twain and Taylor Swift are up for the award via CMT’s Instagram Stories.
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 from 8-11:30 pm ET/PT exclusively on CMT.
