Show airs Apr 11th on CBS
CMT has 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 from 8-11 pm 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+. The show will be hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Anthony Mackie.
Known for delivering electrifying collaborations and high-powered, world premiere performances from country’s biggest names, the first slate of performers includes Ballerini, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Carly Pearce, Cole Swindell and Keith Urban.
Additional performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.
Last week, nominations for the show 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, HER, 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 am ET.
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. Additional details on the extended cut and CMT Music Awards Week programming will be announced soon.
