<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Co-host <a title="Kelsea Ballerini" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKBallerini/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkelsea-ballerini-tickets%2F">Kelsea Ballerini</a>, <a title="Kane Brown" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKaneBrown/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkane-brown-tickets%2F">Kane Brown</a>, <a title="Luke Combs" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSLukeCombs/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fluke-combs-tickets%2F">Luke Combs</a>, <a title="Cody Johnson" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSCodyJohnson/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fcody-johnson-tickets%2F">Cody Johnson</a>, <a title="Miranda Lambert" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSMLambert/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fmiranda-lambert-tickets%2F">Miranda Lambert</a>, <a title="Little Big Town" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/new-little-big-town-tour-dates/">Little Big Town</a>, <a title="Maren Morris" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSMMorris/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fmaren-morris-tickets%2F">Maren Morris</a> + Ryan Hurd, <a title="Carly Pearce" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/tour-dates-carly-pearce/">Carly Pearce</a>, <a title="Cole Swindell" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/cole-swindell-announces-his-2024-tour/">Cole Swindell</a> + <a title="Lainey Wilson" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSLaineyW/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Flainey-wilson-tickets%2F">Lainey Wilson</a> and <a title="Keith Urban" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKUrban/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkeith-urban-tickets%2F">Keith Urban</a> set to perform LIVE from Nashville</strong></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://countrymusicnewsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Kelsea-Ballerini-Anthony-Mackie-to-host-2022-CMT-MUSIC-AWARDS-on-Monday-April-11th-on-CBS-1024x320.jpg" alt="2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS unveils first round of powerhouse performers &; world premiere collaborations, airing Monday, April 11 on CBS" class="wp-image-38858"/></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Vote now at </strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://vote.cmt.com" target="_blank"><strong>vote.cmt.com</strong></a></p>



<!--more-->



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>CMT </strong>today revealed the first round of can’t-miss superstar performances set to light up Music City for the <strong>2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS</strong>, country music’s only entirely fan-voted award show, broadcasting LIVE from Nashville on <strong><u>Monday, April 11th</u> (8:00-11:00 PM LIVE ET/delayed PT)</strong>.This marks the inaugural broadcast of <a title="Paramount" href="https://www.paramountplus.com/">Paramount</a>’s signature country music tentpole on the <strong>CBS Television Network</strong>; the show will also be available to stream live and on demand on <strong><a title="Paramount" href="https://www.paramountplus.com/">Paramount</a>+</strong>*.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Known for delivering electrifying collaborations and high-powered, world premiere performances from country’s biggest names, the first slate of performers includes: ;</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li><strong><a title="Kelsea Ballerini" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKBallerini/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkelsea-ballerini-tickets%2F">Kelsea Ballerini</a></strong> (“Video of the Year,” “Collaborative Video of the Year,” “CMT Performance of the Year”)</li><li><strong><a title="Kane Brown" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKaneBrown/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkane-brown-tickets%2F">Kane Brown</a></strong> (“Video of the Year,” “Male Video of the Year,” “CMT Performance of the Year”)</li><li><strong><a title="Luke Combs" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSLukeCombs/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fluke-combs-tickets%2F">Luke Combs</a></strong> (“Video of the Year,” “Male Video of the Year”)</li><li><strong><a title="Cody Johnson" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSCodyJohnson/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fcody-johnson-tickets%2F">Cody Johnson</a></strong> (“Video of the Year,” “Male Video of the Year,” “CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year”)</li><li><strong><a title="Miranda Lambert" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSMLambert/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fmiranda-lambert-tickets%2F">Miranda Lambert</a> </strong>(“Video of the Year,” “Female Video of the Year”)</li><li><strong><a title="Little Big Town" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/new-little-big-town-tour-dates/">Little Big Town</a></strong></li><li><strong><a title="Maren Morris" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSMMorris/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fmaren-morris-tickets%2F">Maren Morris</a> </strong>(“Video of the Year”, “Female Video of the Year”) + <strong>Ryan Hurd</strong></li><li><strong><a title="Carly Pearce" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/tour-dates-carly-pearce/">Carly Pearce</a> </strong>(“Collaborative Video of the Year,” “CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year”)</li><li><strong><a title="Cole Swindell" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/cole-swindell-announces-his-2024-tour/">Cole Swindell</a></strong> (“Video of the Year”) <strong>+ <a title="Lainey Wilson" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSLaineyW/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Flainey-wilson-tickets%2F">Lainey Wilson</a> </strong>(“Video of the Year,” “CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year”)</li><li><strong><a title="Keith Urban" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKUrban/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkeith-urban-tickets%2F">Keith Urban</a> ;</strong></li></ul>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Additional performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last week, nominations for the <strong>2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS</strong> were revealed, with superstar <strong><a title="Kane Brown" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKaneBrown/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkane-brown-tickets%2F">Kane Brown</a></strong> leading the star-studded nominations with four nods; co-host<strong> <a title="Kelsea Ballerini" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKBallerini/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkelsea-ballerini-tickets%2F">Kelsea Ballerini</a>, Mickey Guyton </strong>and first-time nominees <strong><a title="BRELAND" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSBreland/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fbreland-tickets%2F">BRELAND</a> </strong>and<strong> <a title="Cody Johnson" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSCodyJohnson/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fcody-johnson-tickets%2F">Cody Johnson</a></strong> follow close behind with three each. <strong><a title="Tenille Arts" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSTenille/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Ftenille-arts-tickets%2F">Tenille Arts</a></strong>, <strong><a title="Priscilla Block" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSPBlock/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fpriscilla-block-tickets%2F">Priscilla Block</a>, H.E.R., Paul Klein </strong>of<strong> LANY</strong>, <strong>MacKenzie Porter</strong>, <strong>Elvie Shane</strong>, <strong>Caitlyn Smith</strong> and <strong>Brittney Spencer </strong>also received their first CMT recognition, with 10 total first-time nominees across all categories. <strong><a title="Carrie Underwood" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/carrie-underwood-tour-dates/">Carrie Underwood</a> </strong>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 <strong><a title="Jason Aldean" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSAldean/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fjason-aldean-tickets%2F">Jason Aldean</a>.</strong> ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Fan voting is now open at <a href="http://vote.cmt.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">vote.cmt.com</a> and general voting continues until <strong><u>Monday, April 4th at 10:00 AM ET</u></strong>. A full list of nominations is available <a href="http://www.cmtpress.com/press-release/cmt-unveils-nominations-for-2022-cmt-music-awards-airing-monday-april-11-on-cbs/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As previously announced, CMT will air<strong> CMT MUSIC AWARDS EXTENDED CUT </strong>with an added 30 minutes of new performances and extra bonus content on <strong><u>Friday, April 15th</u></strong> <strong>(8:00-11:30 PM ET) </strong>exclusively on CMT. Additional details on the extended cut and <strong>CMT MUSIC AWARDS WEEK</strong> programming will be announced soon.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Official sponsors of the <strong>2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS</strong> include Fritos<strong>®,</strong> SONIC®, Ram Truck Brand and Verizon.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The <strong>2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS</strong> are Executive Produced by <strong>Margaret Comeaux</strong> (CMT), <strong>John Hamlin</strong> (Switched On Entertainment), <strong>Leslie Fram </strong>(CMT) and <strong>Jason Owen</strong> (Sandbox Entertainment);<strong> Patrizia DiMaria </strong>(Ladypants Productions) is co-executive producer; <strong>Jackie Barba</strong> and <strong>Heather D. Graffagnino</strong> are executives in charge of production; <strong>Shanna Strassberg</strong> and <strong>Taryn Hurd</strong> are talent producers.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">For more information, visit <a href="http://awards.cmt.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">awards.cmt.com</a>, follow @CMT on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cmt/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cmt/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/CMT" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/cmt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cmt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TikTok</a>, use hashtag <strong>#CMTawards</strong> and ‘like’ the CMT Music Awards on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cmtmusicawards" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a>.</p>
2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS unveils first round of powerhouse performers & world premiere collaborations, airing Monday, April 11 on CBS
