<p>CMT SPOTLIGHTS MULTIPLE GENRES AND GENERATIONS AT &#8220;2018 CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR&#8221; WITH SEVEN NEW PERFORMANCES</p>
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<p>To continue this year’s celebration of women, CMT has added seven new powerhouse performances to the “2018 CMT Artists of the Year” lineup: <b><a title="Carrie Underwood" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/carrie-underwood-tour-dates/">Carrie Underwood</a></b> with CMT Next Women of Country and tour mates <b>Maddie &; Tae</b> and <b>Runaway June</b>; <b><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></b> and <b>Pistol Annies</b>; <b><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></b> with <b><a title="Alison Krauss" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbAKrauss&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Falison-krauss-tickets%2Fartist%2F731928&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Alison Krauss</a></b>; <b>Karen Fairchild</b> and <b>Kimberly Schlapman</b> with soul legend <b>Gladys Knight</b>; and <b>Hillary Scott</b> with singer-songwriter<b> Tori Kelly </b>and Grammy-award winning gospel artist <b>Kirk Franklin</b>. In addition, honoree <b><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></b> will join forces with <b>Brandi Carlile</b> for a powerful tribute to late icon <b>Aretha Franklin</b>. The 9<sup>th</sup> annual special premieres LIVE from Nashville on Wednesday, October 17 at 8:00pm ET/PT, only on CMT.</p>