The following spherical of performers set to hit the stage at this 12 months’s CMT Music Awards have been introduced!
Cody Johnson — who’s tied for probably the most nominations (3) of the night — is returning to his hometown and giving the premiere efficiency of “That’s Texas” off his newest album, Leather-based.
Megan Moroney — the reigning Breakthrough Feminine Video of the Yr winner — can be up for 3 belt buckles throughout this 12 months ceremony. Protecting the nice instances rolling, the nation songstress will take the stage for the premiere efficiency of her hit, “No Caller ID.”
Moroney may also return to the stage with Outdated Dominion to carry out their single, “Can’t Break Up Now,” which is nominated for Collaborative Video of the Yr.
Parker McCollum and Brittney Spencer will take the stage and carry out their debut, “Burn It Down.” The efficiency will mark Spencer’s first look on the primary stage.
The brand new line-up joins beforehand introduced performers….
Kelsea Ballerini — who will probably be serving as host for the fourth consecutive 12 months — is taking the stage to carry out, and will probably be joined by a slew of different A-list abilities belting out their hits on the Moody Heart in Austin, Texas, subsequent month.
Jelly Roll will as soon as once more be there for one more show-stopping quantity. The artist is some of the nominated performers of the 12 months, which comes on the heels of him sweeping his classes final 12 months.
In the meantime, Bailey Zimmerman — the rising nation music star who can be up for Male Video of the Yr — will make his performing debut, singing his hit single, “Where It Ends.”
Keith City — four-time GRAMMY successful nation singer and nine-time CMT Award winner — will take the stage for a record-setting twentieth time and can carry out his single, “Straight Line,” off his upcoming album.
Moreover, Sam Hunt — a previous winner for Breakthrough Video of the Yr and a nine-time CMT Music Awards nominee — will debut a brand-new single throughout the star-studded present.
Lastly, nation crooner Lainey Wilson — who not too long ago took house a GRAMMY Award and is tied this 12 months with Jelly Roll for most-nominated artist — will ship a rendition of her new single, “Country’s Cool Again.”
In February, after it was introduced that Ballerini had been tapped to emcee the ceremony as soon as once more, the songstress expressed how thrilled she is to be heading up the awards present one other time.
“I couldn’t be more excited to be back for my fourth year with my CMT family to host this year’s CMT Music Awards in Austin, Texas,” Ballerini stated in a press release. “Hosting an awards show that celebrates the music that the fans love most has been an honor and I know this year will be another unforgettable night.”
And earlier this 12 months, ET spoke with Ballerini, who once more expressed her pleasure in regards to the annual gig.
“I love the CMTs. I grew up watching them, but more so it’s the show that’s really [has] such a beautiful, light, fun, celebratory energy,” she informed ET’s Rachel Smith. “It’s all about the fans, which country music to me is the genre that really has always been about that and that relationship and nurturing it. So I just think it’s fun, it’s light, it’s celebratory and it’s all about the music and the fans.”
Whereas she’s flying solo this 12 months — after beforehand co-hosting with Kane Brown final 12 months — the “Peter Pan” singer teased some surprises.
“I think I might call up some friends just for a little help throughout the show, just to make it feel a little more warm and fuzzy,” she added.
The CMT Music Awards takes place on Sunday, April 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the Moody Heart in Austin, Texas. The present will air on CBS and will probably be additionally accessible to stream reside and on demand through Paramount+.
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