Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban To Perform CMT Music Awards

Some of the performers have been announced for the 2022 CMT Music Awards, which will air live on CBS on April 11. Co-host Kelsea Ballerini, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, and…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Updated Mar 22, 2022 11:00 AM EDT

Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban To Perform CMT Music Awards

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Some of the performers have been announced for the 2022 CMT Music Awards, which will air live on CBS on April 11.

Co-host Kelsea Ballerini, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, and Cody Johnson are among the first round of artists CMT revealed would perform on the show.

The show will also include performances from Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Ryan Hurd, Carly Pearce, Cole Swindell with Lainey Wilson, and Keith Urban.

Ballerini will co-host the 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS with “Captain America” actor Anthony Mackie. This year marks the first that country music’s only fan-voted awards show will air on CBS. The show will also be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+*.

Additional performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban To Perform CMT Music Awards

Some of the performers have been announced for the 2022 CMT Music Awards, which will air live on CBS on April 11. Co-host Kelsea Ballerini, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, and…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Gallery: CMT Music Awards

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