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TheCMT Music Awardsis racking up its star-studded list of performers ahead of next month’s show.
On Wednesday, the fan-voted country music awards show added more names to its all-star lineup of performers, including collaborative performances fromKelsea Balleriniand Paul Klein from LANY along withCarrie Underwoodand NEEDTOBREATHE.
The newly revealed list will join Brothers Osborne,Dierks Bentley, Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Gladys Knight,Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall as performers for the show.
Kelsea Balleriniis set to co-host the awards for the first time alongsideKane Brown, hosting for his second consecutive year.
“This dynamic duo reflects the show’s revitalized energy as live music returns to center stage in a night filled with incredible outdoor performances, cross-genre collaborations and a few surprises” said CMT producers in a statement, noting that they are “thrilled” to include Ballerini and Brown.
Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini.John Shearer/Getty for CMT
The nomineeswere announcedearlier this month, withMaren Morrisand Lambert leading the list with four nominations each. With three nominations, Guyton is one of 13 first-time nominees, including Noah Cyrus, Ryan Hurd, Lainey Wilson and Tyler Hubbard.
Carrie Underwoodreigns as the most awarded artist in CMT Music Awards history with 22 wins, hoping to extend that record with her nomination for video of the year for her collab withJohn Legend.
Top five nominees will be announced on June 1 and the top three nominees will be announced on June 8 before fans can vote for their favorites via social media. Voting isnow open.
source: people.com
