Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini, Keith Urban.Photo: Casey Durkin/NBC via Getty, Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images, Gary Gershoff/Getty
The stage is set for a star-studded showing at the2023 CMT Music Awards!
The annual fan-voted show announced the first round of performers set to sing at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on April 2.
Blake Shelton,Carly Pearce,Cody Johnson,Keith Urban,Lainey Wilsonand co-hostKelsea Balleriniwill joinCarrie Underwoodand co-hostKane Brownand his wifeKatelyn, who were previously announced as performers.
Shelton will sing his video of the year-nominated hit “No Body” in what will be his first CMT Music Awards performance in five years. Johnson, meanwhile, will sing “Human,” which is up for the same prize.
Wilson, who is themost nominated artist of the nightwith four nods, will perform “Heart Like a Truck.” The country star is up for video of the year, female video of the year, collaborative video of the year and CMT performance of the year.
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Video of the year, the night’s biggest prize, currently has 16 artists vying for the title, though that number will be narrowed down to six after the first round of voting on March 27. Then, the top three will be announced on show day, and the winner determined via social media.
The 2023 CMT Music Awards will air live on CBS at 8 p.m. ET, and is also available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
source: people.com
