Everything to Know About the 2023 CMT Awards: Hosts, Air Time and More
usmagazine.comBigger in Texas! Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown return to host the 2023 CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2.The 57th annual awards show is being broadcast from Austin, Texas, after years of calling Nashville, Tennessee, home.
Ballerini and Brown, both 29, previously teamed up for the 2021 and 2022 ceremonies.“Our fans are in for an unforgettable night of music with plenty of surprises, as the Live Music Capital meets Music City for the first time ever on a national stage in what will be a true country music extravaganza,” read a statement from executive producers Margaret Comeaux, John Hamlin, Leslie Fram and Jason Owen in November 2022, hailing Austin and Nashville as “two of the world’s greatest music cities.”Along with his cohosting duties, Brown will perform “Thank God,” a romantic duet with his wife, Katelyn Brown, for the first time on live television.
Ballerini is also set to take the stage following the February release of her EP Rolling Up the Welcome Mat — which featured six songs inspired by her divorce from Morgan Evans.
She previously debuted “Blindsided” and “Penthouse” on the March 4 episode of Saturday Night Live.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesNominations for the 2023 categories were officially announced on March 8, including nods for Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Cole Swindell, Lady A and more.
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