The first round of 2021 CMT Music Awards performers are here!
Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert are among the star-studded list of performers taking the stage at the annual CMT Music Awards. In addition to Combs, Stapleton and Lambert, Brothers Osborne with Dierks Bentley, Maren Morris feat. JP Saxe, Mickey Guyton with Gladys Knight, Miranda Lambert featuring her ‘Marfa Tapes‘ collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall.
The popular music awards show is known for their unforgettable, high-energy performances and some of the best one-of-a-kind collaborations both in and out of the country genre.
Additionally, the 2021 CMT Music Awards nominations were unveiled last week, with female powerhouses Morris and Lambert competing for the most accolades with four nods each. Hosts Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown join Little Big Town and Mickey Guyton with three nominations. This year, 13 artists received first-time nominations including Guyton, Dylan Scott, Hailey Whitters, HARDY, Lainey Wilson, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff, Niko Moon, Noah Cyrus, Parmalee, Ryan Hurd, Tyler Hubbard and Willie Jones. Carrie Underwood remains the most decorated artist in CMT history with a total of 22 wins and will compete for two trophies, nominated for her collaboration with John Legend.
Fan voting is now open at vote.cmt.com and continues until Tuesday, June 1st at 3PM ET/2PM CT. A full list of nominations is available here.
Co-hosted by Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini, the show will air live on CMT Wednesday, June 9 at 8/7c on CMT, MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network and TV Land.
More performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.
