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In Pictures: Nelly, FGL, Kane Brown, Breland, Blanco Brown Perform On ‘CMT Crossroads’

September 2, 2021/by Lydia Farthing

Kane Brown, Breland, Nelly, City Spud and Blanco Brown perform onstage for CMT Crossroads: Nelly & friends at The Factory At Franklin on Sept. 1, 2021 in Franklin, Tennessee. Photo: Jason Davis/Getty Images for CMT

Hip-hop recording artist Nelly made history as the first rapper to headline CMT Crossroads with his episode which aired last night (Sept. 1).

Joined by longtime friends and collaborators Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown, Blanco Brown & Breland, the 60-minute episode featured performances from Nelly’s new country-inspired EP Heartland as well as some of his chart-topping hits to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his album Country Grammar.

CMT Crossroads shows the far-reaching roots of country music by pairing country artists with musicians from other genres. The series originally debuted on Jan. 13, 2002 with Elvis Costello and Lucinda Williams

Upcoming encores can be found as follows:
Friday, Sept. 3 – 9 p.m. CT on VH1 // 11 p.m. CT on CMT
Saturday, Sept. 4 – 8 a.m. CT on MTV // 12 p.m. on CMT
Friday, Sept. 10 – 9 p.m. CST on CMT Music // 11 p.m. CT on BET

Nelly and Blanco Brown perform onstage for CMT Crossroads: Nelly & friends at The Factory At Franklin on Sept.1, 2021 in Franklin, Tennessee. Photo: Jason Davis/Getty Images for CMT

Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line, Nelly and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line perform onstage for CMT Crossroads: Nelly & friends at The Factory At Franklin on Sept. 1, 2021 in Franklin, Tennessee. Photo: Jason Davis/Getty Images for CMT

Nelly and Kane Brown perform onstage for CMT Crossroads: Nelly & friends at The Factory At Franklin on Sept. 1, 2021 in Franklin, Tennessee. Photo: Jason Davis/Getty Images for CMT

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