CMT Reveals First Round Of Performers For CMT Music Awards

CMT has revealed its first round of performers for the 2024 CMT Music Awards. Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, the awards will take place on April 7 live from Austin, Texas on CBS.

Rising country star Bailey Zimmerman will be performing his current single “Where It Ends.” Zimmerman is up for Male Video of the Year for “Religiously.” Hitmaker Jelly Roll, nominated for three awards including Video of the Year, Male Video of the Year and CMT Performance of the Year, is also slated to perform.

Keith Urban will be hitting the stage with “Straight Line.” This marks Urban’s 20th time performing at the awards, the most in CMT Music Awards history. Grammy winner Lainey Wilson is scheduled to perform her newest track “Country’s Cool Again.” Wilson is also entering the night with three nominations, including Video of the Year, Female Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year.

Lastly, nine-time CMT Music Award nominee Sam Hunt will be debuting a brand-new song during the awards.

Additional performers will be announced soon.

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Madison Hahnen is Project Manager at MusicRow Magazine, where she helps carry out operational objectives and large-scale projects for the company. She also manages the company's subscriptions. Hahnen graduated from Bryant University in May of 2020 with a B.S. in Team & Project Management and a minor in communication studies. Prior to MusicRow, she held internship roles with Make Wake Artists and Song Suffragettes.

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