Kelsea Ballerini, who’s nominated for three awards, returned for the second consecutive time as host of the awards, but had to do so remotely after testing positive for COVID-19. So, Anthony Mackie was joined by Kane Brown live onstage. Brown had hosted with Ballerini last year. It will be a night full of music as there will be performances by Brown, Mickey Guyton + Black Pumas, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Maren Morris + Ryan Hurd, Old Dominion, Carly Pearce, Cole Swindell + Lainey Wilson, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban, plus the first televised performance in over two decades from legendary duo The Judds, Naomi and Wynnona. Also taking part as presenters will be Jimmie Allen, Gabby Barrett, Rob Corddry, Jordan Davis, Billy F. Gibbons, Gayle King, Taylor Lautner, Dustin Lynch, Martina McBride, Joel McHale, Kacey Musgraves, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France + Antoni Porowski, LeAnn Rimes, Dylan Scott and Dennis Quaid. The 2022 CMT Music Awards will air live on Monday, April 11 on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The show will also be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+. Next, Everything We Know About the 2022 CMTs, Including the Latest Performers and Video of the Year Finalists!
