CMT has revealed the first round of artists set to perform at the 2022 CMT Music Awards on April 11.

The show will include performances from co-host Kelsea Ballerini, leading nominee Kane Brown, current chart-topper Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd, Carly Pearce, Cole Swindell with Lainey Wilson and Keith Urban.

Ballerini will co-host the Award ceremony with Captain America actor Anthony Mackie.

Additional performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

This year marks the first time that country music’s only fan-voted awards show will air on CBS, live from Nashville at 8 p.m. ET. The show will also be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.

Fan voting is now open at vote.cmt.com, and general voting continues until April 4 at 10 a.m. ET.

CMT will air Music Awards Extended Cut with an added 30 minutes of new performances and bonus content on April 15.

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