{"id":20888,"date":"2021-05-12T22:51:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T03:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=20888"},"modified":"2021-05-12T22:51:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T03:51:02","slug":"kelsea-ballerini-and-kane-brown-to-host-2021-cmt-music-awards-on-wednesday-june-9th-8pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/12\/kelsea-ballerini-and-kane-brown-to-host-2021-cmt-music-awards-on-wednesday-june-9th-8pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown to Host &#8220;2021 CMT Music Awards&#8221; on Wednesday, June 9th @ 8PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20889\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/cma-awards-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/cma-awards-2021.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/cma-awards-2021-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>CMT today announced country superstars Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown will take the stage as hosts of the &#8220;<strong><em>2021 CMT Music Awards<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; country music&#8217;s only entirely fan-voted award show, airing Wednesday, June 9th @ 8PM on CMT. The show will also air as a five-network simulcast across the following MTV Entertainment Group brands: MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, and TV Land. This year marks Ballerini&#8217;s first time hosting the CMT Music Awards, as Brown returns for his second consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kelsea and Kane are two of the brightest, most sought-after stars in country music today and we&#8217;re thrilled to welcome them both as hosts of the <em>2021 CMT Music Awards<\/em>,&#8221; shared CMT producers. &#8220;This dynamic duo reflects the show&#8217;s revitalized energy as live music returns to center stage in a night filled with incredible outdoor performances, cross-genre collaborations, and a few surprises!&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-3546252749\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ballerini adds: &#8220;I&#8217;m so excited to be hosting the <em>2021 CMT Music Awards<\/em> with Kane! The CMT Awards are so special because they are truly fan-voted. Following a year plus where we have not been able to be with the fans and share music together, will make this night even more special.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shared Brown: &#8220;I loved getting a chance to host the CMT Music Awards last year and I&#8217;m excited to be back this year with Kelsea. The <em>CMT Music Awards<\/em> are special to me &#8211; it&#8217;s the first industry award I won and getting on that stage was an amazing feeling. I love that the fans get to have their voices heard as we celebrate the best in country music.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nominations for the &#8220;<em>2021 CMT Music Awards<\/em>&#8221; will be announced tomorrow, Thursday, May 13th @ 11a\/10c, in tandem with the start of fan voting at vote.cmt.com. Voting will run through Tuesday, June 1st @ 12PM\/11c. Performers and presenters will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>2021 CMT Music Awards<\/em>&#8221; is executive produced by CMT&#8217;s Margaret Comeaux, Switched On Entertainment&#8217;s John Hamlin, and Amy Lin Johnson; the Executives in Charge of Production are Jackie Barba and Heather D. 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