{"id":34391,"date":"2022-03-10T19:58:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T00:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=34391"},"modified":"2022-03-10T19:58:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T00:58:17","slug":"country-music-star-kelsea-ballerini-and-actor-anthony-mackie-to-host-the-2022-cmt-music-awards-monday-april-11-on-cbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/10\/country-music-star-kelsea-ballerini-and-actor-anthony-mackie-to-host-the-2022-cmt-music-awards-monday-april-11-on-cbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Music Star Kelsea Ballerini and Actor Anthony Mackie to Host the &#8220;2022 CMT Music Awards,&#8221; Monday, April 11 on CBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20274\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cmt-awards.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cmt-awards.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cmt-awards-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>&#8220;<strong><em>CMT Music Awards Extended Cut<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; to Air Friday, April 15 with All-New Performances and Bonus Content on CMT<\/p>\n<p>CBS and CMT announced today that country music star Kelsea Ballerini and actor Anthony Mackie will take the stage as co-hosts of the 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, country music&#8217;s only entirely fan-voted awards show, broadcasting LIVE on Monday, April 11 (8:00-11:00 PM LIVE ET\/delayed PT) from Nashville&#8217;s historic Municipal Auditorium, and various locations in and around Nashville. This will be the inaugural broadcast of the CMT MUSIC AWARDS on the CBS Television Network, as Paramount&#8217;s signature country music tentpole celebrates the hottest stars with high-powered, cross-genre performances from in and around Music City. The show will also be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+*. <a href=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/c\/130535\/1175762\/3065\">Get Paramount+ and SHOWTIME\u00ae for just $11.99\/mo. for a limited time. Bundle and save up to 25%!<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/i\/130535\/1175762\/3065\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><div id=\"morty-3000152748\" 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>This marks Mackie&#8217;s first time as host, after he presented the highly coveted Video of the Year award last year. Ballerini returns to host for the second consecutive year. 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