{"id":66323,"date":"2024-02-27T18:16:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T23:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=66323"},"modified":"2024-02-27T18:16:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T23:16:27","slug":"kelsea-ballerini-returns-as-host-of-2024-cmt-music-awards-on-cbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/27\/kelsea-ballerini-returns-as-host-of-2024-cmt-music-awards-on-cbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsea Ballerini Returns as Host of 2024 &#8220;CMT Music Awards&#8221; on CBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66324\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CMT-Music-Awards-on-CBS.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CMT-Music-Awards-on-CBS.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CMT-Music-Awards-on-CBS-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>CBS and CMT together announce four-time GRAMMY\u00ae-nominated global superstar Kelsea Ballerini will return as solo host of the 2024 CMT MUSIC AWARDS and perform LIVE from Austin, Texas&#8217; Moody Center on Sunday, April 7 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET\/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs)*.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Ballerini was at the helm of the 2021 and 2023 CMT MUSIC AWARDS alongside Kane Brown. 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