Hosted by Little Big Town, the 2018 CMT Music Awards announced the second round of performers that will take over Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 6th at 8 pm ET/ PT.
Joining the lineup are: Backstreet Boys, American Idol season 4 winner Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean and hosts Little Big Town.
Additionally, the country music network revealed two new collaborations: Dierks Bentley featuring “Video of the Year” nominees Brothers Osborne, as well as “CMT Performance of the Year” nominee Darius Rucker featuring Jason Aldean (who is tied for most “CMT Music Awards” nominations), American Idol judge Luke Bryan and Charles Kelley. More performers are to be announced in the coming days.
Already announced to perform on the telecast: The Voice coach Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan and Sam Hunt. American Idol OG winner and The Voice coach Kelly Clarkson will premiere her rendition of retro rock hit, “American Woman,” from the promotional campaign for the upcoming Paramount Network series of the same title debuting the day after the Awards on Thursday, June 7 at 10pm ET/PT.
Fans can still vote for their favorite artists now via CMT.com until Monday, June 4th for categories including “Video of the Year,” “Male Video of the Year,” “Female Video of the Year,”, “Duo Video of the Year,” “Group Video of the Year,” “Breakthrough Video of the Year,” “Collaborative Video of the Year” and “CMT Performance of the Year.”
Tickets for the 2018 CMT Music Awards are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
