Grab Your Boots! Everything to Know About the 2023 CMT Awards

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Bigger in Texas! Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown return to host the 2023 CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2.

The 57th annual awards show is being broadcast from Austin, Texas, after years of calling Nashville, Tennessee, home. Ballerini and Brown, both 29, previously teamed up for the 2021 and 2022 ceremonies.

“Our fans are in for an unforgettable night of music with plenty of surprises, as the Live Music Capital meets Music City for the first time ever on a national stage in what will be a true country music extravaganza,” read a statement from executive producers Margaret Comeaux, John Hamlin, Leslie Fram and Jason Owen in November 2022, hailing Austin and Nashville as “two of the world’s greatest music cities.”

Along with his cohosting duties, Brown will perform “Thank God,” a romantic duet with his wife, Katelyn Brown, for the first time on live television. Ballerini is also set to take the stage following the February release of her EP Rolling Up the Welcome Mat — which featured six songs inspired by her divorce from Morgan Evans. She previously debuted “Blindsided” and “Penthouse” on the March 4 episode of Saturday Night Live.

Nominations for the 2023 categories were officially announced on March 8, including nods for Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Cole Swindell, Lady A and more. The winners are decided entirely by country music fans, who were able to submit votes online before the big night.

Last year, Ballerini participated virtually after testing positive for COVID-19. The April 2022 awards ceremony featured a performance from Wynonna and Naomi Judd ahead of their Country Music Hall of Fame induction. The Judds gave a rousing rendition of their song “Love Can Build a Bridge” in what would be their final performance together before Naomi’s death that same month.

Ballerini was one of many musicians to mourn the superstar’s death at the time, sharing an emotional cover of the same song the mother-daughter duo sang at the 2022 CMT Music Awards. “A big loss for country music,” she captioned her Instagram post. “Thinking of the Judd family and honoring Naomi by listening to and continuing to be influenced by the monumental music she made. 💔.”

This year, the late songwriter and her daughter, 58, are nominated for CMT Performance of the Year for their 2022 CMTs reunion. Wynonna has two chances to win in the category, earning a nod for her duet with Brandi Carlile from Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration, which aired in May 2022 from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.

Scroll down to learn more about the 2023 CMT Music Awards, from who’s performing to who has the most nominations:


When Are the CMT Awards?
The 57th annual awards ceremony takes place on Sunday, April 2, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.    John Sommers II/UPI/Shutterstock
Who’s Hosting?
Ballerini returns for the third time after previously cohosting the event in 2021 and 2022. She's joined by Brown, who has cohosted a total of four times.    Gregory Pace/Shutterstock; Jordan Strauss/Shutterstock
Where Will the CMT Awards Air?
Fans can tune in on CBS at 8 p.m. ET or stream on Paramount+.   Amiee Stubbs/imageSPACE/Shutterstock
Who’s Nominated?
Lainey Wilson leads the pack with four total nominations, including Female Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year. Fan favorites Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett, Maren Morris and Gabby Barrett are also up for several trophies, along with newcomers Megan Moroney, Bailey Zimmerman and Kylie Morgan.    Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
Who’s Being Honored?
One week before the ceremony, it was announced that country superstar Shania Twain will receive the CMT Equal Play Award, which "recognizes an artist who is a visible and vocal advocate for elevating diverse and underrepresented voices in country music."  She is the third musician to earn the honor, along with Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles and Linda Martell. David Fisher/Shutterstock
Who’s Performing?
Alanis Morissette is hitting the CMT Music Awards stage for the first time as part of the 10th anniversary of the CMT Next Women of Country franchise, performing "You Oughta Know" with Morgan Wade, Ingrid Andress and more.  The lineup also includes Keith Urban, Tyler Hubbard, Jackson Dean, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Gwen Stefani and more. Both Ballerini and Brown are set to perform throughout the night.  Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/Shutterstock; Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock; Photo Image Press/Shutterstock

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