CMT Music Awards 2021: Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood to perform; Maren Morris, Gabby Barrett drop out
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Cross-genre collaborations and country music hitmakers take center stage Wednesday in Nashville for the annual CMT Music Awards.
Anticipated performances include Chris Stapleton with H.E.R., Carrie Underwood alongside NEEDTOBREATHE, Mickey Guyton singing with Gladys Knight and more. Presenters include Marvel star Anthony Mackie, "Good Morning America" co-host Michael Strahan, Tennessee Titans lineman Taylor Lewan, country group Little Big Town and more.
The show airs Wednesday night at 7 p.m. via CMT, MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, TV Land and online through streaming service Paramount+. Kane Brown hosts for a second-year alongside first-time co-host Kelsea Ballerini.
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Notable country artists Maren Morris and Gabby Barrett canceled appearances this week. Morris, a top nominee, cited scheduling conflicts; Barrett noted "personal circumstances" for bowing out of the show.
The fan-voted awards program airs from Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville. Read below for a list of performers and presenters.
CMT Music Awards 2021 performers
Chris Stapleton and H.E.R.
Carrie Underwood and NEEDTOBREATHE
Breland and Mickey Guyton
Mickey Guyton and Gladys Knight
Kelsea Ballerini and Paul Klein from LANY
Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall
Ingrid Andress and JP Saxe
Brothers Osborne and Dierks Bentley
Carrie Underwood and NEEDTOBREATHE
Chris Young and Kane Brown
Lady A and Carly Pearce with Lindsay Ell
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Luke Combs
Lauren Alaina and Jon Pardi
Blanco Brown
Tenille Arts
Hailey Whitters
Dylan Scott
Lainey Wilson
Niko Moon
CMT Music Awards presenters
Anthony Mackie
Brett Young
Busy Philipps
Carly Pearce
Dylan Scott
Gladys Knight
Iliza Shlesinger
Little Big Town
Michael Strahan
Mickey Guyton
Restless Road
Trace Adkins
Taylor Lewan
CMT hosts: Cody Alan, Katie Cook and Ashley ShahAhmadi
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: CMT Music Awards 2021 performances: A list of artists and presenters