Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Parker McCollum, Brittney Spencer and More Announced as 2024 CMT Awards Performers

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The CMT Music Awards, hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, will air live from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on April 7

<p>Jason Kempin/Getty; Mike Coppola/Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty; Jason Kempin/Getty</p> Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Parker McCollum and Brittney Spencer

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Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Parker McCollum and Brittney Spencer

The 2024 CMT Music Awards are shaping up to be a star-studded event!

On Tuesday, a handful of A-listers and artists-to-watch in country music were announced as additional performers at the upcoming awards show, set to air live from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on April 7. Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Old Dominion, Parker McCollum and Brittney Spencer will now take to the stage.

The musicians join an impressive performance slate, which was first announced last week and also includes Bailey Zimmerman, Jelly Roll, Jordan Davis, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson, NEEDTOBREATHE, Sam Hunt and Trisha Yearwood, as well as this year's host, Kelsea Ballerini.

<p>Mason Allen</p> Old Dominion

Mason Allen

Old Dominion

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Johnson, 36, a Texas native, will fittingly be playing "That's Texas," off his latest album Leather, at the ceremony in Austinmarking the world premiere performance of the song. While the track may not be up for any awards, his song "The Painter" is up for video of the year and male video of the year, while "Human" received a nod for CMT performance of the year.

Moroney, 26, meanwhile, will be making her CMT main stage debut at this year's event. The singer-songwriter, who's up for three awards, will actually be performing twice: once solo as she plays a rendition of her hit "No Caller ID" and once with Old Dominion.

The "Tennessee Orange" singer and the country rockers will join forces to play their collaboration "Can't Break Up Now," which is up for collaborative video of the year.

In addition to being up for collaborative video of the year, Old Dominion is also nominated for duo/group video of the year for "Memory Lane."

As for McCollum, 31, and Spencer, 35, the two hitmakers will team-up to perform their joint song "Burn It Down. It's a big year for the Baltimore-bred Americana artist, as she'll both make her CMT main stage performance debut and she's up for her first-ever belt buckle in the breakthrough female video of the year category for "Bigger Than the Song."

<p>Steve Granitz/FilmMagic, Taylor Hill/WireImage, Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty</p> Lainey Wilson, Keith Urban and Jelly Roll

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Lainey Wilson, Keith Urban and Jelly Roll

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It's been revealed that NEEDTOBREATHE and Davis, 35, will be teaming up for a joint set; Zimmerman, 24, will sing "Where It Ends;" Urban, 56, will play "Straight Line," the lead single off his forthcoming album, live for the first time; and Wilson, 31, will break out "Country's Cool Again."

To coincide with her being honored with the first-ever June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award, Yearwood, 59, will deliver the debut performance of her new single "Put It in a Song."

It's yet to be announced what fans can expect to hear from Ballerini, 30, Jelly Roll, 39, and Hunt, 39.

Even more performers are set to be announced at a later date.

<p>CMT Awards</p> Poster for the 2024 CMT Music Awards

CMT Awards

Poster for the 2024 CMT Music Awards

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The nominations for the upcoming 2024 CMT Music Awards were announced in mid-March. A handful of hitmakers are tied to lead the nominations in the fan-voted awards show, including Ballerini, Jelly Roll, Johnson, Moroney and Wilson.

There's also a number of first-time nominees, including Amber Riley, Ashley Cooke, Bret Michaels, Chayce Beckham, Hozier, Koe Wetzel, Stephen Wilson Jr., Tyler Childers, Warren Zeiders and Zach Bryan.

Video of the year, the most coveted category, sees 16 acts facing off in the first round of voting. The artists being recognized include Kacey MusgravesDarius RuckerMickey GuytonBrothers Osborne and more. One week before the ceremony on April 1, the top six nominees from the first round of voting will be announced, while the final three nominees, from the second round of voting, will be revealed on the day of the show.

Ballerini will return to her role as the show's MC for the fourth year in a row, but this time around marks her first time doing so solo. (In the past, the "Penthouse" singer and Kane Brown tag teamed as co-hosts.)

The 2024 CMT Music Awards will air live at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and will stream on Paramount+. Fans can vote now at vote.cmt.com.

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