CBS and CMT have announced the new air date and venue for the 2022 CMT Music Awards, following its rescheduling for the Grammy Awards.
The CMT Music Awards will now broadcast live on Monday, April 11 (8:00-11:00 p.m. LIVE ET/delayed PT) from Nashville’s historic Municipal Auditorium, and various locations in and around Nashville. This will be the inaugural broadcast of the awards show on the CBS Television Network. The show will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
“The biggest and best moments in music are coming to CBS this April,” says Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President, Specials, Music, Live Events & Alternative Programming, CBS. “The CMT brand is preeminent in the world of country music, and we are thrilled that their team was able to coordinate a new date to bring this marquee event for television to CBS, and maximize the power of the ViacomCBS universe behind it.”
“It’s official: Our three-hour Nashville extravaganza will be live on CBS on April 11 for the first time as part of the Network’s biggest month of music ever,” shares Margaret Comeaux, John Hamlin and Leslie Fram, Executive Producers, CMT Music Awards. “Expect the most unforgettable CMT Music Awards yet, jam-packed with the most star-power, world premiere performances and one-of-a-kind collaborations from in and around Music City.”
The 2022 CMT Music Awards are executive produced by Comeaux (CMT), Hamlin (Switched On Entertainment) and Fram (CMT). Jackie Barba and Heather D. Graffagnino are executives in charge of production; Shanna Strassberg and Taryn Hurd are talent producers.
Nominations, voting and additional details on the 2022 CMT Music Awards will be announced in the coming weeks.
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