CBS and CMT together announce a new air date and venue for the 2022 CMT Music Awards which will now broadcast LIVE on Monday, April 11 (8:00-11:00 PM LIVE ET/delayed PT) from Nashville’s historic Municipal Auditorium, and various locations in and around Nashville.
Originally scheduled for Sunday April 3, the CMT Awards moved up the date to make room for a rescheduled Grammy Award ceremony. The spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant has forced most major award ceremonies to be moved to spring dates.
This will be the inaugural broadcast of the CMT Music Awards on the CBS Television Network, as ViacomCBS’ country music tentpole celebrates the hottest stars with high-powered, cross-genre performances from in and around Music City. 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,” said 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,” shared 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.”
Nominations and performances are yet to be announced.
