Country music’s biggest fan-voted award show is back with the 2021 CMT Music Awards. The ceremony will be held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee and will feature some of country music’s biggest stars. Nashville has been the home of the award ceremony since 1967.
Fans voted for the best music videos and television performances on CMT’s website and superstar Miranda Lambert led the pack with 4 nominations. The ceremony will be hosted by Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerin and they will be joined by an A-list cast of performers and presenters.
Presenters:
- Anthony Mackie
- Brett Young
- Busy Philipps
- Carly Pearce
- Dylan Scott
- Gladys Knight
- Iliza Shlesinger
- Little Big Town
- Michael Strahan
- Mickey Guyton
- Restless Road
- Taylor Lewan
- Trace Adkins
- Cody Alan, Katie Cook and Ashley ShahAhmadi (CMT Hot 20 Countdown hosts)
Performers:
- Chris Stapleton
- Luke Bryan
- Luke Combs
- Miranda Lambert
- Thomas Rhett
- Blanco Brown
- Dylan Scott
- Hailey Whitters
- Lainey Wilson
- Niko Moon
- Tenille Arts
Duets + Collaborations
- BRELAND + Mickey Guyton
- Brothers Osborne + Dierks Bentley
- Carrie Underwood + NEEDTOBREATHE
- Chris Young + Kane Brown
- H.E.R. + Chris Stapleton
- Ingrid Andress + JP Saxe
- Kelsea Ballerini + Paul Klein from LANY
- Lady A + Carly Pearce + Lindsay Ell
- Lauren Alaina + Jon Pardi
- Mickey Guyton + Gladys Knight
- Jack Ingram + Jon Randall
Fan voting has closed and the results are set. Cord cutters can find out how to watch the 2021 CMT Awards below.
When to watch the 2021 CMT Music Awards
The 2021 CMT Music Awards will be live from Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, June 9, at 8 p.m. ET on CMT. The ceremony will also be simulcasted across five of the ViacomCBS family of networks — MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network and TV Land.
Where to watch the 2021 CMT Music Awards
Cord cutters have plenty of options when it comes to streaming this year’s CMT Music Awards as the show will be available on five networks. Below is a chart of which streaming services carry the networks that will be airing the show.
Channel | AT&T TV (*Starts at $69.99/mo.) | fuboTV (*Starts at $64.99/mo.) | Hulu + Live TV (*Starts $64.99/mo.) | Philo (*Starts at $25/mo.) | Sling TV (*Starts at $35/mo.) | Vidgo (Starts at $55/mo.) | YouTube TV (*Starts at $64.99/mo.) |
CMT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | +$6/mo. w/ Comedy Extra add-on | Yes | Yes |
MTV | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | +$6/mo. w/ Comedy Extra add-on | Yes | Yes |
MTV2 | Yes | +$8/mo w/ fubo Extra Package | +$8/ mo. w/ Entertainment add-on | Yes | +$6/mo. w/ Comedy Extra add-on | Yes | No |
Logo | Yes | +$8/mo w/ fubo Extra Package | No | Yes | +$6/mo. w/ Comedy Extra add-on | No | No |
Paramount Network | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | +$6/mo. w/ Comedy Extra add-on | Yes | Yes |
TV Land | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | +$6/mo. w/ Comedy Extra add-on | Yes | Yes |