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WASHINGTON: Singer-songwriter Kelsea Ballerini and actor Anthony Mackie were tapped to guide the following nation tune awards rite.
As consistent with Selection, Ballerini and Mackie will host the 2022 CMT Song Awards reside from Nashville April 11, CBS introduced on Thursday.
This yr marks Ballerini’s 2d time as CMT host after internet hosting the 2021 awards display. Ultimate yr, the singer co-hosted with fellow nation superstar Kane Brown, who was once then in his 2d yr within the function.
Mackie, widely recognized for his roles in Surprise’s ‘Avengers’ franchise, is a wonder option to host a rustic tune awards display, even if he did provide an award on final yr’s telecast.
Aside from saying Mackie and Ballerini as this yr’s hosts, the networks mentioned that nominations can be printed on March 16, rather less than a month previous to the display’s air date.
Whilst the CMT Song Awards have most commonly been hosted via nation tune figures in recent times, the display does have an extended historical past of bringing in actors to percentage the gig.
Sarah Hyland co-hosted with Brown and Ashley McBryde in 2020; previous to that, Brittany Snow, Kristen Bell, Pamela Anderson, and Kathy Najimy were drafted at quite a lot of issues.
Coming again to this yr’s CMT Song Awards, it was once at first introduced for April 3, however then some other CBS display, the Grammys, took over that slot after being not on time from January, and the CMTs had been bumped again 8 days.
The telecast can be based totally at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium, with faraway performances from different places, after lengthy having the a lot better Bridgestone Enviornment as its house turf. No performers have not begun been introduced.
