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Jonas Brothers, Walker Hayes To Perform At CMT Special

CMT today (10/8) revealed its all-star lineup of performers for the 2021 “CMT Artists of the Year,” airing live from Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Wednesday, October 13th at 9p/8c…

Jonas Brothers, Walker Hayes To Perform At CMT Special
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CMT today (10/8) revealed its all-star lineup of performers for the 2021 “CMT Artists of the Year," airing live from Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Wednesday, October 13th at 9p/8c on CMT.

The 2021 honorees Gabby Barrett, Kane Brown, Chris Stapleton, Kelsea Ballerini, and Luke Combs will all perform during the special.

Also, Boyz II Men will team up with Kevin Olusola of Pentatonix for a never-before-seen collaboration to honor Chris Stapleton, and Kelsea Ballerini will welcome her fellow tourmates Jonas Brothers for a special remote performance straight from their “The Remember This Tour.”

This year’s “Breakout Artist of the Year” Mickey Guyton will take the stage alongside fellow GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Yola.

Walker Hayes will make his CMT “Artists of the Year” debut with the first-ever award show performance of his smash hit “Fancy Like.”

2021 CMT Red Carpet

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.