Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Bailey Zimmerman and more among first-round performers at 2024 CMT Music Awards

The fan-voted CMT Music Awards, set for April 7 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, are just getting hotter.

Bailey Zimmerman, Jelly Roll, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson and Sam Hunt are the first round of artists to join previously announced performer (and CMT Music Awards host) Kelsea Ballerini on the CMT Music Awards stage in the heart of the capital live music. of the world.

Jelly Roll, Ballerini and Wilson are among the top nominees of the night, along with Cody Johnson and Megan Moroney, who each have three nominations before the show. The CMT Music Awards will air on CBS and stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Last year, Jelly Roll dominated the CMT Music Awards, taking home the most trophies of the night with a career-high three wins. This year it is again nominated for three awards, including the coveted video of the year.

Zimmerman, who is currently on a sold-out solo tour, will offer his first performance of his current single, the Top 20 Country Airplay hit “Where It Ends.” A three-time Billboard Country Airplay chart topper, Zimmerman is also looking to pick up his first win at this year's CMT Music Awards, in the Male Video of the Year category.

Urban will make history when he takes the CMT Music Awards stage for his 20th performance — tying for the most in CMT Music Awards history. He will deliver a cover of “Straight Line,” the first single from his upcoming 12th studio project.

Following her inaugural Grammy win earlier this year, singer-songwriter-actress Wilson will perform her new song “Country's Cool Again,” which is also the title track of her upcoming tour, which kicks off in Nashville in May.

Hunt, who is currently on his groundbreaking Outskirts tour, has earned nine CMT Music Award nominations during his career and previously won Breakthrough Video of the Year. His current single “Outskirts” is in the top 20 on the Country Airplay chart, but Hunt will offer new music during his performance, debuting a new song during the CMT Music Awards broadcast.

The CMT Music Awards moved to Texas last year, moving from their longtime home in Nashville. The awards show, originally known as the Music City News Awards, held its inaugural event in 1967. The awards celebration has been known as the CMT Music Awards since 2005.

Voting is currently open on vote.cmt.comthrough April 1, while voting for the video of the year award, presented by Hilton, will remain active on the show.

Additional performers and presenters for this year's CMT Music Awards will be revealed at a later date.