The upcomingCMT Artists of the Year celebrationis shaping up to be a star-studded night!
HonoreesAlan Jackson,Carly Pearce,Cody Johnson,Kane BrownandLainey Wilsonare all set to perform solo, whileWalker Hayeswill take the stage withCiara.Riley Greenwill step in forLuke Combswith a special performance in the “Beautiful Crazy” singer’s honor.
Presenters for the night includeChris Stapleton,Dan + Shay,Dustin Lynch,Rascal FlattssingerGary LeVox,Kelsea Ballerini,YellowstonestarKelsey Asbilleand songwriterShane McAnally.
Race car driverDale Earnhardt Jr.will also appear remotely from his annual Dale Jr. Foundation charity event in North Carolina to present to Combs.
This year’s 90-minute celebration will take place at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
Alan Jackson, Carly Pearce, Lainey Wilson.John Shearer/Getty; Jason Kempin/Getty (2)
CMT announced this year’s honorees last month, and revealed that Jackson will be honored as the “Artist of a Lifetime,” while Wilson will take home the honor of “Breakout Artist of the Year.”
“This is what they call living the dream,” Wilsonsaid in a videoshared on CMT’s Facebook.
Pearce, meanwhile, wonfemale vocalist of the yearat both the 2021 CMA Awards andthe 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards. She received five nominations for the upcoming CMA Awards in November.
“I’ve had the kind of year that you wait your whole life for, that you dream about, that you try to speak into fruition, and then bam! It happens,” Pearce, 32,said in a CMT video. “To see every dream that I ever wished and hoped and prayed for come true and then some has just been the most mind-blowing and amazing thing in the whole world.”
Both Brown and Combs also celebrated personal wins this year in addition to professional ones, as both welcomed children into the world (Brown and wife Katelynwelcomed a second daughter, while Combs and wife Nicolehad their first son).
CMT’s 2022 Artists of the Year special airs Oct. 14 at 9 p.m. EST on the network.
source: people.com
