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H.E.R. To Join Chris Stapleton At 2021 CMT Music Awards

CMT has revealed that the final lineup of performers for the 2021 CMT Music Awards and Grammy winner H.E.R. will make her first country awards show appearance, performing with Chris…

H.E.R. To Join Chris Stapleton Performing on 2021 CMT Music Awards
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CMT has revealed that the final lineup of performers for the 2021 CMT Music Awards and Grammy winner H.E.R. will make her first country awards show appearance, performing with Chris Stapleton on Wednesday (6/9).

Chris posted to Instagram earlier today (6/7) a picture of H.E.R.'s signature baby blue guitar along with some amplifiers.

As previously announced, the two-and-a-half-hour event will feature performances including BRELAND + Mickey Guyton, Brothers Osborne + Dierks Bentley, Carrie Underwood + NEEDTOBREATHE, Chris Young + Kane Brown, Chris Stapleton, Kelsea Ballerini + Paul Klein from LANY, Lady A + Carly Pearce + Lindsay Ell, Lauren Alaina + Jon Pardi, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Mickey Guyton + Gladys Knight, Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram + Jon Randall and Thomas Rhett. Blanco Brown, Dylan Scott, Hailey Whitters, Lainey Wilson, Niko Moon, and Tenille Arts will perform live from the Ram Trucks Side Stage.

Hosted by superstars Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown, the 2021 “CMT Music Awards” airs Wednesday, June 9th at 8p/7c on CMT, MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, TV Land, and CMT Australia.

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