CMT has announced their newest music specials ahead of the CMT Music Awards, sharing in a press release that it will broadcast new specials featuring Little Big Town, Nickelback and Hardy leading up to the awards show. A post on their socials read: “we’ve got two new specials premiering during #CMTAwards Weekend #CMTStorytellers: @littlebigtown – Friday, April 5 at 8/7c on CMT#CMTcrossroads: @Nickelback & @HardyMusic – Saturday, April 6 at 8/7c on CMT”

CMT Storytellers: Little Big Town will air Friday, April 5th at 8 p.m. EDT, featuring intimate performances and storytelling spanning Little Big Town’s 25 years together. It includes such hits as “Better Man,” “Boondocks,” “Rich Man,” “Girl Crush” and more.

CMT Hot 20 Countdown: 2024 CMT Music Awards Preview will broadcast Saturday at 9 a.m, hosted by Cody Alan, Carissa Culiner and Marley Sherwood. The special episode of the CMT weekend countdown will give a look at this year’s CMT Music Awards nominees, including Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Bailey Zimmerman, Jason Aldean and Kelsea Ballerini.

CMT Crossroads: Nickelback & Hardy will air Saturday at 8 p.m, which will see Nickelback and Hardy swap stories and collaborate on each other’s biggest songs, including “Savin’ Me,” “Animals,” “Truck Bed,” “Give Heaven Some Hell” and a mashup of both “Rockstar” singles.

The CMT Music Awards will take place Sunday at Moody Center in Austin, Texas. The show will air at 8 p.m. on CBS and also be available to stream on Paramount+.

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