CMT to honor Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Luke Bryan
Posted September 13, 2016 7:00 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - CMT has named Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett as their 2016 artists of the year.
The television network also announced on Tuesday that Kelsea Ballerini will receive an award for breakout artist of the year.
Stapleton and Rhett are first-time recipients for the artist of the year honor, although the Grammy-winning Stapleton took home the breakout artist of the year award last year.
All these artists will be honored at a television special premiering from the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 20. Each artist will be honored with special performances, which will be announced at a later date.
FILE - In a Friday, June 10, 2016 file photo, Chris Stapleton performs at the CMA Music Festival at Nissan Stadium, in Nashville, Tenn. CMT has named Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett as their 2016 artists of the year. (Photo by Al Wagner/Invision/AP)
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FILE - In a Sunday, May 1, 2016 file photo, Thomas Rhett poses with the award for male vocalist of the year in the press room at the 2016 American Country Countdown Awards at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. CMT has named Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett as their 2016 artists of the year. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - In a Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 file photo, Luke Bryan poses for a photo at the 10th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium, in Nashville, Tenn. CMT has named Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett as their 2016 artists of the year. (Photo by Sanford Myers/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - In this June 11, 2016 file photo, Tyler Hubbard, left, and Brian Kelly of Florida Georgia Line perform at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tenn. CMT has named Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett as their 2016 artists of the year. (Photo by Al Wagner/Invision/AP, File)
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