CMT Music Awards: Season 21

1 episodes Premiered Apr 11, 2022 Updated Oct 4, 2026

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Season 21 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of CMT Music Awards Season 20.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 21 Episodes

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Season 21: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S21·E1 Mytharc

2022 CMT Music Awards

Apr 11, 2022 · 120 min

Hosts Anthony Mackie and Kelsea Ballerini host this celebration of the year in country music with iconic performances, special tributes and more, live from Nashville's Municipal Au