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Kelsea Ballerini 2023 Concert Tour Setlist

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Taken from Kelsea Ballerini's show at Greater Zion Stadium in St. George, UT on July 4 2023

MUSCLE MEMORY
Dreams (cover of Fleetwood Mac)
LOVE IS A COWBOY / Cowboy Take Me Away (cover of The Chicks)
Love Me Like You Mean It / Dibs / Yeah Boy
Hole in the Bottle
DOIN’ MY BEST
Mountain With A View
IF YOU GO DOWN (I'M GOIN’ DOWN TOO)
THE LITTLE THINGS
Miss Me More
Half Of My Hometown
I GUESS THEY CALL IT FALLIN’
YOU'RE DRUNK, GO HOME

Kelsea Ballerini recently kicked off the third leg of her US HEARTFIRST tour in California, following her celebrated run supporting Kenny Chesney on his I Go Back series of dates. Excitingly, as she geared up for the latest run of HEARTFIRST shows, the ‘Peter Pan’ hitmaker made a surprise appearance at Spotify House in Nashville during CMA Fest .

During her UK tour in early 2023, fans were eager to see whether the Tennessee native would perform any tracks from her revealing new Rolling Up the Welcome Mat EP.

Attendees at Kelsea's final UK performance in London were excited to see the live debut of ‘Leave Me Again’, along with a moving rendition of ‘Penthouse’, both of which feature on the EP.

Throughout Kelsea Ballerini's 2023 US shows so far, the country star has been giving Rolling Up the Welcome Mat an even bigger presence, with new additions to the setlist such as ‘Blindsided’, which she performed on SNL with a new third verse .

Interestingly, Kelsea has also been introducing a new verse to ‘Penthouse’ throughout her performances this year, with many speculating that these revamped versions will be included on the upcoming Rolling Up The Welcome Mat (Deluxe) project.

Here you can find Kelsea Ballerini's updated setlist as she continues her 2023 concert tour.

Although more of the acclaimed new EP is now being played live, Kelsea still centres her sets around her widely loved 2022 album, SUBJECT TO CHANGE , performing fan-favourites such as ‘YOU'RE DRUNK, GO HOME’, ‘DOIN’ MY BEST’ and the playful, Bonnie and Clyde-inspired ‘IF YOU GO DOWN (I'M GOIN’ DOWN TOO)’ .

An undoubted highlight of Kelsea Ballerini's performances this year has been the transition from ‘LOVE IS A COWBOY’ into The Chicks’ iconic hit, ‘Cowboy Take Me Away’.

Kelsea confirmed an extended version of her acclaimed six-song EP would be arriving on August 11.

Fans can also expect to hear classics from Kelsea's discography, including ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Love Me Like You Mean It’.

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10 Kelsea Ballerini Tour Dates Added For Fall 2023

Gearing up for a much-anticipated return to the road, two-time GRAMMY® Award nominated and multiple ACM and CMA Award winning multiplatinum songwriter, producer and author Kelsea Ballerini will embark on the intimate HEARTFIRST TOUR for 10 Nights Only in the fall.

This exclusive headline jaunt launches on September 24 th when she tops the marquee at the iconic Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY. As part of this exclusive run, she’ll grace the stage of the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on October 6 th and visit major markets coast-to-coast. Check out the full confirmed itinerary for the HEARTFIRST TOUR 10 Nights Only below.

Pre-sale starts Tuesday July 26 th at 10AM local time. Sign up for early access to tickets at heartfirsttour.com . The Spotify presale follows on Wednesday July 27 th at 10am local time. Local and AEG presales commence on Thursday July 28 at 10am local time. Public on-sale goes live on Friday July 29 th at 10am local time.

Additionally, these dates will be the first in support of Kelsea’s eagerly awaited fourth studio album, and one of the year’s most anticipated country releases, SUBJECT TO CHANGE . Set to debut on September 23, 2022 , SUBJECT TO CHANGE is available for pre-order/pre-save/pre-add HERE with exclusive merchandise dropping at her official store HERE .

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Kelsea Ballerini Set List for 2023 Leg of Heartfirst Tour Revealed After Toronto Show

Kelsea Ballerini is back on tour and you can check out the set list here!

The 29-year-old country singer just launched the second leg of the Heartfirst Tour with a show on Monday night (March 6) in Toronto, Canada.

Kelsea will continue the tour with eight more shows across the next two weeks and she just announced last week that she’ll head back on the road for more shows in June. Georgia Webster is joining her as the special guest for all shows.

After the first show of the new leg, Kelsea shared a video of fans singing along and she captioned the clip, “heartfirst tour leg two is GOING WELL?!”

Head inside to check out the set list…

Keep scrolling to check out the full set list… **This set list is representative of the first show and might not be completely accurate for every show.

1. Subject to Change 2. The Little Things 3. Heartfirst 4. Love Me Like You Mean It / Dibs / Yeah Boy 5. Love Is a Cowboy / Cowboy Take Me Away 6. Half of My Hometown 7. If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too) 8. Hole in the Bottle 9. You’re Drunk, Go Home 10. Homecoming Queen 11. Mountain With a View 12. Universe 13. Weather 14. Penthouse 15. Blindsided 16. Peter Pan 17. I Guess They Call It Fallin’

ENCORE 18. Leave Me Again 19. Muscle Memory 20. Miss Me More 21. Doin’ My Best

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The country star welcomed several female collaborators for the project, including Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild, a co-writer on the album’s title “Subject to Change” and the tour’s namesake, “Heartfirst.” Alysa Vanderheym is also a co-producer on the project, and wrote “Heartfirst” with Fairchild and Ballerini. She also collaborated with Carly Pearce and Kelly Clarkson on the song “You’re Drunk, Go Home.”

“It’s interesting because in the conversation of, ‘Yes, we need more women in country music,’ what does that actually look like?” Ballerini previously told Billboard . “We need more female artists and collaborators but we also need more female opportunities throughout the whole chain of events, you know? I intentionally wanted to write with more women this time. For me, when you are making a record about emotions, when you connect with a woman creatively, you’re gonna be able to tap into that in a whole different way.”

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Kelsea Ballerini Adds 2023 Tour Dates: Ticket Presale Code & On-Sale Info

by Francesco Marano

Published march 7, 2023.

Kelsea Ballerini has added new 2023 tour dates.

Billed as the HEARTFIRST TOUR, ten newly planned concerts are set in June and July with opening act Georgia Webster. "HEARTFIRST" is also also the name of a song from her new album, Subject To Change .

Kelsea is currently on tour and later this month she will join Kenny Chesney on his North American headlining tour. See Kelsea's full schedule below.

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When do kelsea ballerini 2023 tour tickets go on sale and what is the presale code.

For the new dates, the general public on-sale begins as early as March 10. Presales are currently underway for VIP packages and fan club members. Live Nation, LN Mobile App, and local venues / radio presales will follow. Tickets for the previously announced shows are now on sale. Keep in mind, each date is different and details are subject to change.

The Live Nation presale password is STUDIO , and the LN Mobile App code is COVERT . Click through the individual concert links for more information about the show you're interested in.

We recommend following Kelsea Ballerini on social media, in addition to signing up for your local venue's email newsletter, to get the most up-to-date information.

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New dates follow last fall’s initial 10 night run

Kelsea Ballerini has announced a second North American leg of her Heartfirst Tour. The newly shared dates run throughout March and hit nine cities across the US and Canada. The trek kicks off March 6th in Toronto with stops in Detroit, Columbus, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Atlantic City and Pittsburgh.

“Let’s do this again,” she shares with the tour graphic.

Tickets go on sale Friday, January 20th with presales starting Tuesday, January 17th at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster . Georgia Webster will join as special guest.

The trek takes its name from “Heartfelt,” the first single from Ballerini’s fifth studio album, Subject to Change , released last fall. The new leg follows 10 fall dates of The Heartfelt Tour .

The country pop star will also be joining Kenny Chesney on his I Go Back 2023 Tour , supporting Wynonna Judd on two The Judds: Final Tour dates, and Shania Twain’s Queen of Me Nashville tour stop this summer.

Ballerini recently teamed with critically acclaimed pop singer/songwriter Fletcher for a duet version of “ Better Version .” Directed by award-winning filmmaker Eva Doležalová (Serpentine, Maestro), the video cinematically depicts a nuanced exploration of post-breakup grief and growth. Fletcher and Ballerini star in the video alongside rising stars Gavin Leatherwood of Sabrina The Teenage Witch and Sex Lives of College Girls and Ava Capri of Love Victor, Do Revenge .

In April, Ballerini will return to co-host the CMT Music Awards for the third consecutive year , which moves to Austin, TX for the first time. Carrie Underwood, who holds the title as the winningest artist in CMT history , with a total of 25 trophies, was revealed as first performer for the 2023 show when Ballerini surprised the country-pop phenom during a major surprise on-stage moment as part of her sold out The Denim & Rhinestones Tour stop in ATX at Moody Center in November.

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Fresh off her musical guest appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” Kelsea Ballerini is heading right back to the road for 18 more shows.

From March 6 through July 1, the country star will travel all over the country as part of her ongoing ‘Heartfirst Tour.’

The tour, which began in late 2022, had to be extended to the spring and summer due to overwhelming demand.

Soon after, concerts began selling out.

“WELL THIS ESCALATED QUICKLY,” Ballerini gushed on Instagram . “As if i couldn’t have been more excited to get back on the road…you’re selling these out already?! ok brb going to make the show extra special now.”

This time around, she’ll be hitting the northeast when she stops into Atlantic City’s Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on March 17.

And if you need last-minute tickets, they’re surprisingly still available — even for the sold-out shows.

Some can even be scooped up for as low as $55 before fees on Vivid Seats.

Want to find the show closest to you? Or would you like to see Ballerini open for Kenny Chesney on his upcoming “I Go Back Tour?”

Keep reading. We’ve got everything you need to know and more below.

All prices are subject to fluctuation and were found at the time of publication.

Kelsea Ballerini 2023 tour schedule

A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available for each show can be found below.

(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout .)

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Kenny Chesney’s ‘I Go Back’ Tour

There isn’t just one tour on Ballerini’s 2023 schedule.

This year, she’ll also open for Kenny Chesney on his spring ‘I Go Back Tour’ from March 23 through May 27.

The tour isn’t your typical Chesney trek though.

Rather than hit stadiums, Chesney will hit off the beaten path venues this spring.

“I decided rather than just go repeat what we did on this summer’s stadium tour, I wanted to take this band and these songs to a lot of the cities we played on our way up, call it the I Go Back Tour and do just that,” Chesney shared on Instagram .

You can find his entire tour calendar here.

Kelsea Ballerini new music

In October 2022, the 29-year-old released her fourth record “Subject To Change.”

The album mixes country, pop and dance which goes down smooth for hardcore fans and those her are just discovering her catalog with its good-natured lyrics and upbeat tempo changes.

We’re partial to the second track “THE LITTLE THINGS” where Ballerini pays homage to the intangibles in a relationship that make it work like “when her partner puts a hand on her back in a crowded room” or “waiting on her in the morning with a cup of coffee.”

You can hear the upbeat “Subject To Change” in its entirety here .

More recently, she dropped the soul-baring, six-song EP “Rolling Up The Welcome Mat.” Both songs from her ‘SNL’ set were from this short offering.

It’s also available for streaming — all you have to do is click here .

Kelsea Ballerini opening act

Before Ballerini takes the stage, audiences will be treated to up-and-coming singer-songwriter Georgia Webster.

The 20-year-old Massachusetts native first exploded onto the scene after an acoustic version of her single “Tell Your Mom” went viral on TikTok in 2020.

Since then, she’s released two EPs: 2021’s “First Goodbye” and 2022’s “Chapter 1: Things We’re Not Saying.”

If you want a taste of her poppy country sound, you can listen to Webster here.

Kelsea Ballerini ‘SNL’ performance

Ballerini performed two songs on the March 4 episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosted by Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

First, she treated the crowd to a rousing edition of her powerful “BLINDSIDED” which can be seen below.

Then, toward the end of the show, Ballerini delivered the stripped-down ballad “Penthouse.”

Both songs are from Ballerini’s 2023 EP “Rolling Up The Welcome Mat.”

Country stars on tour in 2023

It just might be time to start planning your annual concert calendar.

Dozens of the biggest country stars are hitting the road this year and we know you won’t want to miss them.

To help out, we’ve compiled a list of five of the biggest country stars on tour in 2023:

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• Reba McEntire

• Morgan Wallen

• Shania Twain

Want to see who else is on the road? Take a peek at our 52 biggest concert tours in 2023 here.

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Watch Kelsea Ballerini Perform a Gorgeous ‘Leave Me Again’ at 2023 CMAs

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Kelsea Ballerini took the stage at the 2023 CMA Awards to perform her vulnerable breakup song “Leave Me Again.” With just her voice and her acoustic guitar, she delivered one of the highlight performances of the evening, an understated gem that further proved Ballerini is gliding into her superstar era.

“Leave Me Again” comes off the country musician’s surprise EP, Rolling Up the Welcome Mat , which arrived in February. The collection of divorce-inspired songs, which was released alongside a short film, followed Ballerini’s 2022 album Subject to Change . “Leave Me Again” is the EP’s closing track and was written by Ballerini.

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Ballerini added two more songs to the EP in August and re-titled it Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good) . “From the deepest and purest part of my heart, I ask that you help this be ours and let the music simply be the music, not dig back into the experience that it was written about nearly a year ago,” she wrote to fans. “As a songwriter, producer, artist I’m proud and protective of this EP, and as a woman and human also proud and protective of the new, happy season of life I’m in.”

In September, Ballerini performed her song “Penthouse” at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards . Last week she headlined a homecoming show in Knoxville, Tennessee, which featured a surprise appearance by Kenny Chesney.

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Kelsea Ballerini Unveils Dates for Second Leg of Heartfirst Tour

by Cillea Houghton January 12, 2023, 11:30 am

Kelsea Ballerini is leading with her “heart first” on the second leg of her headlining tour.

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Ballerini has booked a series of new shows on her HEARTFIRST Tour throughout the month of March, consisting of nine intimate shows across the U.S. and Canada. The tour will begin in Toronto on March 6, and will travel through Columbus, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Atlantic City, New Jersey, and others before concluding in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 18.

“Let’s do this again,” she writes with a yellow heart emoji announcing the new dates. The first leg of the tour took place in September and October 2022.

The tour is in support of her latest album, Subject to Change , which includes the top 30 single, “Heartfirst,” which Ballerini co-wrote with Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild and Alysa Vanderheym, along with “ You’re Drunk, Go Home ,” a collaboration with Kelly Clarkson and Carly Pearce. “Heartfirst” is nominated at the 2023 Grammy Awards for Best Country Solo Performance.

This is one of several tours Ballerini is participating in this year. She’ll appear at select dates on The Judds: The Final Tour , which resumes on January 26, and serve as a supporting act on Kenny Chesney’s I Go Back Tour , which runs from March through the end of May.

“Music has taken me so many incredible places,” Ballerini said about touring with her “half of my hometown” duet partner. “Around the world, singing with some of my heroes in pop, alternative and contemporary music, but singing with Kenny is going home. He was the only voice I heard on ‘half of my hometown,’ and when he comes in, it’s just like hitting the Knoxville city limits. So to be able to go out to those cities like the place he and I grew up with an artist who’s accomplished what he has, it’s a lot like going home.”

She’ll also open for one of her idols, Shania Twain, on her global Queen of Me Tour , including the show at Geodis Park in Nashville.

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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kelsea Ballerini performs during her ‘Heartfirst’ tour in a sold out show at the Sandy Amphitheater on Thursday, July 29, 2023.

In Sandy on a beautiful summer evening, country star Kelsea Ballerini wanted everyone in the audience at her sold-out show, from the youngest to the oldest, to be in touch with their feelings.

Ballerini’s request came out strongest in the middle of her set, as she stood on an auxiliary stage smack in the center of the Sandy Amphitheater crowd, after she performed her hit “You’re Drunk, Go Home” — while walking through the audience.

A Utah summer sunset painted the background behind her, hues of orange and yellow making her second of four outfits of the night — a red sparkly number with matching red bejeweled boots — stand out even more.

Before the started singing at the b-stage, Ballerini told the crowd she met a young girl named Payton, who said her favorite song was “Homecoming Queen.” As Ballerini sang the song, Payton could be seen nearby, jumping up and down. In the middle of the ballad, though, Ballerini stopped, and looked out thoughtfully across the crowd.

Perhaps it was because of meeting Payton, or because she spotted a baby (named Phoebe) with her parents, who held up a sign that read “this is my first concert.” Or maybe it was because of the song’s lyrics: “Not everything pretty sparkles and shines, and even the homecoming queen cries.”

Whatever the reason, Ballerini paused to encourage people, particularly women, to embrace all their feelings — good or bad. In life, she told the crowd in what became almost like a group therapy session, she’s learned that people aren’t always going to be nice.

“Once I gave myself to feel sad when I felt sad and happy when I felt happy, I started feeling the most human I’ve ever felt,” Ballerini said. “I just hope if you hear one thing from me tonight: All of it is really beautiful.”

Ballerini commented that she had spotted more kids in the crowd, like Payton, than she had at a concert in a long time, and she felt it was important to say those words. Then she finished the song.

Ballerini first came to national attention in 2014, with her first single, “Love Me Like You Mean It,” when she had just turned 21. Her career, moving from country to pop, has mirrored the crossover success of Taylor Swift.

Don’t mistake Ballerini for just a pop princess. She’s still got some country fire going on. Take one of the signature moves on her tour, when she stops to share a tequila shot on stage. For Thursday’s show, that shot was taken with “Queer Eye” co-host Tan France, who has made Utah his home.

(Ballerini’s support for the LGBTQ+ community has been quite visible, in the face of anti-LGBTQ+ bills in Republican-controlled legislatures across the country. At the nationally televised Country Music Awards in April, Ballerini performed her song “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too),” backed by four drag queens in 1950s Southern fashions.)

The crowd was on its feet from the moment the intro song — Shania Twain’s iconic “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” — blasted over the speakers. They sang and danced, in cowboy boots of every color and hats galore, to songs old and new.

Most of the songs on Thursday’s setlist came from Ballerini’s fourth studio album, “Subject to Change,” released last September. Many new fans, though, know Ballerini for her six-track EP, “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat,” which she released on Valentine’s Day.

The EP — a rollercoaster collection of songs charting the singer’s journey through her four-year marriage to and 2022 divorce from country singer Morgan Evans — went somewhat viral on TikTok after its release. The crowd was mesmerized when she performed songs from the EP, like “Blindsided.”

“Penthouse,” which came later on, received the loudest cheers of the night.

Ballerini appeared in four different outfits — a fringe-covered yellow mini-dress with matching thigh-high boots, a red romper, a black body suit and a lilac dress — each reflective of the emotions in the songs from that part of the setlist.

The Sandy Amphitheater made for the perfect venue. The sight lines are better than most outdoor venues, and there isn’t a bad seat in the house. Ballerini moved around the audience area, interacting with fans in front and back — such as a young girl, who she recognized from Instagram earlier in the day, who was dressed like the singer.

Ballerini noted that she had played Sandy Amphitheater before, and she talked about “going down memory lane” as she shifted into a three-song medley of her earlier hits, “Dibs,” “Love Me Like You Mean It” and “Yeah Boy.”

Ballerini’s six-piece backing band, equipped with a violinist who rocked the stage to its core, and her seamless but thoughtful set design made for a visually beautiful show.

When Ballerini sang a medley of two songs, “Love Is a Cowboy” and “Cowboy Take Me Away,” the massive video screen behind the stage shifted colors from red to blue — highlighting the emotions of the songs and bringing them even more to life, while touching on the imagery of the bridge in the first song.

The songs throughout the set spotlighted Ballerini’s beautiful voice — but the performances on the auxiliary stage, amid the crowd and those with Ballerini sitting on a stool and singing, made the show.

Toward the end of Thursday’s performance, Ballerini saw a sign from a woman in the front row asking her to play a game, with the objective of choosing an extra song to play. Ballerini ended up picking “The Way I Used To,” a song Ballerini recorded in 2020 and had not performed on this tour before. Ballerini got some help from the crowd to sing it, because it had been so long.

Ballerini went back and thanked the fan who made the request. With the camera focused on the fan and her wife, Ballerini sang a few lines of another of her songs, “Unapologetically in Love.” (The couple held up a sign that said they had played the song at their wedding.)

Ballerini ended her set with “Doin’ My Best” and told the crowd, “All we are in control of is showing up, rolling up our sleeves, and doing our damn best.”

The concert might have been most fun for the young girls in attendance — girls like Payton, or the two girls, drowning in oversized Ballerini merchandise, who screamed when “Peter Pan” came on and enthusiastically sang every word to every song.

There was a lot of glitz, glam and sass at Ballerini’s show, the second-to-last stop on her Heartfirst tour. The show lived up to the tour’s name, because it was really all about heart.

She finishes the tour Saturday night in Phoenix. Then she’s performing Tuesday, Independence Day, at St. George’s Greater Zion Stadium, headlining 99.9 KONY Country’s Fourth of July celebration .

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CMT Music Awards 2024 — See the Complete List of Winners! (Live Updates)

The 2024 CMT Music Awards, hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, are airing live from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on CBS

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CMT Music Awards 2024 Winner Lists - Updating Live

Read below for the winners as they are being announced.

Who took a trophy home from the 2024 CMT Music Awards ?

The annual country music awards show, hosted by Kelsea Ballerini , is airing live on CBS from at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, and will stream on Paramount+.

Ballerini, Cody Johnson , Jelly Roll , Lainey Wilson and Megan Moroney led this year's nominations with three each, while first-time nominees included Amber Riley , Ashley Cooke, Bret Michaels , Chayce Beckham, Hozier, Koe Wetzel, Stephen Wilson Jr., Tyler Childers, Warren Zeiders and Zach Bryan .

Performers at the 2024 CMT Music Awards include Jason Aldean , Dasha , Ballerini, Johnson, Wilson, Jelly Roll, Moroney, Bailey Zimmerman, Keith Urban, Little Big Town + Sugarland, NEEDTOBREATHE + Jordan Davis, Sam Hunt, Old Dominion featuring Moroney and Parker McCollum featuring Brittney Spencer.

In addition, Wilson will team up with Brooks & Dunn and Sammy Hagar to sing in tribute to the late Toby Keith , who died of stomach cancer at age 62 earlier this year in February.

Trisha Yearwood will also deliver a performance of her new single "Put It in a Song" and receive the first-ever June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award during the show, PEOPLE exclusively revealed last month.

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Check out all of PEOPLE's full CMT Music Awards coverage here.

Having co-hosted the CMT Music Awards three times in the past, this year marks Ballerini's first time handling emcee duties solo.

"It's definitely new grounds for me," the "Penthouse" singer recently told PEOPLE. "But it's my fourth year hosting, so I feel like I've learned a lot. And the good thing about CMTs is there's such a light energy, so there's not a pressure that I feel to be perfect. I just want to be fun, honor the night and help people have a good time."

See below for a complete list of winners at the 2024 CMT Music Awards

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Ashley McBryde - “Light On In The Kitchen”
Brandy Clark feat. Brandi Carlile - “Dear Insecurity”
Brothers Osborne - “Nobody’s Nobody”
Cody Johnson - “The Painter”
Darius Rucker - “Fires Don’t Start Themselves”
HARDY - “Truck Bed”
Jason Aldean - “Let Your Boys Be Country”
Jelly Roll - “Need A Favor”
Jordan Davis - “Next Thing You Know”
Kacey Musgraves - “Deeper Well”
Kelsea Ballerini - “IF YOU GO DOWN (I’M GOIN’ DOWN TOO)”
Lainey Wilson - “Watermelon Moonshine”
Mickey Guyton feat. Kane Brown - “Nothing Compares To You”
Parmalee - “Gonna Love You”
Tyler Childers - “In Your Love”
Zach Bryan - “Nine Ball”

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Gabby Barrett - “Glory Days”
Kelsea Ballerini - “Penthouse”
Megan Moroney - “I'm Not Pretty”
Reba McEntire - “Seven Minutes In Heaven”

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Bailey Zimmerman - “Religiously”
HARDY - “Truck Bed”
Luke Combs - “Fast Car (Official Live Video)”
Morgan Wallen - “Last Night (One Record At A Time Sessions)”

DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Brothers Osborne - “Nobody's Nobody”
Dan + Shay - “Save Me The Trouble”
Old Dominion - “Memory Lane”
Parmalee - “Girl In Mine”
The War And Treaty - “Have You A Heart”
Tigirlily Gold - “Shoot Tequila”

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Carly Pearce feat. Chris Stapleton - “We Don't Fight Anymore” — WINNER
Ella Langley feat. Koe Wetzel - “That's Why We Fight”
Jon Pardi, Luke Bryan - “Cowboys And Plowboys”
Justin Moore & Priscilla Block - “You, Me And Whiskey”
Lukas Nelson + Promise of The Real feat. Lainey Wilson - “More Than Friends”
Old Dominion & Megan Moroney - “Can't Break Up Now”

BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World®

Anne Wilson - “Rain In The Rearview”
Ashley Cooke - “your place” — WINNER
Brittney Spencer - “Bigger Than The Song”

BREAKTHROUGH MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World®

Chayce Beckham - “23”
Warren Zeiders - “Pretty Little Poison” — WINNER
Zach Bryan - “Oklahoma Smokeshow”

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Amber Riley - “R.E.S.P.E.C.T.” (from CMT Smashing Glass)
Bret Michaels & Chris Janson - “Nothing But a Good Time” (from CMT Crossroads)
Carrie Underwood - “Hate My Heart” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
Cody Johnson - “Human” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
Dierks Bentley - “Drunk On A Plane” (from CMT Storytellers)
Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter - “Thinking ‘Bout You” (from CMT Campfire Sessions)
Hozier & Maren Morris - “Take Me To Church” (from CMT Crossroads)
Jelly Roll - “Need a Favor” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
Kelsea Ballerini - “IF YOU GO DOWN (I’M GOIN’ DOWN TOO)” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
The War And Treaty - “On My Own” (from CMT Smashing Glass)

CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Chase Rice - "Goodnight Nancy"
Dylan Scott – “Don’t Close Your Eyes (Keith Whitley Cover)"
Megan Moroney – “I’m Not Pretty”
Nate Smith – “Whiskey on You”
Stephen Wilson Jr. – “Year to Be Young 1994”
Scotty McCreery – “It Matters to Her” — WINNER
The Castellows – “I Know It Will Never End”

The 2024 CMT Music Awards will air live from Austin, Texas' Moody Center on Sunday, April 7 at 8:00 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.