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CMT’s Sweetest Summer Celebration Presented by DQ®, Featuring Josh Turner, Lauren Alaina, Maddie & Tae and Walker Hayes, Kicks-Off on “Hot 20 Countdown” This Weekend
Nashville, May 9, 2019 – CMT announced today a partnership with DQ® that will deliver fans the best new music all summer long. “CMT’s Sweetest Summer Celebration Presented by DQ®” airs throughout the summer on “CMT Hot 20 Countdown” with Josh Turner, Lauren Alaina, Maddie & Tae and Walker Hayes. Each installment features all-new interviews with the artists, including what their summer plans entail and their favorite picks from the NEW DQ Summer Blizzard® Treat Menu. “Hot 20” will also premiere new live performance videos from the artists, which were filmed when they celebrated wit...
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CMT’S “HOT 20 COUNTDOWN” WRAPS 2018 WITH “VIDEO OF THE YEAR” AND “90’S COUNTRY FOREVER” SPECIALS
NASHVILLE – December 14, 2018 – CMT’s flagship show, “Hot 20 Countdown,” is closing out 2018 with two, all-new, end-of-year specials while scoring a +16% increase with Women 18-49 over the prior year to notch its highest rated year for the franchise since 2014.*The final countdowns of 2018 include:“Hot 20 Video of the Year Countdown” Premieres Saturday, December 15 at 9 a.m. ET/PTEncores Sunday, December 16; Saturday, December 29; and Sunday, December 30 all beginning at 9 a.m. ET/PT.“Hot 20” continues its annual tradition of partnering with the USO and saluting the troops by filming this ye...
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CMT EXPANDS “HOT 20 COUNTDOWN” WITH THE LAUNCH OF TWO NEW DIGITAL SERIES, “HOT 20 LIVE” AND “COUNTRY ON CAMPUS”
NASHVILLE – September 13, 2018 – CMT today announced two new digital expansions of “Hot 20 Countdown,” including the new multiplatform series “Country on Campus,” hosted by veteran sportscaster Bonnie Bernstein and “Hot 20 Live,” a weekly live digital series from Ole Red in downtown Nashville. “Country on Campus” showcases country artists’ passion for college football and debuts in “Hot 20” this Saturday, September 15 at 9am ET/PT with special guest, PLATINUM-selling, 5-time #1 hitmaker Dustin Lynch. “Hot 20 Live” airs on the Hot 20 Facebook page with guests Runaway June this Frida...
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MICHAEL RAY & CHRIS LANE TO PLAY AT FIRST TENNESSEE PARK AS PART OF “CMT HOT 20 COUNTDOWN” TAPING ON TUESDAY, JULY 25
Two Performances Open to Fans with Ticket to Sounds Game Against Las Vegas NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country music stars Michael Ray and Chris Lane will give a special performance at First Tennessee Park as part of “CMT Hot 20 Countdown” to be filmed prior to the Nashville Sounds’ game on Tuesday, July 25th. Ray will take the stage at 4:00 p.m. at the Guitar Scoreboard Plaza and Lane will follow at 5:00. Fans with a ticket to the Sounds game against the Las Vegas 51s will be permitted in the ballpark for the concert. The Right Field Gate Entrance to First Tennessee Park will open at 3:00...
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CMT JOINS ARMED FORCES ENTERTAINMENT AND BIG & RICH FOR FIRST-EVER “HOT 20 COUNTDOWN” SPECIALS FROM BAHRAIN MILITARY BASE
CMT’s Cody Alan and Big & Rich Visit U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet at Naval Support Activity Bahrain for “Hot 20 Video of the Year Countdown” Premiering December 17 and “Hot 20 Holiday Salute” on December 24NASHVILLE – December 13, 2016 – “CMT Hot 20 Countdown” made network history recently when the show completed its first-ever trip overseas to a military base in Bahrain to tape two special holiday episodes that will air at the end of the year. “Hot 20 Video of the Year Countdown” premieres Saturday, December 17 at 9 AM, ET/PT followed by “Hot 20 Holiday Salut...
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CMT HOT 20 COUNTDOWN’ CELEBRATES ITS 100TH EPISODE WITH SPECIAL CO-HOST CARRIE UNDERWOOD THIS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 AT 11 A.M., ET/PT
Milestone Episode To Reveal No. 1 Artist on CMT’s All-Time Top 40 List NASHVILLE – December 3, 2014 – CMT’s weekly HOT 20 COUNTDOWN, hosted by fan favorites Cody Alan and Katie Cook, airs its 100th episode this Saturday, December 6 at 11 a.m. ET/PT. Country superstar Carrie Underwood joins as a special guest co-host for the milestone episode, giving insight on the songs that have helped define her successful career and are featured on her upcoming Greatest Hits: Decade #1 album. Over the three-hour show she’ll also discuss family and her plans for 2015. In addition to a full recap of CMT...
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A SPECIAL ‘CMT HOT 20 COUNTDOWN’ FROM MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY PREMIERES SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 AT 11 A.M. ET/PT
Big & Rich, Chase Bryant and Joe Nichols Perform at Winning School of “Hot 20 Country College Town” SweepstakesNASHVILLE – November 20, 2014 – CMT HOT 20 COUNTDOWN is heading to Murray State University this weekend, and bringing along Big & Rich, Chase Bryant and Joe Nichols for one huge party to celebrate the school who casted the most votes in CMT’s “Hot 20 Country College Town” sweepstakes. HOT 20 COUNTDOWN premieres Saturday, November 22 at 11 a.m., ET/PT, with an encore airing Sunday, November 23 at 11 a.m., ET/PT.On this all-new HOT 20, hosts Cody Alan and Katie Cook join the energet...
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DIERKS BENTLEY BRINGS A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FROM HIS HEADLINING RISER TOUR TO CMT’S ‘HOT 20 COUNTDOWN’ THIS WEEKEND AS PART OF THE MOUNTAIN DEW® CMT SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
NASHVILLE – August 1, 2014 – Country music star Dierks Bentley is giving the MOUNTAIN DEW® CMT SUMMER CONCERT SERIES exclusive access to his headlining RISER tour, featuring a live performance of his hit single “Drunk On A Plane” airing on this weekend’s HOT 20 COUNTDOWN Saturday, August 2 at 11:00 a.m., ET/PT. The performance comes from the tour’s stop in Virginia Beach earlier this summer. As host of the MOUNTAIN DEW® CMT SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, Bentley has invited the series on the road of his tour, making special appearances in all four installments and bringing fans new videos along wi...
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CMT AND MOUNTAIN DEW® PARTNER FOR PREMIERE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES ON ‘HOT 20 COUNTDOWN’
MOUNTAIN DEW® CMT SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Kicks-Off July 19 with Kip Moore and Includes Additional Performances Throughout the Summer from David Nail, Chris Young and Dierks BentleyNASHVILLE – July 17, 2014 – CMT and Mountain Dew® are turning up the heat this summer with the first-ever MOUNTAIN DEW CMT SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, featuring all-new, live performances from country stars Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore, David Nail and Chris Young. The four-part series launches on CMT HOT 20 COUNTDOWN Saturday, July 19 at 11:00 a.m. ET/PT with CMT on Tour headliner Kip Moore, who rocked his performance in ...
