Kane Brown To Co-Host 2023 CMT Music Awards

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

February 23rd, 2023 3:35 PM

Kane Brown is set to return as co-host of the 2023 CMT Music Awards, alongside Kelsea Ballerini. The show will take place live from Moody Center in Austin on Sunday, April 2nd (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). The CMT Awards premieres on the CBS Television Network and is available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.

Brown will also pull double duty as a performer, teaming with wife Katelyn Brown for the broadcast world premiere of their multi-week #1 hit single, “Thank God.” The history-making duet cements the Browns as the second married couple in country music history to earn a #1 on Billboard and Aircheck charts.

Following the 2023 CMT Music Awards, Kane will make his acting debut on the hit new drama Fire Country on Friday, April 7th (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) via CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+. According to a press release, Brown will play Robin, an enigmatic, modern-day train hopper who helps injured patients on the scene of a crash.

RELATED: Kelsea Ballerini Will Host the 2023 CMT Music Awards in Texas

Earlier this month, before the Super Bowl, Kane talked about playing the pre-Super Bowl music festival in Phoenix ahead of Super Bowl XVII. He said in an interview, “I get to play the show before the Super Bowl, and I get to open for Imagine Dragons, which is huge. I actually became friends with their lead singer, and I wrote a song with him.” He added, “I got a couple of friends who are gamers, who’ll be out there, so it’ll be fun to play the show and then go to the game.”

12 Kane Brown Songs That Made Him A Superstar

• 12. “What Ifs” (featuring Lauren Alaina) 2017

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  The song is about a couple where the question "what if" is asked repeatedly about what would happen in their relationship. The song is a duet with Kane’s high school friend Lauren Alaina.

• 11. “Lose It,” 2018

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  Kane said of the song, "I fell in love with this song, it was really exciting, it was really uptempo. It’s one of my favorite songs, so I hope you enjoy it." The song's video features Brown performing in the desert with a vintage Camaro.

• 10. “One Thing Right” (with Marshmello) 2019

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  What a collaboration! The lyrics are about a man who lies, steals, and always gets himself in trouble. The only thing he doesn't screw up is the love he's somehow found while being such a rascal. Brown described the song as "kind of the opposite" of Marshmello's collaboration with Bastille, "Happier."
• 9. “One Mississippi,” 2021

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  Kane said the song covered a relationship about "where you makeup and you break up, and you just keep running into each other, and then something about that spark in the relationship gets y’all back together and may fall apart again." The video features "the story of a lovestruck pair."

• 8. “Blessed & Free” (with H.E.R.) 2021

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  His new collaboration her H.E.R., and what a wonderful song! The video for the song is black and white and quite powerful.

• 7. “Homesick” 2019

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  Brown co-wrote the song about his own "experience traveling on the road and being away from his loved ones," but he dedicated it to military families.
• 6. “Famous Friends” (with Chris Young) 2020

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  Chris Young put this song on the album of the same name, and he and fellow native Tennessean Kane filmed a video for it. A great song, and Brown brings famous people to his concert to come and sing it with him. In 2021, he brought out quarterback Patrick Mahomes and actor Taylor Lautner to name a few.

• 5. “Cool Again” (featuring Nelly) 2020

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  Brown wrote the song at a songwriter's retreat during the wintertime. In August 2020, Brown remixed the song featuring rapper Nelly. This remix also received a music video featuring the two singers on a beach.

• 4. “Heaven” 2017

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  A gem of a song. Kane first discovered the song at a writer's retreat where he heard it from through the floor while he was working on another song ("What's Mine Is Yours") upstairs. "Heaven" reached number one on the US Country Airplay chart in 2018, becoming Brown's second number one on the chart.
• 3. “Worship You” 2020

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  This could be the perfect love song! Brown released "Worship You" for his wife, Katelyn Jae. "Worship You" depicted his belief in their love, comparing it to his belief in the Bible. Kane said, "When we were writing it, we didn't know what to write about. I think we tried like four different songs before we wrote that song... But I remember us writing it. It came, you know, so fluidly. We actually wrote it pretty fast."

• 2. “Thank God”

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  This is an amazing duet with his wife, Katelyn Brown. It was released on September 12, 2022, as the fourth single from Kane Brown's third studio album, "Different Man." The couple has wanted to do a song together for six years, and this was just the perfect choice.

• 1. “Worldwide Beautiful” 2020

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  An amazing song for the ages! Kane told Variety, “As an artist, you want to release a song that everybody can relate to and not argue about. So, I don’t think there’s anything arguable in the song. It’s just saying everybody should be treated the same, and stop looking at colors, because everybody’s worldwide beautiful… I hope the song gets more life."

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

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