Keith City Opens 2022 CMT Awards by Singing to All of the ‘Wild Hearts’ Out There

Keith City devoted the opening efficiency on the 2022 CMT Music Awards to his fellow “Wild Hearts,” performing his prime 10 Nation Airplay hit to kick off the awards present.

The singer set an appropriately rocking tone to begin the present, performing his signature guitar licks as lights flashed throughout him. “Wild Hearts,” launched again in August, is the lead single from City’s upcoming twelfth album, which doesn’t but have a launch date or title.

The nation awards present — broadcasting on CBS for the very first time — made headlines earlier Monday (April 11) when co-host Kelsea Ballerini was pressured to drag out of the present on account of a optimistic COVID-19 check. Her fellow host, actor Anthony Mackie, was joined by a “backup KB” — nation star Kane Brown, who has co-hosted the present two occasions earlier than — to take her place.

Talking of Kane Brown, he’s essentially the most nominated artist of the night time, with 4 nods, together with video of the yr for “One Mississippi.”

Whereas City isn’t nominated at Monday night time’s CMT Music Awards, he’s a 15-time winner on the present total — and he’s gained each single time he’s been nominated.

.@KeithUrban is bringing everybody collectively on the #CMTAwards stage as he kicks off the present! ❤️‍

?The place are our WILD HEARTS at? pic.twitter.com/ZKRZLzLnYl

— CBS (@CBS) April 12, 2022