Sarah Hyland and Kane Brown become first set of co-hosts announced for upcoming CMT Music Awards
Sarah Hyland and Kane Brown were announced Thursday as the first set of co-hosts for the upcoming CMT Music Awards.
The 29-year-old actress and Kane, 26, will be joined by another two as yet unnamed hosts for the awards show airing October 21 on CMT, MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop and TV Land.
‘From our first conversations about this year’s show, we knew we wanted multiple hosts who reflected both our artists and our audience,’ said CMT show producers in a statement.
Awards host: Sarah Hyland, shown in January in Beverly Hills, California, was announced along with Kane Brown on Thursday as the first set of co-hosts for the upcoming CMT Music Awards
‘Kane and Sarah are young stars on momentous career rolls: Sarah is an award-winning, sought-after Hollywood actor who’s been a familiar face to millions of TV households for over 10 years; and Kane is a self-made success story who has skyrocketed to country music fame by crossing musical genres and delivering history-making hits. We’re thrilled to welcome them both to their first-time hosting duties at the CMT Music Awards,’ the statement added.
The producers promised a ‘big surprise’ and said they look forward to announcing the final two hosts.
The Lose It singer also commented on hosting country music’s only entirely fan-voted awards show.
‘The CMT Music Awards have always been about bringing the fans and their favorite artists together to celebrate. I have so many great memories of the show-from watching as a fan at home to accepting my first industry award win on the CMT stage. I‘m excited to join this year as a first-time host and can’t wait for everyone to see the amazing performances that are lined up this year,’ Kane said in a statement.
Country star: Kane, shown last month in Nashville, will co-host and also perform at the CMT Music Awards that will air October 21 on CMT, MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop and TV Land
Modern Family star Sarah also expressed her excitement.
‘I’m so excited to be co-hosting the 2020 CMT Music Awards this year! Fans are the backbone of music and art; without them we would never be able to do what we love. I can’t wait to see what happens at this year’s show and who the fans vote for. Congratulations to all the nominees!,’ she said in a press release.
Kane will perform at the awards ceremony along with country stars Luke Bryan, Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Maren Morris and Little Big Town.
Popular show: The cast of Modern Family, including Sarah, is shown in a still from the ABC sitcom that ended earlier this year
The show will feature outdoor performances in and around Nashville amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Fan voting at vote.cmt.com will continue until October 12.
Kane was named as Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2018 by the Associated Press and was dubbed ‘the future of country’ by Billboard.
Rising star: Kane, shown at the 2019 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, was named as Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2018 by the Associated Press and was dubbed ‘the future of country’ by Billboard
His sophomore album Experiment was released in November 2018 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
Sarah is best known for her portrayal of Haley Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family from 2009 to 2020.
She’s been engaged since July 2019 to Wells Adams, 36.
TV star: Sarah, shown last November in Santa Monica, California, is best known for her portrayal of Haley Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family from 2009 to 2020