Entertainment Awards Shows and Events Lily Rose, Chapel Hart and Jackson Dean Among Rising Stars to Perform at 2023 CMT Music Awards Megan Moroney, Nate Smith and Avery Anna will also take the Ram Trucks Side Stage By Rachel DeSantis Rachel DeSantis Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has previously appeared in Entertainment Weekly and the New York Daily News. People Editorial Guidelines Published on March 21, 2023 10:00AM EDT Lily Rose, Chapel Hart, Jackson Dean. Photo: Sara Kauss/FilmMagic; Jason Kempin/Getty; Mickey Bernal/Getty The 2023 CMT Music Awards are about to get even starrier! The fan-voted award show announced Tuesday that the rising country stars set to take the Ram Trucks Side Stage include Megan Moroney, Jackson Dean, Nate Smith, Lily Rose, Avery Anna and Chapel Hart. Moroney — who is up for breakthrough female video of the year and CMT digital first performance of the year, her first CMT Music Award nominations — will perform her viral single "Tennessee Orange," while Rose will sing "Whatcha Know About That." Dean, who is nominated for breakthrough male video of the year, will perform his No. hit "Don't Come Lookin'," while Anna will sing "Narcissist," for which she's up for breakthrough female video of the year. Avery Anna; Megan Moroney; Nate Smith. Catherine Powell/Getty, Jason Kempin/Getty, Jason Kempin/Getty Lainey Wilson, Kane Brown, Carrie Underwood and More Stars Nominated at the 2023 CMT Music Awards Trio Chapel Heart, who rose to fame on America's Got Talent, will sing "You Can Have Him Jolene," while Smith will make his award show performance with his No. 1 single "Whiskey on You," which is up for breakthrough male video of the year. The new performances join the previously announced lineup of performers including co-hosts Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown (with wife Katelyn Brown), Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood, Cody Johnson, Keith Urban and Lainey Wilson. Wilson is the most-nominated artist of the night, with four nods, while Johnson, Brown and first-time nominee Jelly Roll trail with three each. The 2023 CMT Music Awards will air live from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on April 2 from 8-11 p.m. on CBS, and available to stream live and on demand at Paramount+. Close