Entertainment Awards Shows and Events Go Inside PEOPLE's CMT Artists of the Year 2022 Portrait Studio: All the Photos Country stars stepped out on Wednesday to honor Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Walker Hayes, Cody Johnson, Carly Pearce, Lainey Wilson and artist of a lifetime recipient Alan Jackson at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center By Sarah Michaud Sarah Michaud Sarah Michaud is the senior news editor of PEOPLE's music vertical. She has been working at PEOPLE for 16 years. People Editorial Guidelines Published on October 14, 2022 11:00AM EDT 01 of 14 Shay Mooney and Dan Smyers of Dan + Shay Catherine Powell/CMT 02 of 14 Kelsea Ballerini Catherine Powell/CMT 03 of 14 Kane Brown Catherine Powell/CMT 04 of 14 Carly Pearce Catherine Powell/CMT 05 of 14 Laney and Walker Hayes Catherine Powell/CMT 06 of 14 Cody Johnson Catherine Powell/CMT 07 of 14 Lainey Wilson Catherine Powell/CMT 08 of 14 Dustin Lynch Catherine Powell for CMT 09 of 14 Jessie James Decker Catherine Powell/CMT 10 of 14 Riley Green Catherine Powell for CMT 11 of 14 Chapel Hart Chapel Hart. Catherine Powell/CMT 12 of 14 Gary LeVox Catherine Powell/CMT 13 of 14 Shane McAnally Catherine Powell/CMT 14 of 14 Kelsey Asbille Catherine Powell for CMT Close