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CMT Crossroads
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons16
No. of episodes78
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkCMT
ReleaseJanuary 13, 2002 (2002-01-13) –
present

CMT Crossroads is an American television program broadcast on CMT that pairs country music artists with musicians from other music genres such as alternative rock, pop, R&B, Rock, soul and more, frequently trading off performing one another's songs, one cover song and also dueting on some numbers.

History

Crossroads premiered on January 13, 2002, and there have been seventy-six episodes to date. Some artists have appeared in more than one episode such as Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride, Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Sara Evans, Emmylou Harris, Jennifer Nettles, John Mayer, etc.

The impact of the show has built many successful relationships between the artists who performed together:

Episodes

No.PerformersOriginal air date
1Lucinda Williams & Elvis CostelloJanuary 13, 2002 (2002-01-13)
Songs performed: "Changed the Locks", "Drunken Angel", "Indoor Fireworks", "Crescent City", "Wild Horses", "Blue", "Poisoned Rose"
2Hank Williams Jr. & Kid RockFebruary 17, 2002 (2002-02-17)
Songs performed: "Midnight Rider", "Cowboy", "The 'F' Word", "Hamburger Steak, Holiday Inn", "Medley", "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound", "Lonely Road of Faith", "Tee Tot Song", "Family Tradition"
3Brooks & Dunn & ZZ TopApril 21, 2002 (2002-04-21)
4Ryan Adams & Elton JohnMay 26, 2002 (2002-05-26)
5Willie Nelson & Sheryl CrowJune 16, 2002 (2002-06-16)
6The Chicks & James TaylorOctober 18, 2002 (2002-10-18)
7Travis Tritt & Ray CharlesDecember 6, 2002 (2002-12-06)
8Kenny Chesney & John MellencampOctober 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)
9Dolly Parton & Melissa EtheridgeNovember 28, 2003 (2003-11-28)
10Martina McBride & Pat BenatarDecember 12, 2003 (2003-12-12)
11Emmylou Harris & Dave MatthewsJanuary 9, 2004 (2004-01-09)
12Toby Keith's Shock 'n Y'all Super Bowl Party: A CMT Crossroads SpecialJanuary 31, 2004 (2004-01-31)
Appearances from Willie Nelson
13Brad Paisley & John MayerMay 14, 2004 (2004-05-14)
14Wynonna Judd & HeartJuly 9, 2004 (2004-07-09)
15Montgomery Gentry & Lynyrd SkynyrdDecember 10, 2004 (2004-12-10)
16Keith Urban & John FogertyFebruary 19, 2005 (2005-02-19)
17Ronnie Milsap & Los Lonely BoysJune 17, 2005 (2005-06-17)
18Sugarland & Bon JoviSeptember 16, 2005 (2005-09-16)
19Kenny Rogers & Lionel RichieNovember 26, 2005 (2005-11-26)
20Lyle Lovett & Bonnie RaittFebruary 11, 2006 (2006-02-11)
21Rosanne Cash & Steve EarleSeptember 15, 2006 (2006-09-15)
22Little Big Town & Lindsey BuckinghamDecember 2, 2006 (2006-12-02)
23Ricky Skaggs & Bruce HornsbyFebruary 24, 2007 (2007-02-24)
24Reba McEntire & Kelly ClarksonJune 24, 2007 (2007-06-24)

Songs performed: "Why Haven't I Heard from You", "Since U Been Gone", "Walk Away", "The Greatest Man I Never Knew", "Because of You", "Fancy"


Notes: This episode was filmed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
25Trisha Yearwood & Kenneth "Babyface" EdmondsSeptember 21, 2007 (2007-09-21)
26LeAnn Rimes & Joss StoneDecember 7, 2007 (2007-12-07)
27Alison Krauss & Robert PlantFebruary 11, 2008 (2008-02-11)
28Sara Evans & Maroon 5May 9, 2008 (2008-05-09)
29Trace Adkins & 38 SpecialSeptember 24, 2008 (2008-09-24)
30Taylor Swift & Def LeppardNovember 7, 2008 (2008-11-07)

Songs performed: "Photograph", "Picture to Burn", "Love Story", "Hysteria", "Teardrops on My Guitar", "When Love & Hate Collide", "Should've Said No", "Pour Some Sugar on Me", "Love", "Our Song" and "Two Steps Behind."


Notes: This episode was filmed on October 6, 2008, at The Acuf Theatre in Nashville. It was released on DVD exclusively through Walmart.
31Jamey Johnson & Shooter JenningsMarch 23, 2009 (2009-03-23)
32Jason Aldean & Bryan AdamsJune 26, 2009 (2009-06-26)
33Zac Brown Band & Jimmy BuffettMarch 19, 2010 (2010-03-19)
Songs performed: "Margaritaville", "Chicken Fried", "Free", "Into the Mystic", "Son of a Son of a Sailor", "Toes", "Nobody From Nowhere", "A Pirate Looks at Forty"
34Keith Urban & John MayerJune 18, 2010 (2010-06-18)

Songs performed: "Gravity", "'Til Summer Comes Around", "Sweet Thing", "Faith", "Perfectly Lonely", "If Ever I Could Love", "Hit the Ground Runnin'"


Notes: This is Urban and Mayer's second Crossroads appearance.
35Kenny Chesney & Steve MillerJuly 9, 2010 (2010-07-09)

Songs performed: "The Joker", "Abracadabra", "Living In Fast Forward", "You Got Me Dizzy", "Don't Blink", "Jet Airliner", "Fly Like an Eagle", "Rock'n Me", "Summertime", "Got The Rib Back"


Notes: This is Chesney's second Crossroads appearance.
36Martina McBride & TrainJuly 9, 2010 (2010-07-09)

Songs performed: "Marry Me", "Stay With Me", "A Broken Wing", "Drops of Jupiter", "Hey Soul Sister", "Whatever You Say", "Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong"


Notes: This is McBride's second Crossroads appearance.
37Faith Hill & The PretendersFebruary 5, 2011 (2011-02-05)

Songs performed: "This Kiss", "Cry", "I'll Stand By You", "Brass in Pocket", "Middle Of The Road", "Piece Of My Heart", "Back on the Chain Gang", "Breathe"


Notes: This episode aired lived from the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam at the Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie in Grand Prairie, Texas.
38Luke Bryan & The Doobie BrothersJune 24, 2011 (2011-06-24)
39Vince Gill & StingNovember 25, 2011 (2011-11-25)
40Carrie Underwood & Steven TylerFebruary 4, 2012 (2012-02-04)

Songs performed: "Just a Dream", "Dream On", "Undo It", "Love in an Elevator", "Born to Be Wild", "Cryin'", "Before He Cheats", "Sweet Emotion", "Walk This Way"


Notes: This episode aired live from the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
41Joe Walsh & FriendsJune 23, 2012 (2012-06-23)

Featuring: Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley, Hunter Hayes and Billy Gibbons
Songs performed: "Life's Been Good", "Rocky Mountain Way", "In The City", "Lucky That Way", "Best of My Love", "Life In The Fast Lane"


Notes: This is Chesney's third, and Evans, Bryan, Gibbons, and Paisley's, second appearance.
42Emmylou Harris and Mumford & SonsSeptember 20, 2012 (2012-09-20)

Songs performed: "If I Needed You", "Awake My Soul", "The Road", "Angel Band", "The Cave", "Orphan Girl", "Where Are You Now", "The Boxer"


Notes: This is Harris' second Crossroads appearance.
43Randy Travis & The Avett BrothersNovember 23, 2012 (2012-11-23)
44Rascal Flatts & JourneyFebruary 2, 2013 (2013-02-02)

Songs performed: "Separate Ways", "Life Is a Highway", "Fast Cars and Freedom", "Wheel in the Sky", "Bless the Broken Road", "Faithfully", "What Hurts the Most", "Don't Stop Believin'"[1]


Notes: This episode aired live from the New Orleans Sugar Mill and aired the night before Super Bowl XLVII.[2]
45Willie Nelson & FriendsJune 23, 2013 (2013-06-23)
46Lady A & Stevie NicksSeptember 13, 2013 (2013-09-13)

Songs performed: "Edge of Seventeen", "Love Don't Live Here", "Need You Now", "Landslide", "Golden", "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", "Rhiannon", "Gold Dust Woman", "Cold As Stone", "Just A Kiss"[3]


Notes: This episode was ninety minutes long instead of the usual sixty minutes. Steven Tyler of Aerosmith makes a guest appearance in the audience at the end of "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around."
47The Band Perry & Fall Out BoyNovember 29, 2013 (2013-11-29)
48Dierks Bentley & OneRepublicMarch 14, 2014 (2014-03-14)
49Kacey Musgraves & Katy PerryJune 13, 2014 (2014-06-13)
50Lee Ann Womack & John LegendSeptember 26, 2014 (2014-09-26)
51Jason Aldean & Bob SegerNovember 28, 2014 (2014-11-28)

Songs performed: "Hollywood Nights", "Tattoos on This Town", "Just Gettin' Started", "Turn the Page", "She's Country", "Night Train", "Against the Wind", "Hey Gypsy"[6]


Notes: This is Aldean's second appearance. This episode was filmed on October 28, 2014, at the Factory at Franklin in Franklin, Tennessee.[7]
52Brantley Gilbert & Lynyrd SkynyrdJune 27, 2015 (2015-06-27)
53Sara Evans & REO SpeedwagonSeptember 19, 2015 (2015-09-19)
54Jennifer Nettles & Cheap TrickMarch 24, 2016 (2016-03-24)

Songs performed: "Surrender", "I Want You to Want Me", "Stay", "The Flame", "When I Wake Up Tomorrow", "Unlove You", "Something More"[9]


Notes: This is Nettles' second appearance, the first time was with Sugarland.
55Luke Bryan & Jason DeruloMay 21, 2016 (2016-05-21)

Songs performed: "Want to Want Me", "Strip It Down", "Talk Dirty", "That's My Kind of Night", "Trumpets", "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)", "If It Ain't Love", "Move"[9]


Notes: This is Bryan's third appearance.
56Thomas Rhett & Nick JonasJune 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)
57Charles Kelley & Rob ThomasJuly 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)

Songs performed: "Lonely No More", "Lonely Girl", "This Is How a Heart Breaks", "We Owned the Night", "The Driver", "3AM", "Love Don't Live Here", "Pieces", "Smooth"[9]


Notes: This is Kelley's second appearance, the first time was with Lady A.
58Maren Morris & Alicia KeysDecember 2, 2016 (2016-12-02)[10]
59Darius Rucker & John MellencampMarch 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)
60Earth, Wind & Fire & FriendsJune 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)

Featuring Sara Evans, Lady A, Martina McBride, Dan + Shay, Drake White, Rascal Flatts and Darius Rucker.
Songs Performed: "Boogie Wonderland", "Shining Star", "That's the Way of the World", "Sing a Song", "September", "Let's Groove", "After the Love Has Gone"


Notes: this is the fourth Crossroads appearance for Evans, third for McBride and Charles Kelley and the second for Rucker, Rascal Flatts and Lady A. Rucker is the first artist to have back-to-back episodes of the show.
61Florida Georgia Line & Backstreet BoysAugust 30, 2017 (2017-08-30)
62Old Crow Medicine Show & KeshaDecember 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)
Songs Performed: "Rainy Day Women ♯12 & 35", "Your Love Is My Drug", "Timber", "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You", "Spaceship," "Hunt You Down," "Flicker & Shine", "Woman," "Wagon Wheel", "Tell It To Me"
63Cam & Smokey RobinsonMarch 28, 2018 (2018-03-28)
64Luke Combs & Leon BridgesJune 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)

Songs Performed: "Bad Bad News", "Hurricane", "When It Rains It Pours", "Beyond", "Beautiful Crazy", Coming Home", "One Number Away"


This episode was at Nashville Toosie Orchid Downtown in Nashville, Tennessee.
65Brett Eldredge & Meghan TrainorSeptember 3, 2018 (2018-09-03)
Songs Performed: "All About That Bass", "Islands in the Stream", "Haven't Met You", "No Excuses", "Wanna Be That Song", "Let You Be Right", "Beat of the Music", "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
66Zac Brown Band & Shawn MendesOctober 24, 2018 (2018-10-24)
67Brett Young & Boyz II MenMarch 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)
68Brooks & Dunn & Friends[11]June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)

Featuring: Luke Combs, Jon Pardi, Midland, Brett Young, Cody Johnson and Lanco.
Songs Performed: "My Next Broken Heart", "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing", "Brand New Man", "Boot Scootin' Boogie", "My Maria", "Ain't Nothing 'bout You", "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone", "Red Dirt Road"


Notes: This is the second Crossroads appearance for Brooks & Dunn, Combs and Young. This episode was at Nashville Toosie Orchid Downtown in Nashville, Tennessee. Brett Young is the second artist to have back-to-back episodes of the show.
69Sheryl Crow & FriendsSeptember 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)

Featuring: Emmylou Harris, Jason Isbell, Lucius, Bonnie Raitt, Chris Stapleton and Joe Walsh
Songs performed: "Nobody's Perfect", "Everything Is Broken", "Don't", "Live Wire", "If It Makes You Happy", "Tell Me When It's Over", "Still the Good Old Days", "Walk Away", "Strong Enough"


Notes: This is the third appearance for Crow and Harris and the second appearance for and Raitt and Walsh.
70Chris Young and Gavin DeGrawDecember 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)[12]
71Kelsea Ballerini & HalseyMarch 25, 2020 (2020-03-25)[13]
72Margo Price & Nathaniel RateliffMarch 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)[14]

Songs performed: "Say It Louder", "Wrote a Song For Everyone", "Twinkle Twinkle", "A Little Honey", "Hey Child", "Prisoner of the Highway"


Notes: Sturgill Simpson appears as a member of the band.
73Nelly & FriendsSeptember 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)

Featuring: Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown, Blanco Brown, Breland
Songs Performed: “Lil Bit”, “Cool Again”, “Ride wit Me”, “Cruise (Remix)”, “Country Grammar” “High Horse"


This is Florida Georgia Line's second Crossroads appearance.
74LeAnn Rimes & FriendsApril 14, 2022 (2022-04-14)

Featuring: Carly Pearce, Brandy Clark, Ashley McBryde and Mickey Guyton
Songs performed: "Blue", "Nothin' Better to Do", "Swingin'", "I Need You", "One Way Ticket", "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" ,"Can't Fight the Moonlight"


Notes: This is the second appearance for Rimes.
75Mickey Guyton & Black PumasJune 15, 2022 (2022-06-15)

Songs performed: "Fire", "Colors", "Black Like Me", "Better Than You Left Me", "Confines"


Notes: This is the second appearance for Guyton. Guyton is the third artist to have back-to-back episodes of the show.
76Alison Krauss & Robert Plant[15]November 29, 2022 (2022-11-29)

Songs performed: "Can't Let Go", "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)", "High and Lonesome", "When the Levee Breaks", "Rock and Roll"


Notes: This is the second appearance for Krauss and Plant and the first time that two artists have performed together in two episodes of the show.
77For King & Country & Friends[16]December 12, 2022 (2022-12-12)

Featuring: Rebecca St. James, Chrissy Metz, Breland and Natalie Grant
Songs performed: "Joy to the World", "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel", "Angels We Have Heard on High", "Go Tell It on the Mountain", "Silent Night", "A Christmas Monologue", "Little Drummer Boy", "O Come, All Ye Faithful"


Notes: This is the second appearance for Breland.
78Jimmie Allen & For King & Country[17]February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)

Songs performed: "Relate", "Be Alright", "Unsung Hero", "Harmony", "Down Home", "God Only Knows", "Best Shot", "Joy", "What Are We Waiting For?", "Freedom Was a Highway"


Notes: This is the second appearance for For King & Country, and the fourth artist to be featured in back to back episodes

Appearances

4
  • Sara Evans
3
  • Luke Bryan
  • Kenny Chesney
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Emmylou Harris
  • Charles Kelley (two alongside Lady A)
  • Martina McBride
  • Willie Nelson
2
  • Jason Aldean
  • Breland
  • Luke Combs
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • For King & Country
  • Billy Gibbons (The first time with ZZ Top)
  • Mickey Guyton
  • Jamey Johnson
  • Alison Krauss
  • Lady A
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • John Mayer
  • John Mellencamp
  • Jennifer Nettles (The first time was with Sugarland)
  • Brad Paisley
  • Robert Plant
  • Bonnie Raitt
  • Rascal Flatts
  • LeAnn Rimes
  • Darius Rucker
  • Keith Urban
  • Joe Walsh
  • Brett Young
  • Zac Brown Band

See also

References

  1. ^ "CMT Crossroads: Journey and Rascal Flatts Live From Super Bowl XLVII". cmt.com. Viacom. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Journey, Rascal Flatts Confirm CMT Crossroads at Super Bowl | CMT".
  3. ^ "CMT Crossroads: Stevie Nicks and Lady Antebellum". cmt.com. Viacom. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "CMT Crossroads: Katy Perry and Kacey Musgraves". cmt.com. Viacom. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  5. ^ "CMT Crossroads: John Legend and Lee Ann Womack". cmt.com. Viacom. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "CMT Crossroads: Bob Seger and Jason Aldean". cmt.com. viacom. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  7. ^ "Jason Aldean, Bob Seger Film CMT Crossroads | CMT".
  8. ^ "CMT Crossroads: Lynyrd Skynyrd and Brantley Gilbert Airing June 27". cmt.com. Viacom. May 8, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d CMT Staff (March 1, 2016). "CMT Crossroads: Pairings Reveled for Four New Episodes". CMT. Viacom. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  10. ^ "Alicia Keys, Maren Morris Confirmed for CMT Crossroads | CMT".
  11. ^ 67Brett Young and Boyz II MenMarch 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)
    Songs Performed: "Motownphilly", "Mercy", "Catch", Amazed
  12. ^ ""CMT Crossroads: Gavin DeGraw & Chris Young" Premieres Friday, December 13 at 10PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. December 4, 2019.
  13. ^ ""CMT Crossroads: Halsey & Kelsea Ballerini" Premieres Wednesday, March 25 at 10PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. January 22, 2020.
  14. ^ "Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff Come Together on CMT as 'Crossroads' Resumes After a Year". 11 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Plan Their Return to the 'CMT Crossroads' Stage". 18 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Breland, for King & Country take the stage for a CMT Crossroads Christmas special". 22 November 2022.
  17. ^ "WATCH: Jimmie Allen and FOR KING & COUNTRY Team for "CMT Crossroads: FOR KING + COUNTRY & Jimmie Allen"".