CMT will launch its new CMT Hot 20 Countdown on Saturday, January 5 featuring live performances, in-depth interviews and intensive social interaction with fans. There will be a live studio audience for the show in the Music City Tower just outside the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville.

CMT personalities Cody Alan , Alecia Davis and Katie Cook will host the two-and-a-half hour program.

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