‘CMT’s Next Superstar’ Coming Soon

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Nigel Lythgoe, producer of American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance, and his son Simon will launch a new show called CMT’s Next Superstar in search of America’s “next great country star.”


The show will tape 10 episodes beginning in April, with the winner announced during the CMT Awards in June. The contestants will live together and compete for the title of “next great country star. No word yet on who will act as judges for the upcoming TV show, but the producers insist the process of elimination will keep viewers glued to their sets.


CMT’s Next Superstar which will premiere in April. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the winner of the competition will be announced during the 2011 CMT Music Awards and will score a spot on this year’s CMT Tour.