CMT Honors Country Music's Favorite Love Tunes With CMT 40 Greatest Love Songs

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, CMT is celebrating love and passion by counting down the 40 GREATEST LOVE SONGS in a two-hour special premiering Saturday, February 12 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT. The countdown will feature a compilation of soulful ballads, rockin' love tunes and romantic melodies, and will include contemporary music videos, classic performances, and interviews with country's biggest stars, television personalities and relationship experts.

Highlighting classics such as Faith Hill's "Breathe," Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You," and Merle Haggard's "That's The Way Love Goes," the special will incorporate exclusive, brand-new interviews with country superstars Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and other famous faces as they share why these romantic songs have captivated their hearts. In addition, archival footage featuring unforgettable moments with country superstars and celebrities will be included while counting down to the greatest love song.

CMT 40 GREATEST LOVE SONGS is an original CMT production produced by Mark Hall. Lewis Bogach and Ritch Sublett serve as executive producers for CMT.

CMT, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), is the leading television and digital authority on country music and entertainment, reaching more than 91 million homes in the U.S. CMT and its website, CMT.com, offer an unparalleled mix of music, news, live concerts and series and is the top resource for country music on demand. The network's digital platforms include the 24-hour music channel, CMT Pure Country, CMT Mobile and CMT VOD.

MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 400 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., TeenNick, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, SPIKE, TV Land, Atom, GameTrailers and Xfire.

 

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