Who performed "Millionaire" at the 2018 CMT Music Awards?

Chris Stapleton performed “Millionaire” at the 2018 CMT Music Awards. The ceremony took place on June 6, 2018, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, with Little Big Town serving as hosts.

“Millionaire” was not originally written by Stapleton. The song was written and first recorded by country singer-songwriter Kevin Welch. Stapleton included his version on From A Room: Volume 2, released in 2017, where its warm arrangement and message about love being more valuable than money fit his roots-oriented style.

Stapleton’s CMT performance helped spotlight the song for a large television audience. A common mix-up is confusing “Millionaire” with Stapleton’s own compositions or with songs performed by the many other artists on the 2018 show, including Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Jason Aldean. The song’s central idea is that having love, rather than wealth, makes someone feel like a millionaire.