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Lady A, Darius Rucker Added to the CMT Music Awards Lineup

Posted by Sarah Norton on 06/02/2009
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Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker and Kellie Pickler have been added to the group of artists performing at the 2009 CMT Music Awards.

The show, hosted by comedian Bill Engvall, will be broadcast live on Tuesday, June 16, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com.

American Idol’s Randy Jackson, actor Luke Wilson, The O’Reilly Factor’s Bill O’Reilly and rockers Kid Rock and Ted Nugent will be presenting at the eighth-annual awards show.

In addition to awards presentations, the show will include performances by Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Sugarland, Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and British rockers Def Leppard.

Country Music fans can now vote online at CMT.com through Sunday, June 14, to determine this year’s CMT Music Award winners. The final nominees for Video of the Year will be announced at the beginning of the live show and fans can vote at CMT.com and via text throughout the broadcast for the big award.

For more information on the awards show and this year’s nominees, fans can visit CMT.com.

Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker will also be making appearances at this year's CMA Music Fest June 11-14 in downtown Nashville. For more information about the event, including a complete list of artists appearing, visit CountryHound's CMA Music Fest page.