Lady Antebellum
,
Kellie Pickler and
Darius
Rucker have been added to the performance lineup for the 2009
CMT Music
Awards, and
American Idol's Randy Jackson,
The O'Reilly Factor's Bill O'Reilly, actor Luke Wilson and rockers
Kid Rock and Ted Nugent will serve as presenters, it was announced Monday
(June 1). The awards show takes place June 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT at Nashville's Sommet Center and will be telecast live on CMT
and
CMT.com. Hosted by actor-comedian
Bill Engvall, the event will also include
performances by
Trace Adkins,
Jason Aldean,
Dierks Bentley,
Toby Keith,
Brad
Paisley,
Rascal Flatts,
Sugarland,
Taylor
Swift,
Keith Urban and
Def Leppard.
Fans can vote online at
CMT.com through June 14 to determine the award winners. The final nominees for video of the
year will be announced at the beginning of the live show, and fans in the eastern and central time zones will be able to vote
at
CMT.com and via text on their Verizon Wireless phones throughout the live broadcast to determine the night's big
winner.
