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.
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