Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban Lined Up as Performers for 2016 CMT Awards

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CMT also books Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean and Thomas Rhett for the upcoming annual awards on June 8.

May 20, 2016

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The first musical guests for the upcoming CMT Awards have been revealed. Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton and Keith Urban are announced to take the stage at the annual event. They are joined by Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean and Thomas Rhett.

The 2016 CMT Music Awards will air live June 8 at 8 P.M. ET/PT. "The Voice" coach Shelton is expected to perform with the Oak Ridge Boys while "American Idol" judge Urban is scheduled to share the stage his tourmates Brett Eldredge and Maren Morris.

Editors' Pick

Stapleton, Carrie Underwood and Cam lead the nominations list this year with three nods each, including the coveted Video of the Year Award. A brand-new surprise awards category will be announced on June 1 by CMT while voting will close on June 6.

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