Country music artists will gather Wednesday in – where else – Nashville for the CMT Music Awards.
The live show will feature performances from Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum and Florida Georgia Line, among others.
Here’s everything you need to know about the ceremony.
What time: 8 p.m. ET for the show; 7 p.m. ET for the red carpet pre-show event.
What channel: The show will be broadcast live on CMT, and live streamed here.
Who's hosting: Charles Estin, one of the stars of the CMT show "Nashville" is hosting.
Who's performing: Among others, Miranda Lambert, Brett Eldredge, Thomas Rhett and Blake Shelton are scheduled to perform.
Who is presenting awards: Here are some of the presenters for tonight's ceremony:
Cody Alan
Rachel Bilson
Bobby Bones
Clare Bowen,
Katie Cook
Johnny Galecki
Katherine Heigl
Josh Henderson
Hoda Kotb
Ashton Kutcher
Kathie Lee Gifford
Dustin Lynch
Danny Masterson
Reba McEntire
Jada Pinkett Smith
Who is nominated: Here are the nominees for the fan-chosen awards:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Artists of Then, Now & Forever, "Forever Country"
Brad Paisley, "Today"
Brett Eldredge, "Wanna Be That Song"
Carrie Underwood, "Church Bells"
Cole Swindell, "Middle Of A Memory"
Dierks Bentley and Elle King, "Different For Girls"
Florida Georgia Line, "H.O.L.Y."
Jon Pardi, "Dirt On My Boots"
Keith Urban, "Blue Ain't Your Color"
Kelsea Ballerini, "Peter Pan"
Little Big Town, "Better Man"
Luke Bryan, "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day"
Miranda Lambert, "Vice"
Thomas Rhett, "Star Of The Show"
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Blake Shelton, "Came Here To Forget"
Eric Church, "Record Year"
Jason Aldean, "Lights Come On"
Keith Urban, "Blue Ain't Your Color"
Luke Bryan, "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day"
Thomas Rhett, "Star Of The Show"
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Carrie Underwood, "Church Bells"
Kelsea Ballerini, "Peter Pan"
Lauren Alaina, "Road Less Traveled"
Maren Morris, "80s Mercedes"
Miranda Lambert, "Vice"
Reba McEntire, "Back To God"
DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Big & Rich (feat. Tim McGraw), "Lovin' Lately"
Brothers Osborne, "21 Summer"
Dan + Shay, "How Not To"
Florida Georgia Line, "H.O.L.Y."
LoCash, "I Know Somebody"
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Eli Young Band, "Saltwater Gospel"
Lady Antebellum, "You Look Good"
Little Big Town, "Better Man"
Midland, "Drinkin' Problem"
Old Dominion, "Song For Another Time"
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Brett Young, "In Case You Didn't Know"
Jon Pardi, "Dirt On My Boots"
Kane Brown, "Used To Love You Sober"
Lauren Alaina, "Road Less Traveled"
Luke Combs, "Hurricane"
RaeLynn, "Love Triangle"
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Artists of Then, Now & Forever, "Forever Country"
Chris Young (feat. Vince Gill), "Sober Saturday Night"
Dierks Bentley (feat. Elle King), "Different For Girls"
Florida Georgia Line (feat. Tim McGraw), "May We All"
Keith Urban (feat. Carrie Underwood), "The Fighter"
Kenny Chesney with Pink, "Setting The World On Fire"
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean, "Hicktown" (From CMT Concert of the Summer)
Jason Derulo and Luke Bryan, "Want To Want Me" (From CMT Crossroads)
John Mellencamp and Darius Rucker, "Pink Houses" (From CMT Crossroads)
Alicia Keys and Maren Morris, "80s Mercedes" (From CMT Crossroads)
Meghan Trainor, Jill Scott and Kelsea Ballerini, "You're Still The One/Any Man of Mine/Man I Feel Like A Woman" (from CMT Artists of the Year)
Nick Jonas and Thomas Rhett, Close (From CMT Crossroads)
SOCIAL SUPERSTAR OF THE YEAR
Brett Eldredge
Jake Owen
Keith Urban
Kelsea Ballerini
Lauren Alaina
Thomas Rhett
A special performance: According to CMT, the show "will honor the memory of the late Gregg Allman with special tribute performances by Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley with guitarist Derek Trucks."
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