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Erin Andrews, J.J. Watt will host 2016 CMT Music Awards

"I'm thrilled to come back to Nashville to co-host the CMT Music Awards," Andrews said.

By Annie Martin
Erin Andrews after the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays championship game on October 23, 2015. File Photo by Jeff Moffett/UPI
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NASHVILLE, May 25 (UPI) -- Erin Andrews and J.J. Watt will host the 2016 Country Music Television Awards.

CMT announced the 38-year-old Fox Sports host and 27-year-old Houston Texans defensive end will co-host "the loudest night in country music" in a press release Wednesday.

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The 2016 CMT Music Awards will take place June 8 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville and air at 8 p.m. ET. Andrews and actress Brittany Snow hosted the 2015 award show, where Watt served as a presenter.

"I'm thrilled to come back to Nashville to co-host the CMT Music Awards," Andrews said in a statement. "I had so much fun last year, and I can't wait to see what antics J.J. and I will get into together."

"Having presented at the CMT Awards last year, I got a first-hand look at the energy and excitement of the event and I am very excited to be involved in a much larger capacity this year as co-host," Watt added.

CMT also revealed Cam and Fifth Harmony will perform a country-pop mash-up of "Mayday" and "Work From Home." The recording artists join previously announced performers Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Luke Bryan.

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The CMT Music Awards is a fan-voted award show honoring achievements in country music videos and television performances. Cam, Shelton, Urban, Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Little Big Town are among the artists nominated for the 2016 Video of the Year.

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