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May 7, 2014 / 3:05 PM

Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood to sing duet at the Billboard Awards

"I'm a huge Carrie Underwood fan," says Lambert.

Miranda Lambert appears backstage with the Female Vocalist of the Year, Single Record of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year Awards she garnered during the 49th annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 6, 2014. The show was broadcast live on CBS. UPI/Jim Ruymen

1 of 2 | Miranda Lambert appears backstage with the Female Vocalist of the Year, Single Record of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year Awards she garnered during the 49th annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 6, 2014. The show was broadcast live on CBS. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

LAS VEGAS, May 7 (UPI) -- Country music superstars Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood are to debut their new duet live at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards ceremony, ABC announced Wednesday.

The pair will perform Somethin' Bad, which will appear on Lambert’s upcoming album Platinum. The CD is set for release June 3.

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"I'm a huge Carrie Underwood fan," Lambert said in a statement. "Somethin' Bad is a meshing of our styles and there aren't many female collaborations in our format, so I'm really excited to be debuting it on the Billboard Awards."

The show is to air live on ABC from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas May 18.

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