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Backstreet Boys, Carrie Underwood to sing at the CMT Awards

By Karen Butler   |   May 30, 2018 at 6:31 PM
(L-R) Recording artists Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, Howie D, and Kevin Richardson of music group Backstreet Boys are to perform at the CMT Awards ceremony next week. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Carrie Underwood performs on stage at the 51st Annual Country Music Association Awards on November 8, 2017 in Nashville. File Photo by John Sommers II/UPI

May 30 (UPI) -- Backstreet Boys, Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line and Jason Aldean have joined the lineup of performers for the CMT Awards show in Nashville on June 6.

Little Big Town is hosting the event at the Bridgestone Arena, which will be broadcast live on CMT.

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"CMT also revealed today that country music's loudest night is about to get even louder with two star-studded collaborations; country icon Dierks Bentley featuring Video of the Year nominees Brothers Osborne, as well as CMT Performance of the Year nominee Darius Rucker featuring Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Charles Kelley," a news release from the cable channel said Tuesday.

Also set to take the stage are previously announced artists Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan and Sam Hunt.

Kelly Clarkson -- who hosted the Billboard Music Awards gala this month -- will premiere her rendition of "American Woman" at the CMT Awards.