CMT Music Awards Adds Toby Keith, Cole Swindell and Celebrity Presenters

Rehearsals are underway for the 2019 CMT Music Awards and two of the genres toughest stars will collaborate live onstage for the first time when Little Big Town hosts the show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday (June 5) at 8 p.m. ET.

Toby Keith will deliver the awards show debut of his newest single “That’s Country Bro” and welcome Cole Swindell onstage to perform one of the Big Dog Daddy’s iconic hits.

This is the last call to vote and determine the winners in each category. Voting is underway at CMT.com through 11:59 p.m. ET on June 4. The top five video of the year finalists will be announced the morning of the show, and fans will be able to vote for their favorites in the category all day and throughout the special at CMT.com and via Twitter.

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This year’s CMT Awards boasts a record-breaking number of performing artists and will include additional surprise guests on the live telecast. Tickets to the CMT Awards are available through Ticketmaster.

Here are all the celebrity presenters confirmed to appear throughout the night:

  • Bobby Bones

  • CMT’s Katie Cook

  • CMT’s Cody Alan

  • Lindsay Ell

    Nominee for collaborative video of the year with Brantley Gilbert for “What Happens In A Small Town.”

  • Brantley Gilbert

    Nominee for collaborative video of the year with Ell for “What Happens In A Small Town.”

  • Michelle Monaghan

  • Carly Pearce

  • Nominated for group of the year for “Burn Out.”

  • This is Us’ Chris Sullivan

  • Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland

  • Hunter Hayes

  • Jessie James Decker

  • Jimmie Allen

  • Julia Michaels

  • Keifer Sutherland

  • Maddie & Tae

  • Michael Ray

  • MTV’s JWoww

  • Trisha Yearwood

  • Kate Bosworth

Join the conversation by following @CMT on Twitter and Instagram, using hashtag #CMTawards and liking the CMT Music Awards on Facebook.

Lauren Tingle is a Tennessean and storyteller who eats music for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When she’s not writing or rocking out, she enjoys yoga and getting lost in the great outdoors.