The 2016 CMT Music Awards are airing live Wednesday night on CMT, but you can watch the pre-show live online for free!

The annual CMT Music Awards will be going down live in Nashville Wednesday, with just about all of the hottest names in country music in attendance. The ceremony will be packed to the brim with performances from the following artists:

Blake Shelton and The Oak Ridge Boys, Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban with Brett Eldredge and Maren Morris, Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, Cam and Fifth Harmony, Dierks Bentley with Elle King, Billy Ray Cyrus with Cheap Trick, Carrie Underwood, Pitbull with Leona Lewis and Cassadee Pope, and Little Big Town with Pharrell Williams.

There are also a number of new acts performing at the ceremony, including Brothers Osborne, LOCASH, Maren Morris and Michael Ray.

Presenters for the evening include Lewis, Vince Vaughn, Rob Riggle, Danica Patrick, Charles Kelley, Cole Swindell, Dan + Shay, Kellie Pickler, Chris Janson, Kelsea Ballerini, Joey Lauren Adams, Madison Iseman, Billy Gardell, Chad Michael Murray, Bobby Bones and Cody Alan.

Nominees for the top award of the night, Video of the Year, are as follows:

Blake Shelton - "Sangria"
Carrie Underwood - "Smoke Break"
Chris Stapleton - "Fire Away"
Luke Bryan - "Strip It Down"
Thomas Rhett - "Die a Happy Man"
Tim McGraw - "Humble and Kind"

The CMT Music Awards begin at 8 p.m. ET on CMT. The network does not have a live streaming service, so you'll have to watch it on a television.

However, CMT is carrying a live stream of the red carpet before the ceremony. The red carpet begins at 6 p.m. ET right here on the CMT Music Awards website.

If you wish to live tweet the CMT Music Awards, use hashtag #CMTawards on Twitter.

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