You Won't Want to Miss the CMT Awards Tonight — Here's How to Watch for Free

• The 2021 CMT Awards air on June 9 at 8 p.m. EST on CMT.

• The performers and presenters are the best in the country music scene, from huge artists like Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan to rising stars like Ingrid Andress.

• Here's everything to know about how to tune into this year's awards.

The CMT Music Awards are one of country music's biggest nights — and after a year of altered schedules and procedures due to COVID, the awards are back for this year's ceremony tonight, June 9. The CMTs are the only entirely fan-voted awards show in country music, so it's sure to an evening of exciting wins and appearances. The performance lineup has a ton of amazing duets planned, from Chris Stapleton and H.E.R. to Brothers Osborne and Dierks Bentley. We can't wait to tune in!

Kelsea Ballerini will be hosting the awards this year, along with returning host Kane Brown, and the two will be presenting sought-after trophies like Video of the Year, Male and Female Video of the Year, and Breakthrough Video of the Year.

How to Watch and Stream the 2021 CMT Awards

The show starts at 8 pm ET on Wednesday, June 9. While the awards will of course air on their home channel, CMT, you'll also be able to watch them on MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, TV Land and CMT Australia.

The show is set to last about two and a half hours, but don't be surprised if viewers get a little extra bonus time at the end if a performance or two runs over. If you don't have cable, you can stream the show via Paramount+, fuboTV and SlingTV, all which offer 7-day free trials.

We're so excited to see who takes home a buckle trophy tonight!

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