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Meghan Trainor, Kelsea Ballerini, Zara Larsson, More Scheduled To Perform At CMT Artists Of The Year

CMT has confirmed a handful of performers for the upcoming Artists Of The Year ceremony.

Per a network press release, Meghan Trainor and Jill Scott will perform alongside honoree Kelsea Ballerini. The three talented female artists will tribute Shania Twain, who is receiving the Artist of a Lifetime Award.

Zara Larsson will meanwhile join honoree Thomas Rhett on the CMT AOTY stage. The artists will perform a mash-up of Rhett’s “Die A Happy Man” and Larsson’s “Never Forget You.”

CMT also confirms that Karen Fairchild and honoree Luke Bryan will perform their chart-topping duet “Home Alone Tonight.”

Confirmed presenters include Aly Raisman, Madison Kocian, Arsenio Hall, and Little Big Town.

The 2016 CMT Artists Of The Year ceremony airs at 9PM ET/PT on October 20.

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