Country music’s biggest stars, including Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift will rock Nashville’s Sommet Center when the 2009 CMT MUSIC AWARDS premieres LIVE on Wednesday, June 17 on CMT and CMT.com. Tickets to the eighth annual fan-voted awards show honoring country music’s elite will go on-sale Saturday, May 2.

Ticket prices start at $25 and will go up to $99 for a ticket package that includes a seat on the red carpet, as well as the main show.  Tickets to the 2009 CMT MUSIC AWARDS at the Sommet Center in Nashville go on sale Saturday, May 2 at 10 a.m., CT and are available at the Sommet Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 800-745-3000, online at CMT.com and www.ticketmaster.com. 

If you have not yet voted for the first round of nominees head over to www.cmt.com to vote now. On Tuesday, May 19, CMT will announce the four finalists in each of the categories, except VIDEO OF THE YEAR.