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Charles Esten suits up for the 2017 CMT Music Awards held at the Music City Center on Wednesday evening (June 7) in Nashville, Tenn.

The 51-year-old Nashville star, who is hosting the show, was joined on the red carpet by his wife, Patty Hanson.

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“I’m very excited,” Charles recently told People about hosting. “I’ve gotten to present, attend a couple [of the award shows], but to host it wasn’t something I expected. I was honored, and I’m looking forward to it.”

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Luke Bryan couples up with his wife Caroline Boyer for the 2017 CMT Music Awards held at the Music City Center on Wednesday evening (June 7) in Nashville, Tenn.

The duo was joined by fellow country artists Chris Young, Jake Owen, Thomas Rhett, and Brett Eldredge.

Also in attendance were model Josephine Skriver and The Bachelorette alum Luke Pell.

Brett, Luke, and Thomas will all be taking the stage for performances later in the evening, so stay tuned!

FYI: Josephine is wearing a Naeem Khan jumpsuit.

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The 2017 CMT Music Awards are airing tonight, and the show is teaming up with Facebook Live for a one-hour pre-show red carpet special!

You can catch the pre-show in the video below to see all the action live before the big show airs at 8pm on CMT! Nashville‘s Charles Esten is hosting the show, and the pre-show will be hosted by Cody Alan and Katie Cook.

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The 2017 CMT Music Awards are airing tonight and we have the full list of performers and presenters set to take the stage!

The show will air later this evening live from Nashville, Tennessee, and will be hosted by Nashville actor Charles Esten.

ALSO READ: CMT Music Awards Full List of Nominees!

This is one of country music’s biggest shows, and it’s sure to be a huge hit! Get ready for lots of performances, and lots of famous faces as well!

Just Jared will also be live blogging the show, so stay tuned.

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The 2017 CMT Music Awards are airing later tonight, and we have your refresher of all the nominees!

Nashville‘s Charles Esten is set to host the ceremony, which will take place live from Nashville, Tennessee.

Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett each lead the nominations with four each. Lauren Alaina, Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean and Dierks Bentley have also earned multiple nominations.

Be sure to tune into the show tonight and stick with Just Jared as we’ll be live blogging the whole show.

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The 2017 CMT Music Awards nominations have just been revealed!

The annual awards show is set for a June 7 air date with Nashville star Charles Esten. Be sure to tune in to catch all of the action. Just Jared will cover the show as well.

Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett each lead the nominations with four each. Lauren Alaina, Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean and Dierks Bentley have also earned multiple nominations.

Click inside to see the full list of nominations…More Here! »