Kid Rock to Host CMT Awards

Kid Rock announced today (4/29), via his website, that he will be hosting the upcoming 2010 CMT Music Awards.

“The rumors are true,” Kid Rock says. “I’m hosting the CMT Awards live from Nashville on June 9. All I can promise is I will be awesome.”

The 2010 CMT Music Awards will air live on June 9 at &:00 PM CT from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Toby Keith, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban are already confirmed to perform on the show.

Kid Rock’s history with CMT including his 2001 appearance on CMT Crossroads with Hank Williams Jr. At last year’s CMT Music Awards, he won in the Wide Open Country Video of the Year category for his song, “All Summer Long.”

Kid Rock is currently hosting his Chillin’ the Most Cruise to the Cayman Islands. Later this summer, he will be performing on Bon Jovi’s tour of stadiums in the U.S., Canada and England.