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"Who knew Kristen Bell was a country music fan?\r\nThe House of Lies actress, 31, and &amp;quot;Made In America&amp;quot; singer Toby Keith, 50, have been tapped to host the CMT Music Awards on June 6 in Nashville, Tennessee.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Toby Keith and Kristen Bell are a terrific one-two knockout punch for the 2012 CMT Music Awards,&amp;quot; John Hamlin, SVP, Music Events and Talent, CMT, tells Us Weekly in a statement. &amp;quot;Toby has been involved with our show every year since its inception and Kristen is as entertaining and witty as any young actor working today. We&amp;apos;re thrilled to have them both as hosts for this year&amp;apos;s show.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nConfirmed performers include Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Kenny Chesney, Little Big Town, Brad Paisley and Zac Brown Band. More will be announced in the coming weeks.\r\n\r\nKeith -- who is also Billboard&amp;apos;s No. 1 Artist of the Decade and No. 1 Country Songwriter of the Decade -- has sold more than 36 million albums worldwide. Bell next appears in the movie Hit &amp;amp; Run, opposite her fiance, Dax Shepard, 37.\r\nTell Us: Will you tune in for this year&amp;apos;s CMT Music Awards?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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