Stars coming to the Kentucky State Fair light up the CMT Music Award Stage

The artists of the Kentucky State Fair Main Stage Concert Series were center stage at the Country Music Television (CMT) Music Awards.

The belle of the awards show, Taylor Swift, starred in an opening act, parodying how all of her dreams seem to come true. Once the show ended, Swift needed to find a handy carpenter to build her more shelves to the trophy case. She won both Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year for “Love Story.” She was also nominated with Def Leppard for the Wide Open Country Video of the Year award for their collaboration on “Photograph.”

Taylor Swift also made a top viral moment when she teamed up with hip-hop artist T-Pain for the comical “Thug Story.” Swift rapped about her thug life of knitting and baking cookies. Swift’s over-sized white tee and diamond grill completed the transformation of Swift from country songstress to hard-livin’ rapper. To see the video click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6ZwFbVy66c&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popcrunch.com%2F&feature=player_embedded.

Kellie Pickler performed her latest “Best Days of Your Life” on the awards show and was nominated for Female Video of the Year for “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful.” Pickler will be performing with Taylor Swift and new-comers Gloriana at the Kentucky State Fair August 30.

Gloriana became the winner of the Nationwide Insurance “On Your Side” Award after thousands of fans voted for four weeks for their favorite picks. With such renowned fan support, Gloriana will have an even bigger future ahead of them.

Keith Urban also made his mark on the CMT Music Awards. Urban won Collaborative Video of the Year with Brad Paisley for “Start a Band” and was nominated for Male Video of the Year for his hit “Sweet Thing.” He even performed twice, crooning “Sweet Thing” to audiences across the world and joining up with Jason Aldean for “She’s Country.”

After all of that, Keith Urban still has the energy to put on a great concert for his fans at the Kentucky State Fair, August 22 with special guest Pat Green.

Free concert performer, Billy Currington presented the Duo Video of the Year Award. Currington is known for his hits “Good Directions,” “I Got a Feelin’” and his latest single “People Are Crazy.”

He will be performing with former Trick Pony lead singer Heidi Newfield free with the price of admission to the Kentucky State Fair, August 29.

Pick up your tickets and watch these artists go right from the CMT stage to our stage at the Kentucky State Fair. For more about the 2009 Kentucky State Fair concert line-up and ticket information visit www.kystatefair.org.