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Jason Merritt, Getty Images The 2013 CMT Music Awards featured an interesting mix of old and new. Veterans like Blake Shelton and Carrie Underwood took home top awards, and Miranda Lambert pocketed multiple belt buckles.

Michael Loccisano, Getty Images for CMT With tickets sold out for the 2013 CMT Music Awards, country artists weren't about to leave people out in the cold. Hunter Hayes performed at a special stage built outside of the Bridgestone Arena for the hundreds of fans who were hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars.

Ethan Miller, Getty Images Fast-rising young country star Hunter Hayes is about to make the jump to headliner status. The 21-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has announced the dates for a fall tour that will be sponsored by CMT.

The 2013 CMT Music Awards will feature performances from Carrie Underwood, George Strait, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and more. Seven new artists were announced on Tuesday, one week after Taylor Swift, Hunter Hayes and Pistol Annies were named on the initial list of artists to perform during the June 5 broadcast from Nashville.

It's back. The goat that became famous during a remix of Taylor Swift's 'I Knew You Were Trouble' has resurfaced, this time sabotaging a Hunter Hayes song as he sang it live. And Carrie Underwood was the mastermind behind it all -- the superstar pranked her Blown Away Tour opener during his set in Alberta, Canada on Saturday (May 18).

Hunter Hayes' "I Want Crazy" hit country radio today (April 8), just hours after he debuted the uptempo tune with a fantastic live performance on the ACM Awards. "I don't want good and I don't want good enough / I want can't sleep, can't breathe without you love / Front porch and one more kiss / It doesn't make sense to anybody else / Who cares if you're all I think about... Read Mo