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KEITH URBAN AND DIERKS BENTLEY WIN EARLY CMA AWARDS. (NEWS)

KEITH URBAN AND DIERKS BENTLEY WIN EARLY CMA AWARDS. (NEWS)

Keith Urban and Dierks Bentley have already picked up a CMA Award each this morning. Keith won for Musical Event of the Year for his duet “We Were Us” with Miranda Lambert, while Dierks (and “Captain Holden Johnson”) earned Music Video of the Year for “Drunk on a Plane,” which was directed by Wes Edwards.

The two winners were revealed as ABC’s Good Morning America broadcast live from downtown Nashville outside the Bridgestone Arena.

Keith performed several of his hits on the program including “Stupid Boy” and “Good Thing” from his CMA-nominated album Fuse.

In other CMA-related news, more presenters have been added, including Darius Rucker, Kip Moore, supermodel Lilly Aldridge, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, Brandy Clark, Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Martina McBride, Nashville star Connie Britton, Lucy Hale, Tim Tebow and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler.

It’s also been revealed that Jennifer Nettles, Lady Antebellum‘s Hillary Scott and Hunter Hayes will perform with the legendary Doobie Brothers during the show.

The rest of the CMA Awards winners will be announced tonight during the 48th Annual CMA Awards, which will air live at 8pm ET from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on ABC.