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The stage at this year’s Country Music Awards will be graced with a touch of hip-hop and rock ‘n roll.

According to the Associated Press, rocker Lenny Kravtiz and rapper Nelly are set to perform at the show in Nashville, Tennessee for the first time.

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Kravtiz will accompany co-host Jason Aldean, while Nelly will hit the stage with Florida Georgia Line to perform their chart-topping hit “Cruise.”

This isn’t the first time Nelly found crossover success with country music. In 2004, the St. Louis native teamed up with country-western megastar Tim McGraw for a record called “Over and Over.”

The CMT Awards is schedule to air live on June 5 at 8 p.m.

Check out nine other artists who have found success in an industry where the musical lines are often blurred and blended.

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1. Snoop Lion

Snoop Dogg started off as a gangster rapper, and now he’s a reggae artist who goes by name Snoop Lion. Talk about night and day.

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2. Pink

Pink was a full-blown hip-hop/R&B artist when she made her musical debut in 2000. Today, she’s found her home in the pop/rock genre.

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3. Usher

We know Usher as a smooth crunk and R&B kind of guy, but he’s also had much success with dancefloor pop records like “OMG” and “DJ Got Us Falling In Love.”

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4. Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne shocked many of his fans when he started making rock music. Luckily, the rapper made an 180 and decided to stick to what he knows best.

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5. Nelly Furtado

We met Nelly Furtado as a folk-rock artist, and today we know her for her pop and R&B hits.

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6. Kanye West

On Kanye’s 2008 album 808s & Heartbreak he stirred away from his typical hip-hop rhymes for an electronica feel.

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7. Rihanna

No other artist can make seamless transitions between Caribbean/regaee and r&b/pop music like Rihanna.

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8. Katy Perry

It’s hard to believe that Katy Perry, who is best known for songs like “I Kissed A Girl” and “California Gurls,” was once a Christian singer. Her first project was an eponymous Christian album in 2001.

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