NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CMT Flameworthy Video
Music Awards/Top40 Charts) - Toby Keith's videos garnered the most nods for the first-ever CMT Flameworthy Video
Music Awards with five nominations, including concept, laugh out loud, director, male, and video of the year.
Chely Wright and
Chris Cagle announced the nominees in 12 fan-voted categories Tuesday (May 14) morning during a press conference in Nashville.
The awards show will air live from the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville on June 12 at 9 p.m. ET. Fans may continue voting for their favorite artist in each category via cmt.com until June 9. The complete list of nominees is as follows:
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Complicated" Carolyn Dawn Johnson
"I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" Chris Cagle
"Where The Blacktop Ends" Keith Urban
"I'm Movin' On" Rascal Flatts
"What I Really Meant To Say" Cyndi Thomson
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Deaton Flanigan, "Blessed" (Martina McBride)
Michael Merriman,"Modern Day Bonnie & Clyde" (Travis Tritt)
Michael Solomon, "I Wanna Talk About Me" (Toby Keith)
Steven Goldmann, "I'm Tryin'" (Trace Adkins)
Mark Seliger , "Mendocino County Line," Willie Nelson featuring Lee Ann Womack
VIDEO COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
"Easy For Me To Say," Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black
"Foggy Mountain Breakdown," Earl Scruggs & Friends
"Inside Out," Trisha Yearwood with Don Henley
"Mendocino County Line," Willie Nelson featuring Lee Ann Womack
"Squeeze Me In," Garth Brooks with Trisha Yearwood
LOVE YOUR COUNTRY VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)," Alan Jackson
"Only In America," Brooks & Dunn
"Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly," Aaron Tippin
"America Will Survive," Hank Williams Jr.
"Riding With Private Malone," David Ball
"LOL" (LAUGH OUT LOUD) VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"It's Alright To Be A Redneck," Alan Jackson
"I'm Gonna Miss Her," Brad Paisley
"Breath," Cledus T. Judd
"I Wanna Talk About Me," Toby Keith
"When God-Fearin' Women Get The Blues," Martina McBride
FASHION PLATE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Jezebel," Chely Wright
"There You'll Be," Faith Hill
"Man Of Me," Gary Allan
"Where The Blacktop Ends," Keith Urban
"Blessed," Martina McBride
CONCEPT VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"I'm Gonna Miss Her," Brad Paisley
"I Miss My Friend," Darryl Worley
"My List," Toby Keith
"Modern Day Bonnie & Clyde," Travis Tritt
"Cold One Comin' On," Montgomery Gentry
GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
"Only In America," Brooks & Dunn
"I'm Already There," Lonestar
"Cold One Comin' On," Montgomery Gentry
"The Lighthouse's Tale," Nickel Creek
"The Lucky One," Alison Krauss & Union Station
HOTTEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Let Me Touch You For Awhile," Alison Krauss & Union Station
"I Breathe In, I Breathe Out," Chris Cagle
"I Always Liked That Best," Cyndi Thomson
"When I Think About Angels," Jamie O'Neal
"The Cowboy In Me," Tim McGraw
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"There You'll Be," Faith Hill
""Bring On The Rain," Jo Dee Messina
"Blessed," Martina McBride
"Saints & Angels," Sara Evans
"Shine," Dolly Parton
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)," Alan Jackson
"Young," Kenny Chesney
"I Wanna Talk About Me," Toby Keith
"I'm Tryin'," Trace Adkins
"The Cowboy In Me," Tim McGraw
The video of the year award will be voted on by fans during the show and announced at the end of the two-hour broadcast.
