Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ CMT) Outpacing the competition,
Jason Aldean leads the way with four nominations for this year's 2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, it was announced this morning live on the "
Today" show by CMT's Evan Farmer and hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. Following closely behind are Lady Antebellum,
Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts,
Taylor Swift and
Zac Brown Band with three nominations each. Also garnering three nominations, their first from CMT, are country music's hottest breakthrough family band, The Band Perry, who performed on "
Today" as part of the nominations event. Online voting is now open at CMT.com.
Superstars Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Reba, Sheryl Crow and Sugarland are each nominated for two awards. With their first CMT nominations, Thompson Square and Aaron Lewis are each up for two awards as well. Also garnering nominations this year are non-country favorites such as Justin Bieber, whose duet with Rascal Flatts is up for COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Adele and Train.
The 2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS mark the 10th anniversary of the awards show and will air LIVE from Nashville on Wednesday, June 8 on CMT and CMT.com.
The final nominees in each of the 2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS categories include:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration) and the video director. Final nominees announced during live telecast, with final voting held online at CMT.com during the show.
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists
DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists
USA WEEKEND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist's major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist (male, female, or group/duo)
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video that featured a special collaborative appearance by artists; awarded to the artists (individual, group or duo)
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on CMT; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)
BEST WEB VIDEO OF THE YEAR (New for 2011)
Best video created primarily for internet streaming; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)
- Jason Aldean - "My Kinda Party" (Live From The CMT Webcast)
- Luke Bryan - "It's A Shore Thing"
- Lady Antebellum - "Stars Tonight"
- Blake Shelton - "Kiss My Country Ass"
- Taylor Swift - "Mine" (Live from the Speak Now Album Release Party)
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Best video director of the year; awarded to the director for his or her body of work from the past year
- Deaton Flanigen (award eligible videos include: Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow's "Collide" and the JaneDear Girl's "Wildflower")
- Trey Fanjoy (award eligible videos include: Miranda Lambert's "The House That Built Me" and Blake Shelton's "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking")
- Chris Hicky (award eligible videos include: Carrie Underwood's "Undo It" and Keith Urban's "Without You")
- David McClister (award eligible videos include: The Band Perry's "If I Die Young" and LeAnn Rimes' "Swingin'")
- Roman White (award eligible videos include: Lady Antebellum's "Hello World" and Kellie Pickler's "Makin' Me Fall In Love Again")
Fans can vote online at CMT.com through June 7 to determine the winners. The final nominees for VIDEO OF THE YEAR will be announced at the beginning of the live show and fans can then vote at CMT.com and via text message throughout the live telecast (ET/CT only) to determine the night's big winner. For more information as it becomes available, follow CMT on Twitter (@FollowCMT) with hashtag No CMTAwards or become a fan of the CMT MUSIC AWARDS on Facebook.
CMT has once again tapped Jesse Ignjatovic as executive producer and Hamish Hamilton as director for the 2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS. John Hamlin and Margaret Comeaux serve as executive producers for CMT.
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