This morning, Country Music Television announced the nominees for the fan-voted CMT Music Awards, slated for 7 PM CT June 10th. The categories and nominees are as follows…
Video of the Year
- Carrie Underwood “Something in the Water”
- Darius Rucker “Homegrown Honey”
- Dierks Bentley “Drunk on a Plane”
- Florida Georgia Line “Dirt”
- Jason Aldean “Burnin’ It Down”
- Kenny Chesney “American Kids”
- Lady Antebellum “Bartender”
- Lee Brice “I Don’t Dance”
- Luke Bryan “Play It Again”
- Maddie & Tae “Girl in a Country Song”
- Miranda Lambert With Carrie Underwood “Somethin’ Bad”
- Sam Hunt “Leave the Night On”
Male Video of the Year
- Dierks Bentley “Drunk on a Plane”
- Eric Church “Talladega”
- Jason Aldean “Burnin’ It Down”
- Keith Urban “Somewhere in My Car”
- Kenny Chesney “American Kids”
- Luke Bryan “Play It Again”
Female Video of the Year
- Carrie Underwood “Little Toy Guns”
- Carrie Underwood “Something in the Water”
- Lee Ann Womack “The Way I’m Livin’”
- Miranda Lambert “Little Red Wagon”
- RaeLynn “God Made Girls”
- Reba “Going Out Like That”
Group Video of the Year
- A Thousand Horses “Smoke”
- Eli Young Band “Dust”
- Lady Antebellum “Bartender”
- Little Big Town “Day Drinking”
- The Band Perry “Chainsaw”
- Zac Brown Band “All Alright”
Duo Video of the Year
- Big & Rich “Look at You”
- Brothers Osborne “Rum”
- Florida Georgia Line “Dirt”
- Florida Georgia Line “Sun Daze”
- Maddie & Tae “Girl in a Country Song”
- The Swon Brothers “Later On”
Breakthrough Video of the Year
- Chase Rice “Gonna Wanna Tonight”
- Frankie Ballard “Sunshine & Whiskey”
- Kelsea Ballerini “Love Me Like You Mean It”
- Maddie & Tae “Girl in a Country Song”
- RaeLynn “God Made Girls”
- Sam Hunt “Leave the Night On”
Collaborative Video of the Year
- Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe “Lonely Tonight”
- Brantley Gilbert Featuring Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett
“Small Town Throwdown” - Jennifer Nettles Featuring Brandy Clark “His Hands (Live)”
- Kenny Chesney With Grace Potter “Wild Child”
- Miranda Lambert With Carrie Underwood “Somethin’ Bad”
- Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill “Meanwhile Back at Mama’s”
CMT Performance of the Year
- Bob Seger and Jason Aldean “Turn the Page (From CMT Crossroads)”
- Brett Eldredge “Beat of the Music (From CMT Ultimate Kickoff Party)”
- John Legend and Lee Ann Womack “You & I (Nobody in the World) (From CMT Crossroads)”
- Katy Perry and Kacey Musgraves “Roar (From CMT Crossroads)”
- Keith Urban “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (From CMT Artists of the Year)”
- Kenny Chesney “American Kids (From CMT Instant Jam)”
- Lady Antebellum and Aloe Blacc “Wake Me Up (From CMT Ultimate Kickoff Party)”
- Lady Antebellum and Chris Stapleton “Drink a Beer (From CMT Artists of the Year)”
Carrie Underwood is nominated twice in the top category, “Video of the Year,” for her hit “Something in the Water” and for “Somethin’ Bad,” her chart-topping duet with Miranda Lambert from Lambert’s 2014 album Platinum. “Somethin’ Bad” is also nominated for “Collaborative Video of the Year.” The American Idol alum also is nominated twice in the “Female Video of the Year” category for “Something in the Water” as well as her latest single, “Little Toy Guns.”
The Swon Brothers also earned a nod in the “Duo Video of the Year” category for their first post-The Voice single “Later On.”
Congrats to all the artists who made the cut! To vote for your favorite 2015 CMT Music Awards nominees, click here.
