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The CMT Music Awards aren’t until June 9, but with the recent announcement of the narrowed-down list of nominees for the upcoming awards show, country music fans are clamoring for <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:_gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’, ‘/outgoing/article_exit_link’]);” href=”http://www.stubhub.com/cmt-music-awards-tickets/”>CMT Music Awards tickets</a>. Overall nominations for the CMT Music Awards were announced in April, after which point country music fans voted to narrow down each category to just a handful of finalists. Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and Carrie Underwood each received three nominations, while 10 other country-fried acts received two nominations.
The finalists for the Video of the Year honor have yet to be announced, and fans will have to wait until the beginning of the June 9 show in Nashville, Tenn. to find out! The 10 nominees for Video of the Year are Toby Keith for “American Ride,” Carrie Underwood for “Cowboy Casanova,” Lady Antebellum for “Need You Now,” Kenny Chesney for “Out Last Night,” Keith Urban for “‘Til Summer Comes Around,” Zac Brown Band for “Toes,” Jason Aldean for “The Truth,” Brad Paisley for “Welcome to the Future,” Miranda Lambert for “White Liar” and Taylor Swift for “You Belong with Me.”
The country stars with the most nominations apiece—Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and Carrie Underwood—all earned nods in the Video of the Year category. Aldean is also in the running for Male Video of the Year for “The Truth” and Collaborative Video of the Year for “Heaven” with Bryan Adams. Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood are both nominated for Female Video of the Year, for “You Belong with Me” and “Cowboy Casanova” respectively, while Taylor earned a nod for Collaborative Video of the Year for “Best Days of Your Life” with Kellie Pickler and Carrie for CMT Performance of the Year for “Temporary Home” from Invitation Only. Aside from Video of the Year, Lady A earned a nod for Group Video of the Year for “Need You Now” and CMT Performance of the Year for “Lookin’ for a Good Time” from the 2009 CMT Music Awards.
The 2010 edition of the CMT Music Awards will be hosted by Kid Rock. Although the Michigan-bred artist is known as a rock star (as if his name wasn’t a hint), he has had recent crossover country success with hits like “All Summer Long” and “Picture.” Entertainment Weekly reports that Kid Rock took to his Facebook page to announce his upcoming hosting gig on April 29 writing, “The rumors are true—I’m hosting the CMT Awards live from Nashville on June 9th … All I can promise is I will be awesome.” Get CMT Awards tickets from <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:_gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’, ‘/outgoing/article_exit_link’]);” href=”http://www.stubhub.com/”>StubHub.com</a> to find out if the cowboy from Detroit is right!
This year’s CMT Music Awards will feature performances by Toby Keith, Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert, although CMT.com reveals that more performers will be announced as the award show nears. The ninth annual award show will be held at Bridgestone Arena in the country music capital of Nashville, the same venue set to host a benefit concert to aid victims of the recent flooding in the region. The New York Times reports that one of country’s most famous couples, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, have recruited the likes of Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus to perform at a benefit concert dubbed “Nashville Rising: A Benefit Concert for Flood Recovery.” The benefit will be held on June 22 and will also feature performances by Brooks & Dunn, LeAnn Rimes, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Amy Grant.
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