Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Kenny Chesney Top CMT Music Awards Nominees

Other nominated artists include country favorites Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line and Jason Aldean

The CMT Music Awards nominations are out, and Carrie Underwood leads the pack with five, including “Video of the Year” and “Female Video of the Year,” the network announced Wednesday.

Other nominated artists include Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Kenny Chesney, Sam Hunt, Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert, among others.

Lady Antebellum and Kenny Chesney each have four nominations.

Pop royalty Katy Perry’s duet performance of “Roar” with Kacey Musgraves on “CMT Crossroads” received a nomination for CMT Performance of the Year, as did nine-time Grammy winner John Legend with Lee Ann Womack and rock icon Bob Seger with Jason Aldean. Additionally, rapper-singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc is nominated for “Wake Me Up,” performed alongside Lady Antebellum at “CMT’s Ultimate Kickoff Party.”

The network took to various platforms to announce the nominations: Lady Antebellum appeared on the “Today” show to announce the nominees for “Male of the Year,” “Female Video of the Year” and “Video of the Year.” Bryan and Underwood announced “Group Video of the Year” and “Breakthrough Video of the Year,” respectively, via their social media accounts.

The 2014 “CMT Music Awards” was the second most-watched telecast in the network’s history, up 10 percent from the prior year with 3 million total viewers.

The CMT Awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

See below for the complete list of 2015 CMT Award nominees.

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 featuring 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”

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe – “Lonely Tonight
  • Brantley Gilbert feat. Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett – “Small Town Throwdown”
  • Jennifer Nettles feat. Brandy Clark – “His Hands”
  • Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter – “Wild Child”
  • Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood – “Somethin’ Bad”
  • Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill – “Meanwhile Back At Mamas”

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

  • Bob Seger and Jason Aldean – “Turn The Page” from CMT Crossroads: Bob Seger and Jason Aldean
  • Brett Eldredge – “Beat of the Music” from CMT’s 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 Crossroads
  • Keith Urban – “It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World” from 2014 CMT Artists of the Year
  • Kenny Chesney – “American Kids” from Instant Jam
  • Lady Antebellum and Aloe Blacc – “Wake Me Up”  from CMT’s Ultimate Kickoff Party
  • Lady Antebellum and Chris Stapleton – “Drink A Beer” from 2014 CMT Artists of the Year

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”

 

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