Nominees: CMT Music Awards
My live blog of the CMT Music Awards will start in about an hour. Here’s a list of the nominees to get you ready. Oklahoma nominees are marked with an asterisk.
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.
Brad Paisley (Director: Jason Alexander) — “Online”
* Carrie Underwood (Director: Roman White) — “Wasted”
Kenny Chesney (Director: Shaun Silva) — “Don’t Blink”
LeAnn Rimes (Director: David McClister/LeAnn Rimes) — “Nothin’ Better To Do”
* Rascal Flatts (Director: Shaun Silva) — “Take Me There”
* Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson (Director: Roman White) — “Because of You”
Sugarland (Director: Shaun Silva) — “Stay”
Taylor Swift (Director: Trey Fanjoy) — “Our Song”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist
Brad Paisley — “Online”
Keith Urban — “I Told You So”
Kenny Chesney — “Don’t Blink”
* Toby Keith — “High Maintenance Woman”
Trace Adkins — “I Got My Game On”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist
* Carrie Underwood — “So Small”
LeAnn Rimes — “Nothin’ Better To Do”
Martina McBride — “Anyway”
* Miranda Lambert — “Famous in a Small Town”
Taylor Swift — “Our Song”
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists.
Bon Jovi — “(You Want To) Make a Memory”
Little Big Town — “A Little More You”
* Rascal Flatts — “Stand”
* Rascal Flatts — “Take Me There”
DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists
Big & Rich — “Lost In This Moment”
* Brooks & Dunn — “Proud of the House We Built”
Montgomery Gentry — “What Do Ya Think About That”
Sugarland — “Stay”
USA WEEKEND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist’s major debut album; awarded to the artist (male, female, or group/duo)
Bucky Covington — “A Different World”
Chuck Wicks — “Stealing Cinderella”
Kellie Pickler — “I Wonder”
Luke Bryan — “All My Friends Say”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video that featured a special collaborative appearance by artists; awarded to the artists (individual, group or duo)
Bon Jovi featuring LeAnn Rimes — “Til We Ain’t Strangers Anymore”
* Garth Brooks and Huey Lewis — “Workin’ For a Livin’”
* Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson — “Because of You”
Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill — “I Need You”
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on a broadcast or major cable network; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)
Dierks Bentley — “Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)” from A Capitol Fourth 2007 (PBS)
Kellie Pickler — “I Wonder” frpm the 41st Annual CMA Awards (ABC)
Sugarland — “Stay” from the 2007 CMT Music Awards (CMT)
Tim McGraw — “If You’re Reading This” from the 42nd ACM Awards (CBS)
SUPPORTING CHARACTER OF THE YEAR
Best supporting character whose guest appearance enhances the video concept; awarded to the special guest
* Christian Kane — Carrie Underwood’s “So Small”
Jason Alexander — Brad Paisley’s “Online”
* Rodney Carrington — Trace Adkins’ “I Got My Game On”
Tyler Hilton — Taylor Swift’s “Teardrops on My Guitar”
WIDE OPEN COUNTRY VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist outside the mainstream of country music; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration)
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant — “Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)”
The Eagles — “How Long”
Jack Ingram — “Measure of a Man”
Willie Nelson — “Gravedigger”
TEARJERKER VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video most likely to stir emotion, whether tears of joy or sadness; awarded to the artist
Billy Ray Cyrus — “Ready, Set, Don’t Go”
Kellie Pickler — “I Wonder”
Kenny Chesney — “Don’t Blink”
Sugarland — “Stay”
COMEDY VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video to convey a song’s humor and wit; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)
* Blake Shelton — “The More I Drink”
Brad Paisley — “Online”
* Toby Keith — “High Maintenance Woman”
Trace Adkins — “I Got My Game On”
Oklahoma artists also helped their videos’ directors earn nominations for DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Trey Fanjoy, whose work includes Yearwood’s “Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love”; Miranda Lambert’s “Famous in a Small Town”; and Taylor Swift’s “Our Song.”
Michael Salomon, whose work includes Keith’s “High Maintenance Woman” and “Love Me if You Can,” and Adkins’ “I Got My Game On.”
Shaun Silva, whose work includes Rascal Flatts’ “Take Me There”; Kenny Chesney’s “Don’t Blink”; and Sugarland’s “Stay.”
Roman White, whose work includes McEntire and Clarkson’s “Because of You”; Underwood’s “So Small”; and Sara Evans’ “As If.”
-BAM
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i really like that remake of Kelly Clarkson’s Because of You with Reba McEntire.