Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts nominated for CMT Music Awards
Rascal Flatts accepts the top vocal group award at last week’s Academy of Country Music Awards. (Associated Press photo)
A version of this story appears in Tuesday’s The Oklahoman.
State stars gain a shot at more music awards
Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire and Trisha Yearwood will contend for more awards show glory this summer.
The country stars were nominated Monday for the fan-voted 2009 CMT Music Awards, which will take place June 17 in Nashville, Tenn.
The first-round nominations were announced and fan voting started Monday at Ö www.cmt.com. Fans can vote through May 11 to determine the final nominees, which will be announced May 19.
Underwood is nominated for video of the year and female video of the year for “Just a Dream.” Checotah’s favorite daughter last week won the top award, entertainer of the year, at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Keith’s “God Love Her” is nominated for video of the year and male video of the year. The Norman resident is nominated for CMT performance of the year for “She’s a Hottie.”
Rascal Flatts, which includes Joe Don Rooney of Picher, is nominated for video of the year for “Every Day.” The band, named the ACM top vocal group last week, is competing against itself in the group video of the year category, with nominations for “Every Day” and “Bob That Head.”
Lambert, who lives in Tishomingo, is nominated for female video of the year for “More Like Her.”
Brooks & Dunn, which features Tulsan Ronnie Dunn, is nominated for duo of the year for “Put a Girl in It.” The duo and Chockie-raised Reba McEntire are nominated for collaborative video of the year for “Cowgirls Don’t Cry.” Brooks & Dunn also are nominated with Keith Urban for CMT performance of the year for “Raise the Barn.”
Yearwood, who lives in Owasso, shares a nomination with Josh Turner for collaborative video for “Another Try.”
The duo Sugarland earned a leading six nominations. Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift each notched four nominations.
The nominees list includes several artists from outside the country music arena such as Kid Rock, Def Leppard, John Mellencamp, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. The show includes the Wide Open Country Video of the Year category for artists and their work who fall outside the traditional bounds of country music.
-BAM
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I love many country artists but Rascal Flatts is one of my favs. There new album is awsome “Take Me There” is a beautiful song, I love it.