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VIDEO OF THE YEAR
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.

• Trace Adkins – “You’re Gonna Miss This” (Director: Peter Zavadil)
• Kenny Chesney featuring The Wailers – “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven” (Director: Shaun Silva)
• Toby Keith – “God Love Her” (Director: Michael Salomon)
• Kid Rock – “All Summer Long” (Director: Deaton Flanigen)
• Lady Antebellum – “Lookin’ For A Good Time” (Director: Chris Hicky
• Brad Paisley – “Waitin’ On A Woman” (Directors: Jim Shea & Peter Tilden)
• Rascal Flatts – “Every Day” (Director: Deaton Flanigen)
• Sugarland – “All I Want To Do” (Director: Shaun Silva)
• Taylor Swift – “Love Story” (Director: Trey Fanjoy)
• Carrie Underwood – “Just A Dream” (Director: Roman White)

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist

• Trace Adkins – “You’re Gonna Miss This”
• Jason Aldean – “She’s Country”
• Alan Jackson – “Good Time”
• Jamey Johnson – “In Color”
• Toby Keith – “God Love Her”
• Brad Paisley – “Waitin’ On A Woman”
• Darius Rucker – “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It”
• Keith Urban – “Sweet Thing”

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist

• Julianne Hough – “That Song In My Head”
• Miranda Lambert – “More Like Her”
• Martina McBride – “Ride”
• Heidi Newfield – “Johnny & June”
• Kellie Pickler – “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful”
• Taylor Swift – “Love Story”
• Carrie Underwood – “Just A Dream”
• Lee Ann Womack – “Last Call

GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists

• Eli Young Band – “When It Rains”
• Gloriana – “Wild At Heart”
• Lady Antebellum – “Lookin’ For A Good Time”
• Little Big Town – “Fine Line”
• The Lost Trailers – “Hollerback”
• Rascal Flatts – “Bob That Head”
• Rascal Flatts – “Every Day”
• Zac Brown Band “Chicken Fried”

DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists

• Brooks & Dunn – “Put A Girl In It”
• Caitlin & Will – “Stupid Boy”
• Carter Twins – “Heart Like Memphis”
• Joey + Rory – “Cheater Cheater”
• Montgomery Gentry – “Roll With Me”
• Sugarland – “All I Want To Do”
• Sugarland – “Already Gone”
• Sugarland – “Love”

USA WEEKEND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist’s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist (male, female, or group/duo)

• Carter Twins – “Heart Like Memphis”
• Gloriana – “Wild At Heart”
• Julianne Hough – “That Song In My Head”
• Joey + Rory – “Cheater Cheater”
• Jamey Johnson – “In Color”
• Lady Antebellum – “Lookin’ For A Good Time”
• James Otto – “Just Got Started Lovin’ You”
• Zac Brown Band – “Chicken Fried”

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video that featured a special collaborative appearance by artists; awarded to the artists (individual, group or duo)

• Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire – “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”
• Kenny Chesney featuring The Wailers – “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven”
• Brad Paisley and Keith Urban – “Start A Band”
• Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – “Please Read The Letter”
• The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe – “Old Enough”
• Rehab featuring Hank Williams, Jr. – “Bartender Song”
• Sugarland, Little Big Town and Jake Owen – “Life In A Northern Town”
• Josh Turner featuring Trisha Yearwood – “Another Try”

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR*
Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on CMT; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)

• Caitlin & Will – “Stupid Boy” from CAN YOU DUET
• Alan Jackson, George Strait, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley – “Country Boy” from CMT GIANTS: ALAN JACKSON
• Toby Keith – “She’s A Hottie” from the 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS
• Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – “Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)” from CMT CROSSROADS: ROBERT PLANT AND ALISON KRAUSS
• LeAnn Rimes – “Nothin’ Better To Do” from the 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS
• Sugarland, Little Big Town and Jake Owen – “Life In A Northern Town” from the 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS
• Taylor Swift and Def Leppard – “Photograph” from CMT CROSSROADS: DEF LEPPARD AND TAYLOR SWIFT
• Keith Urban and Brooks & Dunn – “Raise The Barn” from the 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS

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)

• Kevin Costner & Modern West – “Backyard”
• Def Leppard and Tim McGraw – “Nine Lives”
• Def Leppard and Taylor Swift – “Photograph”
• Kid Rock – “All Summer Long”
• John Mellencamp featuring Karen Fairchild – “My Sweet Love”
• Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – “Please Read The Letter”
• The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe – “Old Enough”
• Rehab featuring Hank Williams, Jr. – “Bartender Song”

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Best video director of the year; awarded to the director for his or her body of work from the past year

• Kristin Barlowe (award eligible videos include: Martina McBride’s “Ride” and Chuck Wicks’ “All I Ever Wanted”)
• Deaton Flanigan (award eligible videos include: Kid Rock’s “All Summer Long” and Rascal Flatts’ “Every Day”)
• Trey Fanjoy (award eligible videos include: Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” and George Strait’s “Troubador”)
• Wayne Isham (award eligible videos include: Darius Rucker’s “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” and “It Won’t Be Like This For Long”)
• Shaun Silva (award eligible videos include: Sugarland’s “All I Want To Do” and Kenny Chesney’s “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven” featuring The Wailers)
• Eric Welch (award eligible videos include: Heidi Newfield’s “Johnny & June” and the Carter Twins’ “Heart Like Memphis”)
• Roman White (award eligible videos include: Carrie Underwood’s “Just a Dream” and Reba McEntire’s “Every Other Weekend”)
• Peter Zavadil (award eligible videos include: Trace Adkins’ “You’re Gonna Miss This” and Joey + Rory’s “Cheater Cheater”)

The first round of voting for the 2009 CMT MUSIC AWARDS runs from April 13 through May 11, only at www.CMT.com