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Underwood tops CMT nominations with five

Wednesday, May 13, 2015 – Carrie Underwood led the 2015 CMT Music Awards with five nominations on Thursday.

Kenny Chesney and Lady Antebellum scored four each. Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Maddie & Tae and Miranda Lambert grabbed three each. The awards will be handed out June 10 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Underwood enjoyed two nominations in the video of the year category for "Something in the Water" and with Miranda Lambert for "Somethin' Bad." Underwood also enjoyed two nominations for female video of the year for "Little Toy Guns" and "Something in the Water." "Somethin' Bad" also received a nomination for collaborative video of the year.

Nominations went to:

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 K
Lady Antebellum, "Bartender"
Lee Brice, "I Don't Dance"

Luke Bryan, "Play It Again"

Maddie & Tae, "Girl in a Country Song"
Miranda Lambert and 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"
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"

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 featuring Ashley Monroe, "Lonely Tonight"
Brantley Gilbert featuring Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett, "Small Town Throwdown"
Jennifer Nettles featuring Brandy Clark, "His Hands"
Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter, "Wild Child"
Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood, "Somethin' Bad'
Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill, "Meanwhile Back at Mama's"

CMT Performance of the Year
Bob Seger and Jason Aldean, "Turn the Page"
Brett Eldredge, "Beat of the Music"
John Legend and Lee Ann Womack, "You & I (Nobody in the World)"
Katy Perry and Kacey Musgraves, "Roar"
Keith Urban, "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World"
Kenny Chesney, "American Kids"
Lady Antebellum and Aloe Blacc, "Wake Me Up"
Lady Antebellum and Chris Stapleton, "Drink a Beer"

Fans can vote at cmt.com and on their mobile devices at CMT Mobile through June 8 to pick the winners The six finalists for the video of the year will be announced at the start of the live show with fans able to vote throughout the telecast.


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