The nominations list also includes non-country music singers like Pink, Nick Jonas, Meghan Trainor, Alicia Keys and Jason Derulo.
- May 10, 2017
AceShowbiz - The nominees for the upcoming CMT Music Awards are announced. Keith Urban and Kelsea Ballerini lead the pack with four nods each. Thomas Rhett also scores four nominations while Carrie Underwood receives three nods this year.
Those four country stars are vying for Video of the Year. Along with the likes of Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley and Little Big Town, they are top contenders to win the coveted prize.
Pink, Nick Jonas, Meghan Trainor, Alicia Keys, Jason Derulo, Jill Scott and John Mellencamp also get a nomination apiece, thanks to their country crossovers. Other nominees include Reba McEntire, Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Maren Morris, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw. The winners will be feted at a star-studded ceremony airing June 7 on CMT.
Video of the Year:
- Various Artists - "Forever Country"
- Brad Paisley - "Today"
- Brett Eldredge - "Wanna Be That Song"
- Carrie Underwood - "Church Bells"
- Cole Swindell - "Middle of a Memory"
- Dierks Bentley and Elle King - "Different for Girls"
- Florida Georgia Line - "H.O.L.Y."
- Jon Pardi - "Dirt on My Boots"
- Keith Urban - "Blue Ain't Your Color"
- Kelsea Ballerini - "Peter Pan"
- Little Big Town - "Better Man"
- Luke Bryan - "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day"
- Miranda Lambert - "Vice"
- Thomas Rhett - "Star of the Show"
- Carrie Underwood - "Church Bells"
- Kelsea Ballerini - "Peter Pan"
- Lauren Alaina - "Road Less Traveled"
- Maren Morris - "80s Mercedes"
- Miranda Lambert - "Vice"
- Reba McEntire - "Back to God"
- Blake Shelton - "Came Here to Forget"
- Eric Church - "Record Year"
- Jason Aldean - "Lights Come On"
- Keith Urban - "Blue Ain't Your Color"
- Luke Bryan - "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day"
- Thomas Rhett - "Star of the Show"
- Big & Rich ft. Tim McGraw - "Lovin' Lately"
- Brothers Osborne - "21 Summer"
- Dan + Shay - "How Not To"
- Florida Georgia Line - "H.O.L.Y."
- LoCash - "I Know Somebody"
- Eli Young Band - "Saltwater Gospel"
- Lady Antebellum - "You Look Good"
- Little Big Town - "Better Man"
- Midland - "Drinkin' Problem"
- Old Dominion - "Song for Another Time"
- Brett Young - "In Case You Didn't Know"
- Jon Pardi - "Dirt on My Boots"
- Kane Brown - "Used to Love You Sober"
- Lauren Alaina - "Road Less Traveled"
- Luke Combs - "Hurricane"
- RaeLynn - "Love Triangle"
- Various Artists - "Forever Country"
- Chris Young ft. Vince Gill - "Sober Saturday Night"
- Dierks Bentley and Elle King - "Different for Girls"
- Florida Georgia Line ft. Tim McGraw - "May We All"
- Keith Urban ft. Carrie Underwood - "The Fighter"
- Kenny Chesney ft. Pink - "Setting the World on Fire"
- Jason Aldean - "Hicktown" (CMT Concert of the Summer)
- Jason Derulo and Luke Bryan - "Want to Want Me" (Crossroads)
- John Mellencamp and Darius Rucker - "Pink Houses" (Crossroads)
- Alicia Keys and Maren Morris - "80s Mercedes" (Crossroads)
- Meghan Trainor, Jill Scott and Kelsea Ballerini - "You're Still the One/Any Man of Mine/Man, I Feel Like a Woman" (CMT Artists of the Year)
- Nick Jonas and Thomas Rhett - "Close" (Crossroads)
