Sugarland got five nominations at this year's Country Music Television Awards, while Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift followed with four gongs each.
- May 20, 2009
AceShowbiz - Sugarland led the pack of 2009 Country Music Television (CMT) Awards nominations after a 30-minute special announcement of the nominees was held on May 19 at 10 A.M. ET/PT. This musical duo consisting of Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles got five gongs in total.
Sugarland were listed among the contenders of Video of the Year, Collaborative Video of the Year, CMT Performance of the Year and Duo Video of the Year. In the latest category, they received two nods for "All I Want to Do" and "Already Gone" music videos, facing off other videos from Brooks & Dunn for single "Put a Girl in It" and from Montgomery Gentry for track "Roll With Me".
Following Sugarland's domination in the awards' nominations list were Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift, both of whom got four nods each. Out of the four nominations, they will go head-to-head against each other and are up against Sugarland in Video of the Year category, which short list will be unveiled at the beginning of the live awards telecast on June 16.
This year's CMT Awards will be held at Nashville's Sommet Center. Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Sugarland, Keith Urban and Def Leppard will be making live appearances at the event. Fans can vote for its winners on CMT Awards site before June 15.
2009 CMT Awards nominees:
Video of the Year:
- Trace Adkins - "You're Gonna Miss This"
- Kenny Chesney featuring The Wailers - "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven"
- Toby Keith - "God Love Her"
- Kid Rock - "All Summer Long"
- Lady Antebellum - "Lookin' for a Good Time"
- Brad Paisley - "Waitin' on a Woman"
- Rascal Flatts - "Every Day"
- Sugarland - "All I Want to Do"
- Taylor Swift - "Love Story"
- Carrie Underwood - "Just a Dream"
- Trace Adkins - "You're Gonna Miss This"
- Toby Keith - "God Love Her"
- Brad Paisley - "Waitin' on a Woman"
- Keith Urban - "Sweet Thing"
- Miranda Lambert - "More Like Her"
- Martina McBride - "Ride"
- Kellie Pickler - "Don't You Know You're Beautiful"
- Taylor Swift - "Love Story"
- Lady Antebellum - "Lookin' for a Good Time"
- Rascal Flatts - "Bob That Head"
- Rascal Flatts - "Every Day"
- Zac Brown Band - "Chicken Fried"
- Brooks & Dunn - "Put a Girl in It"
- Montgomery Gentry - "Roll With Me"
- Sugarland - "All I Want to Do"
- Sugarland - "Already Gone"
- Julianne Hough - "That Song in My Head"
- Jamey Johnson - "In Color"
- Lady Antebellum - "Lookin for a Good Time"
- Zac Brown Band - "Chicken Fried"
- Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire - "Cowgirls Don't Cry"
- Kenny Chesney featuring The Wailers - "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven"
- Brad Paisley with Keith Urban - "Start a Band"
- Sugarland featuring Little Big Town and Jake Owen - "Life in a Northern Town"
- Alan Jackson featuring Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley and George Strait - "Country Boy" from CMT Giants: Alan Jackson
- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" from CMT Crossroads: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
- Sugarland featuring Little Big Town and Jake Owen - "Life in a Northern Town" from 2008 CMT Music Awards
- Def Leppard and Taylor Swift - "Photograph" from CMT Crossroads: Def Leppard and Taylor Swift
- Def Leppard and Taylor Swift - "Photograph"
- Kid Rock - "All Summer Long"
- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - "Please Read the Letter"
- REHAB featuring Hank Williams Jr. - "Bartender Song"
- Deaton Flanigen
- Trey Fanjoy
- Roman White
- Peter Zavadil
