CMT Award nominees

Miranda Lambert hopes to take home the award for Female Video of the Year for her song “More Like Her”.  (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

Taylor Swift is up for Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year.  (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

Jamey Johnson is nominated for USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year.  (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

Jake Owen is nominated for the CMT Performance of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year for his work with Sugarland and Little Big Town on “Life in a Northern Town”.  (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

Kid Rock has a couple nominations under his belt for Video of the Year and Wide Open Country Video of the Year.  (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

Lady Antebellum is nominated for Video of the Year, Group Video of the Year and USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year .  (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

Reba McEntire joined forces with Brooks & Dunn on “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” and they are up for Collaborative Video of the Year.  (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

Brooks & Dunn are nominated with Reba McEntire for their collaboration on “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” and are also up for Duo of the Year.  (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

American Idol winner Carrie Underwood is nominated for Video of the Year.  (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Singer Trace Adkins is up for Video of the Year and Male Video of the Year.  (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)

Jennifer Nettles and Kristain Bush of Sugarland are nominated for Video of the Year, Duo of the Year twice, Collaborative Video of the Year and CMT Performance of the Year.  (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

Superstar Kenny Chesney is nominated for Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year for his work with The Wailers on “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven”.  (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

Brad Paisley is up for a few awards including Video of the Year, Male Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year.  (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Dierks Bentley joins Alan Jackson, George Strait and Brad Paisley for their CMT Performance of the Year nomination for “Country Boy”.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Julianne Hough is nominated for the USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year for “That Song in My Heart”.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Legendary singer George Strait is nominated for CMT Performance of the Year.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Singer Toby Keith hopes to take home awards for Video of the Year and Male Video of the Year.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Keith Urban is up for Male Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year with Brad Paisley.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Kellie Pickler is nominated for Female Video of the Year.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Martina McBride is nominated for Female Video of the Year.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Rascall Flatts has the honor of being nominated twice for Group Video of The Year.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The Zac Brown Band is up for USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year and Group Video of the Year.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Little Big Town joined forces with Sugarland and Jake Owen to perform “Life in a Northern Town” and are up for Collaborative Video of the Year.  (Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images)

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have put together one of the best collaborative albums to date. They are nominated for the Wide Open Country Video of the Year and CMT Performance of the Year awards.  (Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

Hank Williams Jr. is nominated with the group Rehab for the Wide Open Country Video of the Year for his song “Bartender Song”.  (Photo by Mark Hirsch/Getty Images)

Tween star Taylor Swift and rock legends Def Leppard are nominated for the collaborative effort “Photograph”. They might be taking home awards for Wide Open Country Video of the Year and CMT Performance of the Year.  (Photo by Rick Diamond/Wireimage)