Jason and Underwood receive four nominations at the award-giving event, with both of them being nominated for Video of the Year.
- May 9, 2018
AceShowbiz - Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood and Florida Georgia Line lead the list of nominees for the 2018 CMT Music Awards with four apiece. All three artists will compete for the coveted Video of the Year, with Underwood, who leads all-time CMT Music Awards winners with 17, up for her "The Champion" promo with rapper Ludacris, and Aldean battling with "You Make it Easy".
Florida Georgia Line's video collaboration with Bebe Rexha on "Meant To Be" is also in the mix, as is Blake Shelton's "I'll Name the Dogs", Brett Young's "Mercy", Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton's "Say Something" and Kelsea Ballerini's "Legends".
Shelton's "I'll Name The Dogs" and Aldean's "You Make It Easy" are also up for Male Video of the Year, alongside promos by Dustin Lynch, Jon Pardi, Luke Bryan, and Thomas Rhett. Underwood will also do battle for the Female Video of the Year award with Carly Pearce, Ballerini, Lauren Alaina, Maren Morris, and Miranda Lambert.
Little Big Town will host the event in Nashville, Tennessee on June 6.
The full list of nominees is:
Video of the Year:
- Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line - "Meant To Be"
- Blake Shelton - "I'll Name The Dogs"
- Brett Young - "Mercy"
- Brothers Osborne - "It Ain't My Fault"
- Carrie Underwood featuring Ludacris - "The Champion"
- Dan + Shay - "Tequila"
- Jason Aldean -" You Make It Easy"
- Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton - "Say Something"
- Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina - "What Ifs"
- Kelsea Ballerini - "Legends"
- Luke Combs - "When It Rains It Pours"
- Thomas Rhett - "Marry Me"
Male Video of the Year:
- Blake Shelton - "I'll Name The Dogs"
- Dustin Lynch - "Small Town Boy"
- Jason Aldean - "You Make It Easy"
- Jon Pardi - "Heartache On The Dance Floor"
- Luke Bryan - "Light It Up"
- Thomas Rhett - "Marry Me"
Female Video of the Year:
- Carly Pearce - "Every Little Thing"
- Carrie Underwood featuring Ludacris - "The Champion"
- Kelsea Ballerini - "Legends"
- Lauren Alaina - "Doin' Fine"
- Maren Morris - "I Could Use A Love Song"
- Miranda Lambert - "Tin Man"
Duo Video of the Year:
- Big & Rich - "California"
- Brothers Osborne - "It Ain't My Fault"
- Dan + Shay - "Tequila"
- Florida Georgia Line - "Smooth"
- High Valley - "She's With Me"
- Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - "Speak To A Girl"
Group Video of the Year:
- Lady Antebellum - "You Look Good
- LANCO - "Greatest Love Story"
- Little Big Town - "When Someone Stops Loving You"
- Midland - "Make A Little"
- Old Dominion - "No Such Thing As A Broken Heart"
- Rascal Flatts - "Yours If You Want It"
- Zac Brown Band - "My Old Man"
Breakthrough Video of the Year:
- Carly Pearce - "Every Little Thing"
- Danielle Bradbery - "Sway"
- Devin Dawson - "All On Me"
- LANCO - "Greatest Love Story"
- Russell Dickerson - "Yours"
- Walker Hayes - "You Broke Up With Me"
Collaborative Video of the Year:
- Florida Georgia Line featuring Bebe Rexha - "Meant to Be"
- Carrie Underwood featuring Ludacris - "The Champion"
- Cole Swindell featuring Dierks Bentley - "Flatliner"
- Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton - "Say Something"
- Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina - "What Ifs"
- Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris - "Craving You"
CMT Performance of the Year:
- Andra Day, Common, Little Big Town, Lee Ann Womack, and Danielle Bradbery - "Stand Up For Something"
- Backstreet Boys and Florida Georgia Line - "Everybody"
- Charles Kelley, Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker, and Derek Trucks - "Midnight Rider"
- Earth, Wind & Fire and Lady Antebellum - "September"
- Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton, and Little Big Town - "I Won't Back Down"
- Keith Urban featuring Carrie Underwood - "The Fighter"
