CMT Music Awards

The 2008 CMT Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Curb Events Center at Belmont University in Nashville on Monday, April 14, 2008 at 8 PM (EST) on CMT.

2008 CMT Music Awards Final Nominees

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration) and the video director.  Final nominees announced during live telecast, with final voting held online at CMT.com during the show.

Sugarland - “Stay” (Director: Shaun Silva)
Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson - “Because of You” (Director: Roman White)
Brad Paisley - “Online” (Director: Jason Alexander)
Carrie Underwood - “Wasted” (Director: Roman White)
Kenny Chesney - “Don’ t Blink” (Director: Shaun Silva)
LeAnn Rimes - “Nothin’ Better To Do” (Directors: David McClister and LeAnn Rimes)
Rascal Flatts - “Take Me There” (Director: Shaun Silva)
Taylor Swift - “Our Song” (Director: Trey Fanjoy)

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist

Brad Paisley - “Online”
Keith Urban - “I Told You So”
Kenny Chesney - “Don’ t Blink”
Toby Keith - “High Maintenance Woman”
Trace Adkins - “I Got My Game On”

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist

Carrie Underwood - “So Small”
LeAnn Rimes - “Nothin’ Better to Do”
Martina McBride - “Anyway”
Miranda Lambert - “Famous in a Small Town”
Taylor Swift - “Our Song”

GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists

Bon Jovi - “(You Want To) Make a Memory”
Little Big Town - “A Little More You”
Rascal Flatts - “Stand”
Rascal Flatts - “Take Me There”

DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists

Big & Rich - “Lost in this Moment”
Brooks & Dunn - “Proud of the House We Built”
Montgomery Gentry - “What Do Ya Think About That”
Sugarland - “Stay”

USA WEEKEND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist’s major debut album; awarded to the artist (male, female, or group/duo)

Bucky Covington - “A Different World”
Chuck Wicks - “Stealing Cinderella”
Kellie Pickler - “I Wonder”
Luke Bryan - “All My Friends Say”

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video that featured a special collaborative appearance by artists; awarded to the artists

Bon Jovi feat. LeAnn Rimes - “Till We Ain’ t Strangers Anymore”
Garth Brooks and Huey Lewis - “Workin’ for a Livin’ “
Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson - “Because of You”
Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill - “I Need You”

PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on a broadcast or major cable network; awarded to the artist

Dierks Bentley - “Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)” from A Capitol Fourth 2007 (PBS)
Kellie Pickler - “I Wonder” from the 41st Annual CMA Awards (ABC)
Sugarland - “Stay” from the 2007 CMT MUSIC AWARDS (CMT)
Tim McGraw - “If You’ re Reading This” from the 42nd ACM Awards (CBS)

SUPPORTING CHARACTER OF THE YEAR
Best supporting character whose guest appearance enhances the video concept; awarded to the special guest

Christian Kane for Carrie Underwood’ s “So Small”
Jason Alexander for Brad Paisley’ s “Online”
Rodney Carrington for Trace Adkins’ “I Got My Game On”
Tyler Hilton for Taylor Swift’ s “Teardrops On My Guitar”

WIDE OPEN COUNTRY VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist outside the mainstream of country music; awarded to the artist

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant - “Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)”
The Eagles - “How Long”
Jack Ingram - “Measure of a Man”
Willie Nelson - “Gravedigger”

TEARJERKER VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video most likely to stir emotion, whether tears of joy or sadness; awarded to the artist

Billy Ray Cyrus - “Ready, Set, Don’ t Go”
Kellie Pickler - “I Wonder”
Kenny Chesney - “Don’ t Blink”
Sugarland - “Stay”

COMEDY VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video to convey a song’ s humor and wit; awarded to the artist

Blake Shelton - “The More I Drink”
Brad Paisley - “Online”
Toby Keith - “High Maintenance Woman”
Trace Adkins - “I Got My Game On”

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Best video director of the year; awarded to the director for his or her body of work from the past year

Michael Salomon (award eligible videos include: Toby Keith’ s “High Maintenance Woman” and Trace Adkins’ “I Got my Game On")

Roman White (award eligible videos include: Carrie Underwood’ s “So Small” and Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson’ s “Because of You")

Shaun Silva (award eligible videos include: Kenny Chesney’ s “Don’ t Blink” and Rascal Flatts’ “Stand")

Trey Fanjoy (award eligible videos include: Bucky Covington’ s “A Different World” and Taylor Swift’ s “Our Song")

2007 CMT Music Awards Winners

CMT MUSIC AWARDS VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Carrie Underwood - “Before He Cheats”

CMT MUSIC AWARDS MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney - “You Save Me”

CMT MUSIC AWARDS FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Carrie Underwood - “Before He Cheats”

CMT MUSIC AWARDS GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Rascal Flatts - “What Hurts the Most”

CMT MUSIC AWARDS DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Sugarland - “Want To”

CMT MUSIC AWARDS BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift - “Tim McGraw”

CMT MUSIC AWARDS WIDE OPEN COUNTRY VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Jack Ingram - “Love You”

CMT MUSIC AWARDS VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Roman White / Carrie Underwood - “Before He Cheats”

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