This May Be the Most Interesting CMT Awards Night Ever

The list of 2018 CMT nominees were announced, with news that Florida Georgia Line, Carrie Underwood, and Jason Aldean are leading in total nominations for the upcoming June 6th ceremonies. The fan favorite Little Big Town comes in with three nominations, and will host the show live from Nashville on June 6th, 8 pm EST. To make the night really special, Bebe Rexha and Justin Timberlake become the first pop artists nominate for the night’s top honor. In fact, you may not initially recognize the show as pop stars Ludacris and the Backstreet Boys have all been nominated for various categories.

Here’s the list of a few of the more interesting nominees for the 2018 CMT Music Awards:

CMT Performance of the Year
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”
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”

Male Video of the Year
Jon Pardi, “Heartache on the Dance Floor”
Luke Bryan, “Light It Up”
Thomas Rhett, “Marry Me”
Blake Shelton, “I’ll Name the Dogs”
Dustin Lynch, “Small Town Boy”
Jason Aldean, “You Make It Easy”

Female Video of the Year
Carly Pearce, “Every Little Thing”
Maren Morris, “I Could Use a Love Song”
Miranda Lambert, “Tin Man” (from 2017 ACM Awards)
Carrie Underwood, “The Champion”
Kelsea Ballerini, “Legends”
Lauren Alaina, “Doin’ Fine”

Duo Video of the Year
Dan + Shay, “Tequila”
Florida Georgia Line, “Smooth”
High Valley, “She’s with Me”
Big & Rich, “Califorinia”
Brothers Osborne, “It Ain’t My Fault”
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, “Speak to a Girl”

Group Video of the Year
Old Dominion, “No Such Thing as a Broken Heart”
Rascal Flatts, “Yours If You Want It”
Zac Brown Band, “My Old Man”
Lady Antebellum, “You Look Good”
LANCO, “Greatest Love Story”
Little Big Town, “When Someone Stops Loving You”
Midland, “Make a Little”

Video of the Year
Brett Young, “Mercy”
Bebe Rexa featuring Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”
Jason Aldean, “You Make It Easy”
Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton, “Say Something”
Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina, “What Ifs”
Blake Shelton, “I’ll Name the Dogs”
Brothers Osborne, “It Ain’t My Fault”
Carrie Underwood featuring Ludacris, “The Champion”
Dan + Shay, “Tequila”
Kelsea Ballerini, “Legends”
Luke Combs, “When It Rains It Pours”
Thomas Rhett, “Marry Me”

Collaborative Video of the Year
Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton, “Say Something”
Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina, “What Ifs”
Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris, “Craving You”
Bebe Rex featuring Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”
Carrie Underwood featuring Ludacris, “The Champion”
Cole Swindell featuring Dierks Bentley, “Flatliner”

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