Miranda Lambert Leads "2014 CMT Music Awards" Nominees

Superstar vocalist and songwriter leads nominations for CMT's annual award show with some of the nominations for her work in Pistol Annies.

The nominations for the 2014 CMT Music Awards have just been announced, and Miranda Lambert leads the pack with six award nominations - two as a solo act, two as a member of Pistol Annies, and one as Keith Urban's duet partner on "We Were Us." Florida Georgia Line and Luke Bryan follow with five nominations each, trailed by Keith Urban and Taylor Swift with four.

Voting is now open at CMT.com and continues until Sunday, June 1 at midnight EST.

The nominees were revealed across CMT's digital platforms this morning, announced by the cast of the network's hit show Party Down South.

The 2014 CMT Music Awards will air live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 4 at 8:00 p.m. EST. This year marks the thirteenth annual CMT Music Awards ceremony.

Tickets for the show will go on sale Saturday, May 10 at 11:00 a.m. EST through all Ticketmaster outlets and the Bridgestone Arena Box Office.

The full list of nominees is as follows:

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.

  • Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies and Friends – “Boys ‘Round Here”
  • Carrie Underwood – “See You Again”
  • Eric Church – “Give Me Back My Hometown”
  • Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan – “This Is How We Roll”
  • Hunter Hayes – “I Want Crazy”
  • Kacey Musgraves – “Follow Your Arrow”
  • Keith Urban with Miranda Lambert – “We Were Us”
  • Luke Bryan – “That’s My Kind of Night”
  • Miranda Lambert – “Automatic”
  • Taylor Swift – “Red”
  • Thomas Rhett – “It Goes Like This”
  • Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban – “Highway Don’t Care” 

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

  • Blake Shelton – “Doin’ What She Likes”
  • Eric Church – “Give Me Back My Hometown”
  • Hunter Hayes – “I Want Crazy”
  • Jason Aldean – “Night Train”
  • Luke Bryan – “Crash My Party”
  • Randy Houser – “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight” 

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

  • Carrie Underwood – “See You Again”
  • Cassadee Pope – “Wasting All These Tears”
  • Kacey Musgraves – “Follow Your Arrow”
  • Miranda Lambert – “Automatic”
  • Sheryl Crow – “Easy”
  • Taylor Swift – “Red”

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

  • Eli Young Band – “Drunk Last Night”
  • Lady Antebellum – “Compass”
  • Little Big Town – “Your Side Of The Bed”
  • Rascal Flatts – “Rewind”
  • The Band Perry – “Done”
  • Zac Brown Band – “Sweet Annie”

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

  • Dan + Shay – “19 You + Me”
  • Florida Georgia Line – “Round Here”
  • Florida Georgia Line – “Stay”
  • Thompson Square – “Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About” 

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

  • Brett Eldredge – “Beat Of The Music”
  • Cassadee Pope – “Wasting All These Tears”
  • Cole Swindell – “Chillin’ It”
  • David Nail – “Whatever She’s Got”
  • Thomas Rhett – “It Goes Like This”
  • Tyler Farr – “Redneck Crazy” 

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video that featured a special collaborative appearance by artists; awarded to the artists (individual, group or duo)

  • Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies and Friends – “Boys ‘Round Here”
  • Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan – “This Is How We Roll
  • Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly – “Cruise (Remix)”
  • Hunter Hayes featuring Jason Mraz – “Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me”
  • Keith Urban with Miranda Lambert – “We Were Us”
  • Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban – “Highway Don’t Care

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on CMT; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)

 

  • Dierks Bentley and OneRepublic – “Counting Stars” from CMT CROSSROADS: ONEREPUBLIC AND DIERKS BENTLEY
  • Jake Owen – “Days Of Gold” from CMT HOT 20 COUNTDOWN
  • Lady Antebellum and Stevie Nicks – “Rhiannon” from CMT CROSSROADS: STEVIE NICKS AND LADY ANTEBELLUM
  • Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie – “Oh No/All Night Long” from 2013 CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR
  • The Band Perry and Fall Out Boy – “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark” from CMT CROSSROADS: FALL OUT BOY AND THE BAND PERRY
  • Willie Nelson and Neil Young – “Long May You Run” from CMT CROSSROADS: WILLIE NELSON & FRIENDS FROM THIRD MAN RECORDS

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