Its a four-way tie for most nominations at the 2019 CMT Music Awards, as Miranda Lambert, Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris and Zac Brown Band each garnered three nods. The nominations were announced by Closer to You singer Carly Pearce this morning on NBCs Today.
Morris uplifting 2019 single Girl earned the singer-songwriter nominations for Video of the Year as well as Female Video of the Year. Additionally, her friendship with Brandi Carlile earned a third nomination for their performance of Aretha Franklins (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman from the CMT Artists of the Year event in 2018. Lamberts Keeper of the Flame picked up a solo nomination for Female Video of the Year, but her Jason Aldean collaboration Drowns the Whiskey picked up another two. Brothers Osborne had similar results, getting two of their three nods by virtue of the Dierks Bentley collaboration Burning Man and one for Duo Video of the Year for I Dont Remember Me (Before You). The final five nominees for the Video of the Year category will be announced the morning of the show, with voting continuing taking place through the telecast.
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Numerous others, including Luke Combs, Kacey Musgraves, Eric Church and Carrie Underwood picked up more than one nominations. First-time nominees this year include Grammy winner Carlile, soul singer Leon Bridges (for his CMT Crossroads appearance with Combs) and Ashley McBryde (for Breakthrough Video of the Year).
Little Big Town, who picked up a single nomination for 2018s Summer Fever, will host the 2019 CMT Music Awards. The show airs live at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday, June 5th on CMT.
Video of the Year
Final Five Nominees
Carrie UnderwoodCry Pretty
Kane BrownGood as You
Keith Urban feat. Julia MichaelsComing Home
Kelsea BalleriniMiss Me More
Luke CombsShe Got the Best of Me
Chris JansonDrunk Girl
Cole SwindellBreak Up in the End
Dan + ShaySpeechless
Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers OsborneBurning Man
Eric ChurchDesperate Man
Florida Georgia LineSimple
Kacey MusgravesRainbow
Maren MorrisGIRL
Zac Brown BandSomeone I Used To Know
Male Video of the Year
Cole SwindellBreak Up in the End
Eric ChurchDesperate Man
Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert Drowns The Whiskey
Kane BrownLose It
Kenny ChesneyGet Along
Luke BryanSunrise, Sunburn, Sunset
Thomas RhettLife Changes
Female Video of the Year
Brandi Carlile The Joke
Carly Pearce Closer To You
Carrie Underwood Love Wins
Kacey Musgraves Space Cowboy
Kelsea Ballerini Miss Me More
Maren Morris GIRL
Miranda Lambert Keeper of the Flame
Duo Video of the Year
Brothers Osborne I Dont Remember Me (Before You)
Dan + Shay Speechless
Florida Georgia Line Simple
LoCash Feels Like A Party
Maddie & Tae Friends Dont
Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift Babe
Group Video of the Year
Eli Young Band Love Aint
Lanco Born to Love You
Little Big Town Summer Fever
Midland Burn Out
Old Dominion Hotel Key
Zac Brown Band Someone I Used To Know
Breakthrough Video of the Year
Ashley McBryde Girl Goin Nowhere (At Marathon Music Works)
Jimmie Allen Best Shot
Jordan Davis Take It From Me
Mitchell Tenpenny Drunk Me
Morgan Wallen Whiskey Glasses
Runaway June Buy My Own Drinks
Tenille Townes Somebodys Daughter
Collaborative Video of the Year
Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell What Happens In A Small Town
Darius Rucker feat. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Charles Kelley Straight To Hell
Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne Burning Man
Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert Drowns The Whiskey
Keith Urban feat. Julia Michaels Coming Home
Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift Babe
CMT Performance of the Year
Boyz II Men and Brett YoungMotownphilly (From CMT Crossroads)
Luke Combs and Leon BridgesBeautiful Crazy (From CMT Crossroads)
Maren Morris and Brandi Carlile (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (From 2018 CMT Artists of the Year)
Brett Eldredge and Meghan TrainorLet You Be Right (From CMT Crossroads)
Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman and Gladys KnightI Cant Make You Love Me and Help Me Make It Through the Night (From 2018 CMT Artists of the Year)
Zac Brown Band and Shawn MendesKeep Me In Mind (From CMT Crossroads)