The CMT Music Award Nominations!

The nominees for the 2011 CMT Music Awards were announced Wednesday and Jason Aldean was THE MAN!  He lead all nominees with four . . . including nominations for Video of the Year ("My Kinda Party"), Male Video of the Year ("My Kinda Party"), Collaborative Video of the Year ("Don't You Wanna Stay"), and Best Web Video of the Year ("My Kinda Party"- Live).  And what's REALLY cool about the CMT Music Awards??  YOU have the power to decide who wins and who goes home empty-handed!   For a complete list of nominees and information about how you can vote for the winners . . .

2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS' NOMINEES:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Jason Aldean – "My Kinda Party"

Kenny Chesney – "The Boys Of Fall"

Lady Antebellum – "Hello World"

Miranda Lambert – "The House That Built Me"

Rascal Flatts – "Why Wait"

Sugarland – "Stuck Like Glue"

Taylor Swift – "Mine"

The Band Perry – "If I Die Young"

Carrie Underwood – "Undo It"

Zac Brown Band – "Colder Weather"

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Jason Aldean – "My Kinda Party"

Kenny Chesney – "The Boys Of Fall"

Toby Keith – "Bullets In The Gun"

Blake Shelton – "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking"

Keith Urban – "Without You"

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Sara Evans – "A Little Bit Stronger"

Miranda Lambert – "The House That Built Me"

Reba – "Turn On The Radio"

Taylor Swift – "Mine"

Carrie Underwood – "Undo It"

GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Lady Antebellum – "Hello World"

Little Big Town – "Little White Church"

Rascal Flatts – "Why Wait"

The Band Perry – "If I Die Young"

Zac Brown Band – "Colder Weather"

DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Steel Magnolia – "Last Night Again"

Sugarland – "Stuck Like Glue"

The Civil Wars – "Barton Hollow"

the JaneDear girls – "Wildflower"

Thompson Square – "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not"

USAWEEKEND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Lee Brice – "Love Like Crazy"

Aaron Lewis – "Country Boy"

Jerrod Niemann – "Lover, Lover"

The Band Perry – "If I Die Young"

Thompson Square – "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not"

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson– "Don't You Wanna Stay"

Justin Bieber featuring Rascal Flatts – "That Should Be Me"

Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow – "Collide"

Aaron Lewis featuring George Jones and Charlie Daniels – "Country Boy"

Loretta Lynn, Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow – "Coal Miner’s Daughter"

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Martina McBride and Train – "A Broken Wing" from CMT Crossroads: Train And Martina McBride

Reba – "If I Were A Boy" from Unplugged: Reba

Darius Rucker and Adele – "Need You Now" from 2010 CMT Artists Of The Year

Keith Urban and John Mayer – "Sweet Thing" from CMT Crossroads: John Mayer And Keith Urban

Zac Brown Band and Jimmy Buffett– "Margaritaville" from CMT Crossroads: Jimmy Buffett And Zac Brown Band

 BEST WEB VIDEO OF THE YEAR (New for 2011)

Jason Aldean – "My Kinda Party" (Live From The CMT Webcast)

Luke Bryan –"It's A Shore Thing"

Lady Antebellum – "Stars Tonight"

Blake Shelton – "Kiss My Country Ass"

Taylor Swift – "Mine" (Live from the Speak Now Album Release Party)

**Now, here's where YOU come in!  You can cast your votes for your favorites online at www.CMT.com through June 7.   The one exception will be the category for The Video Of The Year.  That field of ten will be narrowed down and the 5 finalists announced at the beginning of the live show on June 8.  Fans can then vote at CMT.com and via text message throughout the live telecast to determine the night's big winner.  YOU HAVE THE POWER!!!

By the way, you can catch the CMT Music Awards LIVE Wednesday, June 8th, at 7pm CST on CMT and CMT.com.