After eight glorious years, the CMT Music Awards still stand unchallenged as country music’s only fan-voted awards show. The final four nominees were revealed on May 19 — with the exception of the coveted “video of the year” category, to be announced during June 16′s live broadcast. Videos debuting on CMT between Jan. 18, 2008 and Feb. 23, 2009, are eligible for the 2009 CMT Music Awards. Finalists were determined by a blue-ribbon panel that included noted country music journalists, as well as music industry and CMT executives.
The first round of voting ran from April 13 through May 11, only on CMT.com, where fans selected from the top eight nominees in each of the 10 categories. The second round of voting will end on Sunday, June 14 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
The 2009 CMT Music Awards show broadcasts live from Nashville, TN!
Now, the nominees for the 2009 CMT Music Awards:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1 -Video: “All I Want to Do”
Artist: Sugarland
Charity: MusiCares
2 – Video: “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven”
Artist: Kenny Chesney and the Wailers
Charity: Plan It Now and I Went Hungry (Friends of the World Food Program)
3 – Video: “God Love Her”
Artist: Toby Keith
Charity: Ally’s House
4 – Video: “Lookin’ for a Good Time”
Artist: Lady Antebellum
Charity: Mocha Club
5 – Video: “Waitin’ on a Woman”
Artist: Brad Paisley
Charity: The Shjon Podein Children’s Foundation
6 – Video: “All Summer Long”
Artist: Kid Rock
Charity: CMT One Country
7 – Video: “Every Day”
Artist: Rascal Flatts
Charity: Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
8 – Video: “Just a Dream”
Artist: Carrie Underwood
Charity: The Humane Society of the United States
9 – Video: “Love Story”
Artist: Taylor Swift
Charity: American Red Cross
10 – Video: “You’re Gonna Miss This”
Artist: Trace Adkins
Charity: The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1 – Video: “God Love Her”
Artist: Toby Keith
Charity: Ally’s House
2 – Video: “Waitin’ on a Woman”
Artist: Brad Paisley
Charity: The Shjon Podein Children’s Foundation
3 – Video: “Sweet Thing”
Artist: Keith Urban
Charity: FiftyForward
4 – Video: “You’re Gonna Miss This”
Artist: Trace Adkins
Charity: The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1 – Video: “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful”
Artist: Kellie Pickler
Charity: Wounded Warrior Project
2 – Video: “More Like Her”
Artist: Miranda Lambert
Charity: The Humane Society of East Texas
3 – Video: “Love Story”
Artist: Taylor Swift
Charity: American Red Cross
4 – Video: “Ride”
Artist: Martina McBride
Chariy: ChildHelp
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1 – Video: “Bob That Head”
Artist: Rascal Flatts
Charity: Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
2 – Video: “Every Day”
Artist: Rascal Flatts
Charity: Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
3 – Video: “Chicken Fried”
Artist: Zac Brown Band
Charity: The F.R. Carrick Institute for Children’s Autism Research and Education
4 – Video: “Lookin’ for a Good Time”
Artist: Lady Antebellum
Charity: Mocha Club
DUO OF THE YEAR
1 – Video: “All I Want to Do”
Artist: Sugarland
Charity: MusiCares
2 – Video: “Put a Girl in It”
Artist: Brooks & Dunn
Charity: Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
3 – Video: “Already Gone”
Artist: Sugarland
Charity: MusiCares
4 – Video: “Roll With Me”
Artist: Montgomery Gentry
Charity: T.J. Martell Foundation
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1 – Video: “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”
Artist: Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire
Charity: Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Smile Train
2 – Video: “Life in a Northern Town”
Artist: Sugarland, Little Big Town, and Jake Owen
Charity: MusiCares, T.J. Martell Foundation and Mardy Fish Foundation
3 – Video: “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven”
Artist: Kenny Chesney and the Wailers
Charity: Plan It Now and I Went Hungry (Friends of the World Food Program)
4 – Video: “Start a Band”
Artist: Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
Charity: The Shjon Podein Children’s Foundation and FiftyForward
USA WEEKEND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1 – Video: “Chicken Fried”
Artist: Zac Brown Band
Charity: The F.R. Carrick Institute for Children’s Autism Research and Education
2 – Video: “Lookin’ for a Good Time”
Artist: Lady Antebellum
Charity: Mocha Club
3 – Video: “In Color”
Artist: Jamey Johnson
Charity: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
4 – Video: “That Song in My Head”
Artist: Julianne Hough
Charity: Susan G. Homen for the Cure
WIDE OPEN COUNTRY VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1 – Video: “All Summer Long”
Artist: Kid Rock
Charity: CMT One Country
2 – Video: “Photograph”
Artist: Def Leppard and Taylor Swift
Charity: Create Now and American Red Cross
3 – Video: “Bartender Song”
Artist: Hank Williams Jr. and Rehab
Charity: CMT One Country and Elton John AIDS Foundation
4 – Video: “Please Read the Letter”
Artist: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Charity: TurtleWill and Thistle Farms/Magdalene
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
1 – Video: “Country Boy”
Artist: Alan Jackson, George Strait, Brad Paisley, and Dierks Bentley
Charity: Jenifer Strait Memorial Fund, The Shjon Podein Children’s Foundation, and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
2 – Video: “Life in a Northern Town”
Artist: Sugarland, Little Big Town, and Jake Owen
Charity: MusiCares, T.J. Martell Foundation and Mardy Fish Foundation
3 – Video: “Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)”
Artist: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Charity: TurtleWill and Thistle Farms/Magdalene
4 – Video: “Photograph”
Artist: Def Leppard and Taylor Swift
Charity: Create Now and American Red Cross
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
1 – Director: Deaton Flanigan
Charity: Victory Junction Gang Camp
Videos:
“All Summer Long” - Kid Rock
“Another You” – John Rich
“Blue Christmas” – Martina McBride
“Cowgirls Don’t Cry” - Brooks & Dunn
“Do You Believe Me Now” - Jimmy Wayne
“Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful” – Kellie Pickler
“Every Day” - Rascal Flatts
“I Will” - Jimmy Wayne
“Roll On” – Kid Rock
2 – Director: Roman White
Charity: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Videos:
“All-American Girl” – Carrie Underwood
“Every Other Weekend” – Reba McEntire
“Everything Is Fine” – Josh Turner
“If You Didn’t Love Me” – Phil Stacey
“I’m About to Come Alive” – David Nail
“Just a Dream” – Carrie Underwood
“Last Name” – Carrie Underwood
“Love Remembers” – Craig Morgan
“Somebody Said a Prayer” – Billy Ray Cyrus
“Sounds So Good” – Ashton Shepherd
3 – Director: Trey Fanjoy
Charity: MusiCares
Videos:
“Good Time” – Alan Jackson
“Last Call” – Lee Ann Womack
“Love Story” – Taylor Swift
“Muddy Water” – Trace Adkins
“Picture to Burn” – Taylor Swift
“Real Gone” – Billy Ray Cyrus
“Stronger Woman” – Jewel
“Sweet Thing” – Keith Urban
“This Is Me You’re Talking To” – Trisha Yearwood
“Troubadour” – George Strait
“White Horse” – Taylor Swift
“Like a Woman” – Jamie O’Neal
“That Song in My Head” – Julianne Hough
“Trying to Stop Your Leaving” – Dierks Bentley
4 – Director: Peter Zavadil
Charity: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Videos:
“Cheater, Cheater” – Joey & Rory
“Feel That Fire” – Dierks Bentley
“I Do” – Jewel
“Love Is a Beautiful Thing” – Phil Vassar
“Till It Feels Like Cheatin’” – Jewel
“You’re Gonna Miss This” – Trace Adkins
DON’T MISS IT! 
