Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift dominate a leaked list of 2011 CMT Music Awards nominations. The two female artists face off against each other in Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year. In the latter category, they additionally compete against Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire.
Meanwhile, the "American Idol" graduate and the Big Machine artist have more competitors in the former category. They are going head-to-head with Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Miranda,Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band.
Also getting more than one nod are Jason and Kenny. The two country music singers are listed in Male Video of the Year along with Toby Keith,Blake Shelton and Keith Urban. The other nominees include Martina McBride, Darius Rucker and Steel Magnolia.
Honoring the year's top country videos, 2011 CMT is set to be held on June 8 in Nashville. Nominees for the fan-voted show reportedly were not supposed to be announced until Wednesday, April 27, but some pages up on the CMT site revealed them days earlier.
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- Jason Aldean
- Kenny Chesney
- Lady Antebellum
- Miranda Lambert
- Rascal Flatts
- Sugarland
- Taylor Swift
- The Band Perry
- Carrie Underwood
- Zac Brown Band
- Sara Evans
- Miranda Lambert
- Reba McEntire
- Taylor Swift
- Carrie Underwood
- Jason Aldean
- Kenny Chesney
- Toby Keith
- Blake Shelton
- Keith Urban
- Lady Antebellum
- Little Big Town
- Rascal Flatts
- The Band Perry
- Zac Brown Band
- Steel Magnolia
- Sugarland
- The Civil Wars
- JaneDear Girls
- Thompson Square
- Lee Brice
- Aaron Lewis
- Jerrod Niemann
- The Band Perry
- Thompson Square
- Martina McBride / Train CMT Crossroads
- Reba McEntire
- Darius Rucker / Adele, "Need You Now", CMT Artists of the Year
- Keith Urban / John Mayer CMT Crossroads
- Zac Brown Band / Jimmy Buffett CMT Crossroads