Jason Aldean and actress Kristen Bell are teaming up to host the CMT Music Awards, live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CMT.
Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan and Taylor Swift are among the artists scheduled to perform at the awards.
Known widely as country music’s wildest night of the year, the CMT Music Awards are the first fan-voted awards show.
Categories and Nominees for the 12th Annual CMT Music Awards are:
Video of the Year
- Braid Paisley, “Southern Comfort Zone”
- Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away”
- Eric Church, “Springsteen”
- Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise”
- Hunter Hayes, “Wanted”
- Jason Aldean, “1994”
- Kenny Chesney, “Come Over”
- Little Big Town, “Tornado”
- Luke Bryan, “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”
- Miranda Lambert, “Mama’s Broken Heart”
- Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
- Tim McGraw,” One of Those Nights”
Male Video of the Year
- Blake Shelton, “Sure Be Cool If You Did”
- Eric Church, “Creepin”
- Hunter Hayes, “Wanted”
- Jason Aldean, “Take A Little Ride”
- Kenny Chesney, “Come Over”
- Luke Bryan, “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”
Female Video of the Year
- Carrie Underwood, “Two Black Cadillacs”
- Faith Hill, “American Heart”
- Jana Kramer, “Why Ya Wanna”
- Kacey Musgraves, “Merry Go ‘Round”
- Miranda Lambert, “Mama’s Broken Heart”
- Taylor Swift, “Begin Again”
Group Video of the Year
- Lady Antebellum, “Downtown”
- Little Big Town, “Pontoon”
- Pistol Annies, “Takin’ Pills”
- Rascal Flatts, “Come Wake Me Up”
- The Band Perry, “Better Dig Two”
- Zac Brown Band, “Goodbye in Her Eyes”
Duo Video of the Year
- Big & Rich, “That’s Why I Pray”
- Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise”
- Love and Theft, “Runnin’ Out of Air”
- Thompson Square, “If I didn’t Have You”
Breakthrough Video of the Year
- Dustin Lynch, “Cowboys and Angels”
- Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise”
- Jana Kramer, “Why Ya Wanna”
- Kasey Musgraves, “Merry Go ‘Round”
- Kip Moore, “Beer Money”
- Randy Houser, “How Country Feels”
Collaborative Video of the Year
- Brad Paisley and Joe Walsh, “Rocky mountain Way” (From CMT Crossroads)
- Jason Aldean with Luke Bryan and Eric Church, “The Only Way I Know” (From the 2012 CMA Awards)
- Kelly Clarkson featuring Vince Gill, “Don’t Rush” (From the 2012 CMA Awards)
- Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, “Feel Like A Rockstar”
- Rascal Flatts and Journey, “Changed” (From CMT Crossroads)
- The Avett Brothers and Randy Travis, “Three Wooden Crosses” (From CMT Crossroads)
CMT Performance of the Year
- Dierks Bentley, “5-1-5-0” (From CMT Unplugged)
- Eric Church, “Homeboy” (From 2012 CMT Artists of the Year)
- Luke Bryan and Randy Tedder, “Drunk on You/Feel Again” (From 2012 CMT Artists of the Year)
- Miranda Lambert, “Over You” (From 2012 CMT Artists of the Year)
- Rascal Flatts and Journey, “Don’t Stop Believin’” (From CMT Crossroads)
- Toby Keith, “Beers Ago” (From 2012 CMT Artists of the Year)
Nationwide® Insurance On Your Side® Award
- Lee Brice
- Florida Georgia Line
- Hunter Hayes
- Kip Moore
-Jackson Dodd, CBS Radio/Riverside
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