More awards, this time from the wonderful world of country music over their in the Yoonited States. Nominations for the 2007 CMT Music Awards, which are kind of the MTV VMAs for country music (CMT being MTV's country music channel, of course) have been revealed, and Rascal Flatts led the way with three nominations, albeit two for the same prize - one for Video Of The Year and one for for Group Video Of The Year.
Also up for the overall Video Of The Year prize are Carrie Underwood, Dixie Chicks, George Strait, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland and Toby Keith, though, somewhat confusingly, four more nominees will be added on the night of the awards, and then viewers will be given the chance to vote on the overall winner.
Other Video Of The Year noms who appear on other shortlists include Keith Urban, also up for Best Male, Dixie Chicks also up for Best Group and Carrie Underwood who is also nominated in the Best Female category. Plus the director of her pop promo for 'Before He Cheats', Roman White, is shortlisted for the Best Director gong.
For fans of nomination lists you'll find the full monty at the URL below - the awards are on 16 Apr over there in Nashville.
http://www.cmt.com/shows/events/ cmt_music_awards/2007/nominees/