CMT Music Award Nominations: Little Big Town's 'Fix You' cover must win

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Nominations for June 6’s CMT Music Awards were announced this morning, with Carrie Underwood leading the pack with five nods, followed by Miranda Lambert, who received four.

See the full list below, which also includes three nominations a piece for Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, and Thompson Square.

If there’s one category we feel strongly about, it’s CMT Performance of the Year, which honors the best live performance that aired on a CMT show, series, or special. Little Big Town has to win for their cover of Coldplay’s “Fix You” on the Music Builds: CMT Disaster Relief Concert. It starts at 2:40 in the clip below; you’re guaranteed to get chills.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Jason Aldean, “Dirt Road Anthem”

Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter, “You And Tequila”

Toby Keith, “Red Solo Cup”

Lady Antebellum, “We Owned The Night”

Miranda Lambert, “Over You”

Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood, “Remind Me”

Rascal Flatts featuring Natasha Bedingfield, “Easy”

Blake Shelton, “God Gave Me You”

Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars, “Safe & Sound”

Carrie Underwood, “Good Girl”

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Jason Aldean, “Dirt Road Anthem”

Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night To End”

Eric Church, “Drink In My Hand”

Toby Keith, “Red Solo Cup”

Blake Shelton, “God Gave Me You”

Keith Urban, “Long Hot Summer”

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Sara Evans, “My Heart Can’t Tell You No”

Miranda Lambert, “Over You”

Martina McBride, “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”

Kellie Pickler, “Tough”

Taylor Swift, “Ours”

Carrie Underwood, “Good Girl”

GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Eli Young Band, “Crazy Girl”

Lady Antebellum, “We Owned The Night”

Pistol Annies, “Hell On Heels”

Rascal Flatts, “Banjo”

The Band Perry, “All Your Life”

Zac Brown Band, “Keep Me In Mind”

DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Love and Theft, “Angel Eyes”

Montgomery Gentry, “Where I Come From”

Sugarland, “Tonight”

The Civil Wars, “Poison & Wine”

Thompson Square, “Glass”

Thompson Square, “I Got You”

USA WEEKEND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Lauren Alaina, “Georgia Peaches”

Brantley Gilbert, “Country Must Be Country Wide”

Hunter Hayes, “Storm Warning”

Scotty McCreery, “The Trouble With Girls”

Pistol Annies, “Hell On Heels”

Thompson Square, “I Got You”

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter,“You And Tequila”

Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood, “Remind Me”

Rascal Flatts featuring Natasha Bedingfield, “Easy”

Lionel Richie with Shania Twain, “Endless Love”

Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars, “Safe & Sound”

Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmy Buffett, “Knee Deep”

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Jason Aldean, “Tattoos On This Town” from 2011 CMT Artists of the Year

Lady Antebellum, “Dancin’ Away With My Heart” from 2011 CMT Artists of the Year

Little Big Town, “Fix You” from Music Builds: CMT Disaster Relief Concert

Blake Shelton, “Footloose” from Invitation Only: Blake Shelton

Sting and Vince Gill, “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You” from CMT Crossroads: Sting and Vince Gill

Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood, “Just A Dream/Dream On” from CMT Crossroads: Steven Tyler & Carrie Underwood from the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam

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