Sugarland, Paisley, Swift Lasso CMT Nods

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Sugarland, Paisley, Swift Lasso CMT Nods

Tue., May. 19, 2009 9:38 AM PDT by Josh Grossberg

Looks like this year's CMT Awards will involve a big Sugarland rush.

The Atlanta-based duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush roped in five nominations for country music's top video prizes, including dueling Duo Video of the Year nods for "All I Want to Do" and "Already Gone."

Close behind is Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift, who racked up four nominations apiece. Paisley's noms include one for CMT Performance of the Year for his take on "Country Boy" with Alan Jackson, George Strait and Dierks Bentley, while Swift is competing in that category for her rendition of "Photograph" with Def Leppard.

Those up for Video of the Year: Sugarland's "All I Want to Do," Paisley's "Waitin' on a Woman," Swift's "Love Story," Trace Adkins's "You're Gonna Miss This," Kenny Chesney's "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven," Toby Keith's "God Love Her," Kid Rock's "All Summer Long," Lady Antebellum's "Lookin' for a Good Time," Rascal Flatts' "Every Day" and Carrie Underwood's "Just a Dream."

The finalists, chosen out of more than 2.5 million votes cast by fans, were announced in a CMT special aired this morning and hosted by Kellie Pickler (a nominee for Female Video for "Don't You Know You're Beautiful").

Fans can cast votes for their favorite artsts at CMT.com. The June 16 awards gala will also feature performances by Sugarland, Paisley and Swift, along with Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith, Jason Aldean and, yes, even Def Leppard.

For a complete rundown of the nominees, visit CMT.com.