Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw and Big & Rich are the top nominees for the CMT 2005 Music Awards, which the network will air live April 11 from Nashville. Each of the artists received four nominations, all for more than one video. Keith Urban and Gretchen Wilson scored three nominations apiece.
Five individual videos also received three nominations each: Chesney’s “I Go Back,” Keith’s “Stays in Mexico,” McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying,” Wilson’s “Redneck Woman” and the Brad Paisley’s “Whiskey Lullaby.”
Winners will be announced during the show. Final nominees and winners are chosen by CMT viewers voting online at CMT.com. here.