The CMT Music Awards nominations were announced Wednesday morning, with the 32-year-old Carrie Underwood leading the pack with five nods; including one for her smash duet with Miranda Lambert.
Lady Antebellum and Kenny Chesney earned four nominations each.
The nominations were rolled out in a new way this year.
Lady Antebellum stopped by NBC’s Today to announce the contenders for Male Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year, while also performing their new single, “Long Stretch of Love.”
Immediately afterward, Today.com posted the nominees in the Video of the Year category. Luke Bryan, Underwood and CMT also unveiled nominees in five additional categories via their social media channels.
