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CMT Music Award nominees

Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and Atlanta duo Sugarland are among the top nominees for the CMT Music Awards.

Also in the running for Entertainer of the Year are Brad Paisley ...

Other nominees include the Atlanta duo Sugarland ("Stay") ...

... Carrie Underwood ("Wasted") ...

... LeAnn Rimes ("Nothin' Better To Do") ...

... Kenny Chesney ("Don't Blink") ...

... Taylor Swift ...

Rascal Flatts will play Aug. 15. The trio (Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney) has been named vocal group of the year five times at the Academy of Country Music Awards.

.. and Reba McEntire, along with ...

... Kelly Clarkson for their version of the "American Idol" winner's song "Because of You."

Keith Urban ("I Told You So") was nominated for male video of the year ...

... as were Toby Keith ("High Maintenance Woman") ...

... and Trace Adkins ("I Got My Game On"). Brad Paisley and Kenny Chesney picked up their second nominations in the category.

Martina McBride ("Anyway") leads the women chosen to compete in the female video of the year category.

Female Vocalist of the Year nominees include Miranda Lambert ...

For group of the year, you might be surprised to find rockers Bon Jovi, who were nominated for "(You Want To) Make a Memory."

Another band with Atlanta connections, Little Big Town, received a nomination for Top Vocal Group. (Other nominees: Diamond Rio, Eagles, Emerson Drive and Rascal Flatts)

Big & Rich ("Lost in This Moment") is one of the nominees for duo video of the year.

So are Brooks and Dunn ( "Proud of the House We Built") ...

Montgomery Gentry joins Keith in September. The duo (Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry) recently received their first Grammy nomination for best performance by a duo or group with vocals for 'Lucky Man,'

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Also in the running for Entertainer of the Year are Brad Paisley ...

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