Carrie Underwood leads nominations for CMT Music Awards with 5; Lady A, Kenny Chesney score 4

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FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2015 file photo, Carrie Underwood performs during the funeral service for Little Jimmy Dickens in the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. Underwood is the top contender for the 2015 CMT Music Awards with five nominations. CMT announced Wednesday, May 13, that Underwood scored two nominations for video of the year with the Grammy-winning “Something in the Water” and “Somethin’ Bad,” her duet with Miranda Lambert. Underwood also earned two nominations for female video of the year with “Something in the Water” and “Little Toy Guns." (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Carrie Underwood is the top contender for the 2015 CMT Music Awards with five nominations.

CMT announced Wednesday that Underwood scored two nominations for video of the year with the Grammy-winning “Something in the Water” and “Somethin’ Bad,” her duet with Miranda Lambert. Underwood also earned two nominations for female video of the year with “Something in the Water” and “Little Toy Guns.”

Twelve videos are nominated for video of the year. Contenders include Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt and Jason Aldean.

Lady Antebellum and Kenny Chesney, also video of the year nominees, have four nominations each.

The CMT Music Awards will air live on June 10 from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Tickets go on sale Saturday and voting starts Wednesday.

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