Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and Justin Bieber all nominated for this year’s CMT awards

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Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and Justin Bieber are all nominated for this year’s Country Music Television (CMT) awards. Lady Antebellum, Taylor and Rascal Flatts lead proceedings with nods in three award categories, while Carrie Underwood is up for two awards. ‘Baby’ singer Justin gets his first ever CMT nomination, for the reworked version of his track ‘That Should Be Me’, featuring Rascal Flatts. The biggest award of the night, Video of the Year, sees Taylor’s ‘Mine’ in contest against tracks by Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, The Band Perry, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band.

Taylor’s other two nominations in the viewer voted awards are also for the ‘Mine’ video, which has nods in the Female Video of the Year and Best Web Video of the Year categories.

Taylor has enjoyed phenomenal success since releasing her debut single in 2006, selling over 20 million albums worldwide and touring the world, and she has frequently told how overwhelmed and grateful she is for her success.

She said: “The fact the fans have done that much for me in such a short period of time is unreal, and I’m so excited and so thankful.

“I’ve gotten to experience just parts of the world I never thought I’d get to see, nonetheless play shows in and have the crowds singing the words back to me.” ”

Lady Antebellum’s ‘Hello World’ and Rascal Flatts’ ‘ Why Wait’ will square off against each other in the Video of the Year and Group Video of the Year categories, while the former band’s ‘Stars Tonight’ is also up for Best Web Video of the Year.

The CMT Awards will take place on June 8 in Nashville, Tennessee.

CMT Awards 2011, full list of nominations:

Video of the Year
Jason Aldean – ‘My Kinda Party’
Kenny Chesney – ‘The Boys of Fall’
Lady Antebellum – ‘Hello World’
Miranda Lambert – ‘The House That Built Me’
Rascal Flatts – ‘Why Wait’
Sugarland – ‘Stuck Like Glue’

Taylor Swift – ‘Mine’
The Band Perry – ‘If I Die Young’
Carrie Underwood – ‘Undo It’
Zac Brown Band – ‘Colder Weather’

Male Video of the Year
Jason Aldean – ‘My Kinda Party’
Kenny Chesney – ‘The Boys of Fall’
Toby Keith – ‘Bullets in the Gun’
Blake Shelton – ‘Who Are You When I’m Not Looking’
Keith Urban – ‘Without You’

Female Video of the Year
Sara Evans – ‘A Little Bit Stronger’
Miranda Lambert – ‘The House That Built Me’
Reba McEntire – ‘Turn On the Radio’
Taylor Swift – ‘Mine
Carrie Underwood – ‘Undo It’

Group Video of the Year
Lady Antebellum – ‘Hello World’
Little Big Town – ‘Little White Church’
Rascal Flatts – ‘Why Wait’
The Band Perry – ‘If I Die Young’
Zac Brown Band – ‘Colder Weather’

Duo Video of the Year
Steel Magnolia – ‘Last Night Again’
Sugarland – ‘Stuck Like Glue’
The Civil Wars – ‘Barton Hollow’
The JaneDear Girls – ‘Wildflower’
Thompson Square – ‘Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not’

Breakthrough Video of the Year
Lee Brice – ‘Love Like Crazy’
Aaron Lewis – ‘Country Boy’
Jerrod Niemann – ‘Lover, Lover’
The Band Perry – ‘If I Die Young’
Thompson Square – ‘Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not’

Collaborative Video of the Year
Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson – ‘Don’t You Wanna Stay’
Justin Bieber featuring Rascal Flatts – ‘That Should Be Me’
Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow – ‘Collide’
Aaron Lewis featuring George Jones and Charlie Daniels – ‘Country Boy’
Loretta Lynn, Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow – ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’

CMT Performance of the Year
Martina McBride and Train – ‘A Broken Wing’ from CMT Crossroads: Train and Martina McBride
Reba McEntire – ‘If I Were a Boy’ from Unplugged: Reba
Darius Rucker and Adele – ‘Need You Now’ from 2010 CMT Artists of the Year
Keith Urban and John Mayer – ‘Sweet Thing’ from CMT Crossroads: John Mayer and Keith Urban
Zac Brown Band and Jimmy Buffett – ‘Margaritaville’ from CMT Crossroads: Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown Band

Best Web Video of the Year
Jason Aldean – ‘My Kinda Party’ (live from the CMT.com webcast)
Luke Bryan – ‘It’s a Shore Thing’
Lady Antebellum – ‘Stars Tonight’
Blake Shelton – ‘Kiss My Country Ass’
Taylor Swift – ‘Mine’ (live from the Speak Now album release party)

Video Director of the Year
Deaton Flanigen (award-eligible videos include Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow’s ‘Collide’ and the JaneDear Girl’s ‘Wildflower’)
Trey Fanjoy (award-eligible videos include Miranda Lambert’s ‘The House That Built Me’ and Blake Shelton’s ‘Who Are You When I’m Not Looking’)
Chris Hicky (award-eligible videos include Carrie Underwood ‘s ‘Undo It’ and Keith Urban’s ‘Without You’)
David McClister (award-eligible videos include The Band Perry’s ‘If I Die Young’ and LeAnn Rimes’ ‘Swingin”)
Roman White (award-eligible videos include Lady Antebellum’s ‘Hello World’ and Kellie Pickler’s ‘Makin’ Me Fall in Love Again’)

Taylor Swift was top selling artist of 2010

Taylor Swift was top selling artist of 2010. Taylor Swift was the biggest selling artist of 2010, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In 2010, Swift sold 4,470,000 units, beating Eminem, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber.The Beatles, who caved in to iTunes and finally released their music digitally in 2010, made the Top 10 at no. 10 with sales of 1,697,000 units. In 2009, Michael Jackson was the biggest selling artist with 8,286,000 units sold but then again he did have the ultimate publicity stunt . death.

The top 10 selling artists of 2010 were:

1. Taylor Swift (4,470,000)
2. Eminem (4,317,000)
3. Lady Antebellum (3,848,000)
4. Justin Bieber (3,728,000)
5. Glee (3,603,000)
6. Susan Boyle (2,711,000)
7. Lady Gaga (2,591,000)
8. Michael Jackson (2,118,000)
9. Zac Brown Band (1,824,000)
10. The Beatles (1,697,000)

Miranda Lambert Celebrates 27th Birthday With 4 Wins At The CMA Awards

Miranda Lambert Celebrates 27th Birthday With 4 Wins At The CMA Awards. The CMA Awards has given Miranda Lambert not one, but four really cool gifts for her 27th birthday on Wednesday. The songstress took home Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Video of the Year at the 44th Annual Country Music Association Awards. Lambert’s single “The House That Built Me” was honored for both Song and Video of the Year at the “Country Music’s Biggest Night,” while her “Revolution” took the top prize of Album of the Year. She said upon accepting the Female Vocalist honor from country music legend Loretta Lynn, “The woman that paved the way for all females ever in country music is standing here beside me and handed me this award… I’m going to keep going for the other women in this industry.” It’s not only her night. Her fiancé Blake Shelton also won a major trophy that night, winning Male Vocalist of the Year. His “Hillbilly Bone,” featuring Trace Adkins, also won Musical Event of the Year. Brad Paisley, who co-hosted the show along with Carrie Underwood at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, was named Entertainer of the Year for the first time. He was Male Vocalist for the past three consecutive years. And based on the blogsphere review, Gwyneth Paltrow didn’t suck in her country music debut at the show. The Oscar-winning actress played the guitar and sang a track from her upcoming film “Country Song” with Vince Gill. Her performance actually received a standing ovation.
The complete list of winners:

•Entertainer: Brad Paisley
•Female Vocalist: Miranda Lambert
•Male Vocalist: Blake Shelton
•Vocal Group: Lady Antebellum
•Vocal Duo: Sugarland
•New Artist: Zac Brown Band
•Album: “Revolution,” Miranda Lambert
•Single: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
•Song: “The House That Built Me,” Miranda Lambert
•Video: “The House That Built Me,” Miranda Lambert
•Musical Event: “Hillbilly Bone,” Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
•Musician: Mac McAnnally