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NASHVILLE – February 26, 2008 –Music’s hottest father and daughter are set to rock Nashville as Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus host the 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS live from Nashville’s Curb Event Center at Belmont University on Monday, April 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT* on CMT and CMT.com. Not only will they host the musical party, but Billy Ray and Miley will take the stage for an unforgettable performance.
"Miley and I are so excited to be hosting the CMT Music Awards. We know it will be a fun-filled night with a lot of great music performances," says Billy Ray Cyrus and daughter Miley.
In 1992, Cyrus took the country world by storm with the breakout single, “Achy, Breaky Heart,” which drove his debut album Some Gave All to sell more than nine million copies. The multi-platinum superstar has released 10 albums and held multiple chart toppers, including “Could’ve Been Me” and “Busy Man.” His TV work includes starring roles on the Disney Channel hit series “Hannah Montana” with his daughter Miley, the Pax series “Doc,” plus last year he was featured in ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” and most recently on the CMT reality series Home At Last. Cyrus’ latest Top 5 single from his Walt Disney Records album Home At Last, “Ready, Set, Don’t Go,” is a duet with his daughter, Miley. Cyrus is currently writing material for his next studio album due later this summer. Cyrus will soon begin production on "The Hannah Montana Movie" and in addition to co-starring alongside daughter Miley, he will also serve as co-producer on the feature film. Two films scheduled for release later this year are "Flying By" co-starring Heather Locklear and "Bait Shop" co-starring Bill Engvall.
Multi-talented Miley Cyrus has captivated kids and families on Disney Channel's smash hit comedy series "Hannah Montana," the No. 1 cable TV series for kids age 6-14. Last year, her triple platinum Hannah Montana soundtrack became the first ever TV soundtrack to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and Miley became the youngest artist to have two No. 1 hits in less than a year. In 2007, the 15-year old followed that record with a two-disc set, Hannah Montana2 / Meet Miley Cyrus, which reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 and has since earned triple-platinum status. In late-January Miley completed a 70-date sold out concert tour and by mid-February had the No. 1 film in the country with the Walt Disney Pictures 3D release, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert. Miley is currently writing material for her forthcoming studio album due later this year on Hollywood Records. Both Miley and father Billy Ray Cyrus are slated to begin production in Nashville this spring on "The Hannah Montana Movie" to be followed by the taping of the third season of the "Hannah Montana" TV series.
CMT’s seventh annual awards show honors country music’s elite for the year’s most outstanding music videos and performances and continues to be the genre’s only fan-voted awards. Previously announced performers include Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Toby Keith, with other performances soon to be announced.
On Thursday, March 6, CMT will announce the four finalists in each of the thirteen 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS categories, except VIDEO OF THE YEAR. Fans can then vote online at CMT.com through Friday, April 11 to determine the winners. The final nominees for VIDEO OF THE YEAR will be announced at the beginning of the live show, and fans can vote at CMT.com throughout the live broadcast (ET/CT only) to determine the night’s big winner.
CMT, a unit of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), is the leading television and digital authority on country music and Heartland entertainment, reaching more than 87 million homes in the U.S. CMT and its website, CMT.com, offer an unparalleled mix of music, news, live concerts and series and is the top resource for country music on demand. The network’s digital platforms include the 24-hour music channel, CMT Pure Country, CMT Mobile and CMT VOD.
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VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female,
group/duo or collaboration) and the video director. Final nominees
announced during live telecast, with final voting held online at CMT.com during
the show.
·
Brad
Paisley – “Online” (Director: Jason
Alexander)
·
Carrie
Underwood – “Wasted”
(Director: Roman White)
·
Kenny
Chesney – “Don’t Blink” (Director:
Shaun Silva)
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LeAnn
Rimes – “Nothin’ Better To Do”
(Directors: David McClister and LeAnn Rimes)
·
Rascal
Flatts – “Take Me There” (Director: Shaun
Silva)
·
Reba
McEntire and Kelly Clarkson – “Because of You”
(Director: Roman White)
·
Sugarland –
“Stay” (Director: Shaun Silva)
·
Taylor
Swift – “Our Song” (Director: Trey
Fanjoy)
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist
· Alan Jackson –
“Small Town Southern Man”
· Brad Paisley –
“Online”
· Jason Aldean –
“Johnny Cash”
· Josh Turner –
“Firecracker”
· Keith Urban – “I
Told You So”
· Kenny Chesney –
“Don’t Blink”
· Toby Keith – “High
Maintenance Woman”
· Trace Adkins – “I
Got My Game On”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist
·
Carrie
Underwood – “So Small”
·
Carrie
Underwood – “Wasted”
·
Gretchen
Wilson – “Come to Bed”
·
LeAnn
Rimes – “Nothin’ Better to Do”
·
Martina
McBride – “Anyway”
·
Miranda
Lambert – “Famous in a Small Town”
·
Sara
Evans – “As If”
·
Taylor
Swift – “Our Song”
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists
·
Bon
Jovi – “(You Want To) Make a Memory”
·
The
Eagles – “How Long”
·
Lady
Antebellum – “Love Don’t Live
Here”
·
Little
Big Town – “A Little More
You”
·
Old
Crow Medicine Show – “I Hear Them
All”
·
Randy
Rogers Band – “One More
Goodbye”
·
Rascal
Flatts – “Stand”
·
Rascal
Flatts – “Take Me There”
DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists
·
Big
& Rich – “Between Raising Hell
and Amazing Grace”
·
Big
& Rich – “Lost in this
Moment”
·
Brooks
& Dunn – “Proud of the House We
Built”
·
Montgomery Gentry – “What Do Ya Think
About That”
·
Sugarland
– “Everyday America”
·
Sugarland
– “Stay”
·
Van
Zant – “Goes Down Easy”
USA
WEEKEND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist's major debut album; awarded to
the artist (male, female, or group/duo)
·
Bucky
Covington –
“A Different World”
·
Chuck
Wicks – “Stealing Cinderella”
·
Eric
Church – “Guys Like Me”
·
Jake
Owen – “Startin’ With Me”
·
Jason
Michael Carroll – “Livin’ Our Love
Song”
·
Kellie
Pickler – “I Wonder”
·
Lady
Antebellum – “Love Don’t Live
Here”
·
Luke
Bryan – “All My Friends Say”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR*
Best video that featured a special collaborative appearance
by artists; awarded to the artists (individual, group or duo)
·
Alison Krauss and John Waite – “Missing You”
·
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant – “Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)”
·
Bon Jovi feat. LeAnn Rimes – “Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore”
·
Garth Brooks and Huey Lewis – “Workin’ for a Livin’”
·
Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson – “Because of You”
·
Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill – “I Need You”
PERFORMANCE
OF THE YEAR*
Musical performance on a television show,
series or variety special on a broadcast or major cable network; awarded to the
artist (individual, group or duo)
·
Big & Rich with John Legend – “Lost In This Moment” from the 42nd ACM Awards (CBS)
·
Dierks Bentley – “Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" from A Capitol Fourth 2007 (PBS)
·
Keith Urban and Alicia Keys – “Gimme Shelter” from Live Earth (NBC)
·
Kellie Pickler – “I Wonder” from the 41st Annual CMA Awards (ABC)
·
LeAnn Rimes and Joss Stone – “Tell Me ‘Bout It” from CMT CROSSROADS
(CMT)
·
Miranda Lambert and Jack Ingram – “Gunpowder & Lead” from CMT CROSS COUNTRY
(CMT)
·
Sugarland – “Stay” from the 2007 CMT MUSIC AWARDS (CMT)
·
Tim McGraw – “If You’re Reading This” from the 42nd ACM Awards (CBS)
SUPPORTING
CHARACTER OF THE YEAR*
Best supporting character whose guest
appearance enhances the video concept; awarded to the special guest
·
Christian Kane for Carrie Underwood’s “So Small”
·
Drea de Matteo for Shooter Jenning’s “Walk of Life”
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James Denton for Dale Watson’s “Justice For All”
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Jason Alexander for Brad Paisley’s “Online”
·
Maureen McCormick for Brad Paisley’s “Online”
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Rodney Carrington for Trace Adkins’ “I Got My Game On”
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Tyler Hilton for Taylor Swift’s “Teardrops On My Guitar”
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William Shatner for Brad Paisley’s “Online”
WIDE OPEN COUNTRY VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist outside the mainstream of country
music; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration)
·
Alison
Krauss and Robert Plant – “Gone, Gone, Gone
(Done Moved On)”
·
Billy
Joe Shaver – “Get Thee Behind Me
Satan”
·
Dwight
Yoakam – “Close Up the Honky Tonks”
·
The
Eagles – “How Long”
·
Jack
Ingram – “Measure of a Man”
·
Old
Crow Medicine Show – “I Hear them
All”
·
Shooter
Jennings –
“Walk of Life”
·
Willie
Nelson – “Gravedigger”
TEARJERKER
VIDEO OF THE YEAR*
Best video most likely to stir emotion,
whether tears of joy or sadness; awarded to the artist
·
Big & Rich – “Lost In This Moment”
·
Billy Ray Cyrus – “Ready, Set, Don’t Go”
·
Jason Meadows – “18 Video Tapes”
·
Kellie Pickler – “I Wonder”
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Kenny Chesney – “Don’t Blink”
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Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson – “Because of You”
·
Sugarland – “Stay”
·
Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill – “I Need You”
COMEDY
VIDEO OF THE YEAR*
Best video to convey a song’s humor
and wit; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)
·
Blake Shelton – “The More I Drink”
·
Brad Paisley – “Online”
·
Dale Watson – “Hollywood Hillbilly”
·
Luke Bryan – “All My Friends Say”
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Sarah Johns – “The One In the Middle”
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Shooter Jennings – “Walk of Life”
·
Toby Keith – “High Maintenance Woman”
·
Trace Adkins – “I Got My Game On”
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Best video director of the year; awarded to the director for
his or her body of work from the past year
·
Charles
Mehling (award eligible videos include: Dierks
Bentley’s “Free and Easy (Down the Road I
Go)" and Keith Urban’s “I Told You So”)
·
David
McClister (award eligible videos include:
LeAnn Rimes’ “Nothin’ Better To Do” and Jason Michael
Carroll’s “Livin’ Our Love Song”)
·
Deaton
Flanigen (award eligible videos include: Big
& Rich’s “Lost in this Moment” and Martina
McBride’s “Anyway”)
·
Michael
Salomon (award eligible videos include: Toby Keith’s
“High Maintenance Woman” and Trace Adkins’ “I Got my Game
On”)
·
Rocky
Schenck (award eligible videos include: Alison Krauss and
Robert Plant’s “Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)” and
Sugarland’s “Everyday America”)
·
Roman
White (award eligible videos include: Carrie
Underwood’s “So Small” and Reba McEntire and Kelly
Clarkson’s “Because of You”)
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