Chesney, Urban, Hill, McGraw Added to CMT Awards Lineup

Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have been added to the list of performers at the 2008 CMT Awards. They'll join previously announced singers Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Brooks & Dunn, LeAnn Rimes, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson and Taylor Swift. Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus will host the show and will perform together, as well.

The April 14 show will be broadcast live on CMT. Fans can vote for their favorite nominees from now until April 11 on CMT's website. Winners receive not only a trophy but $2000 from CMT One Country to donate to the charity of their choice.

See the full list of CMT Award nominees after the jump.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

· Brad Paisley – 'Online' (Director: Jason Alexander)

· Carrie Underwood – 'Wasted' (Director: Roman White)
· Kenny Chesney – 'Don't Blink' (Director: Shaun Silva)
· 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

· Brad Paisley – 'Online'
· 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

· Carrie Underwood – 'So Small'
· LeAnn Rimes – 'Nothin' Better to Do'
· Martina McBride – 'Anyway'
· Miranda Lambert – 'Famous in a Small Town'
· Taylor Swift – 'Our Song'

GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR

· Bon Jovi – '(You Want To) Make a Memory'
· Little Big Town – 'A Little More You'
· Rascal Flatts – 'Stand'
· Rascal Flatts – 'Take Me There'

DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR

· Big & Rich – 'Lost in this Moment'
· Brooks & Dunn – 'Proud of the House We Built'
· Montgomery Gentry – 'What Do Ya Think About That'
· Sugarland – 'Stay'

USA WEEKEND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR

· Bucky Covington – 'A Different World'
· Chuck Wicks – 'Stealing Cinderella'
· Kellie Pickler – 'I Wonder'
· Luke Bryan – 'All My Friends Say'

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

· 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

· Dierks Bentley – 'Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)' from A Capitol Fourth 2007 (PBS)
· Kellie Pickler – 'I Wonder' from the 41st Annual CMA Awards (ABC)
· Sugarland – 'Stay' from the 2007 CMT MUSIC AWARDS (CMT)
· Tim McGraw – 'If You're Reading This' from the 42nd Annual ACM Awards (CBS)

SUPPORTING CHARACTER OF THE YEAR

· Christian Kane for Carrie Underwood's 'So Small'
· Jason Alexander for Brad Paisley's 'Online'
· Rodney Carrington for Trace Adkins' 'I Got My Game On'
· Tyler Hilton for Taylor Swift's 'Teardrops On My Guitar'

WIDE OPEN COUNTRY VIDEO OF THE YEAR

· Alison Krauss and Robert Plant – 'Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)'
· The Eagles – 'How Long'
· Jack Ingram – 'Measure of a Man'
· Willie Nelson – 'Gravedigger'

TEARJERKER VIDEO OF THE YEAR

· Billy Ray Cyrus – 'Ready, Set, Don't Go'
· Kellie Pickler – 'I Wonder'
· Kenny Chesney – 'Don't Blink'
· Sugarland – 'Stay'

COMEDY VIDEO OF THE YEAR

· Blake Shelton – 'The More I Drink'
· Brad Paisley – 'Online'
· Toby Keith – 'High Maintenance Woman'
· Trace Adkins – 'I Got My Game On'

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

· Michael Salomon (award eligible videos include: Toby Keith's 'High Maintenance Woman' and Trace Adkins' 'I Got my Game On')
· Roman White (award eligible videos include: Carrie Underwood's 'So Small' and Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson's 'Because of You')
· Shaun Silva (award eligible videos include: Kenny Chesney's 'Don't Blink' and Rascal Flatts' 'Stand')
· Trey Fanjoy (award eligible videos include: Bucky Covington's 'A Different World' and Taylor Swift's 'Our Song')