CMT Award Nominations Coming Wednesday

CMT’s Evan Farmer will present the nominees for the 2011 CMT Music Awards live on the Today show Wed., April 27, airing at 9:00 am CST. Farmer will appear with hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb.
The Band Perry will also be on hand during the nomination announcements to perform “You Lie.” This is the first time that CMT and NBC have partnered to announce the CMT Music Awards nominations. Voting will begin on CMT.com immediately following this announcement.
Also for the first time, a sneak peek of the nominees for the USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year category will be available on Monday, April 25 at usaweekend.com.
The 2011 CMT Music Awards mark the 10th anniversary of the awards show and will air live from Nashville on Wed., June 8 on CMT and CMT.com. More details to be announced.