Kellie Pickler, Lady Antebellum also picked up nominations for the Country Music Television Awards event taking place in June. By Jocelyn Vena Taylor Swift Photo: Ray Tamarra/Getty Images Taylor Swift will see if she can pick up even more awards this June during the CMT Awards . The nominees have already been announced, and fans can start voting now in nine categories. Swift has picked up five nominations for the Country Music Television honors, three for herself and two for video director Roman White, who directed “Fifteen” and “You Belong With Me.” Swift is up for Video of the Year for “You Belong With Me” against 10 other nominees, including pal Carrie Underwood (“Cowboy Casanova”) and country’s newest crossover act, Lady Antebellum, for “Need You Now.” The final nominees for Video of the Year will be announced the day of the show on June 9, with the winner announced later that night. The final four nominees in the other eight categories will be announced May 11. Swift is also nominated for Female Video of the Year, where she faces off against Reba McEntire, Underwood and Kellie Pickler. And she’s nominated with Pickler for their duet “Best Days of Your Life” in the Collaborative Video of the Year category. Underwood is also nominated for CMT Performance of the Year for “Temporary Home (From Invitation Only)” and for two of her videos, “Temporary Home” and “Cowboy Casanova.” Lady Antebellum, who scored pop success this year after the Grammy Awards, are up for Group of the Year and CMT Performance of the Year, among other awards. Last year at the CMT Awards, Swift was the show’s undisputed star . She won Best Video of the Year and Best Female Video, performed twice and even displayed her MCing skills as T-Swizzle with T-Pain by her side. Which CMT award nominees will you be voting for this year? Tell us in the comments! Related Artists Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood
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