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Nominees for the 2021 CMT Music Awards are out, with Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris leading this year’s pack with four nods a piece, with Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town, and Mickey Guyton close behind with three. Interestingly, Maren and Miranda are basically nominated in all the same categories. Both are up for Female Video of the Year, they each have two nods in the Video of the Year category, and both are also nominated for Collaborative Video of the Year. The Video of the Year category currently has 14 nominees, but it will be narrowed down to five on June 1st with voting open now. The 2021 CMT Music Awards, hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown, airs June 9th at 7 pm CT.
Dan + Shay’s DanSmyers is mourning the loss of his 16-year-old rescue dog, who he called Missy, Tiny and Little One. At the time Dan and his wife adopted the dog, she had terminal cancer, with Dan noting that they knew their “time together would be limited." He shared, “ She was safe in our arms as she left us peacefully, and for that we are grateful.”