
Toby Keith is vying for four CMT 2004 Flame Worthy Awards, leading this year's pack in the cable network's annual, fan-voted honors.
Keith and Willie Nelson share two of the nominations for the video for their duet "Beer for My Horses," while Keith's clip for "American Soldier" is nominated for Video of the Year and Male Video of the Year.
Picking up three nominations each were Kenny Chesney , Alan Jackson and Rascal Flatts, while Jimmy Buffett, Shania Twain and Keith Urban got two nods apiece.
This year's Flame Worthy Awards will be handed out on April 21 in Nashville during a Dolly Parton-hosted ceremony that will be telecast live on CMT. Parton, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Sheryl Crow, Toby Keith, Martina McBride, Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts are scheduled to perform.
Nominees and winners are determined by online voting at CMT.com. The final four nominees in each category are:
Breakthrough Video of the Year
(Best video from an artist's major debut album; Awarded to the artist.)
Buddy Jewell, "Sweet Southern Comfort"
Dierks Bentley, "What Was I Thinkin'"
Jimmy Wayne, "I Love You This Much"
Josh Turner, "Long Black Train"
Hottest Video of the Year
(Sexiest video by an individual, group, duo or collaboration; Awarded to the artist.)
Keith Urban, "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me"
Kenny Chesney, "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"
Rascal Flatts, "I Melt"
Tim McGraw, "Real Good Man/The Ride"
Cameo of the Year
(Awarded to the special guest(s) and accepted by the artist and guest(s).)
Jake the Dog - Dierks Bentley's "What Was I Thinkin'"
Joe Don's Derriere - Rascal Flatts' "I Melt"
Motocross Rider Kenny Bartram and BMX Rider Kevin Robinson - Chris Cagle's "Chicks Dig It"
Jason Alexander, Jim Belushi, Little Jimmy Dickens, Trista Rehn, and William Shatner - Brad Paisley's "Celebrity"
Director of the Year
Michael Salomon - Toby Keith with Willie Nelson, "Beer For My Horses"
Morgan Lawley - Gary Allan, "Songs About Rain"
Peter Zavadil - Dierks Bentley "What Was I Thinkin'"
Sam Erickson - Keith Urban "You'll Think of Me"
Collaborative Video of the Year
(Best video that featured a special collaborative appearance by artists; Awarded to the artists.)
Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere"
James Taylor and Alison Krauss, "How's the World Treating You"
Marty Stuart and Merle Haggard, "Farmer's Blues"
Toby Keith and Willie Nelson, "Beer for My Horses"
Group/Duo Video of the Year
Brooks & Dunn, "You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl"
Lonestar, "My Front Porch Looking In"
Montgomery Gentry, "Hell Yeah"
Rascal Flatts, "I Melt"
Female Video of the Year
Martina McBride, "This One's for the Girls"
Reba McEntire, "I'm Gonna Take that Mountain"
Sara Evans, "Perfect"
Shania Twain, "Forever and for Always"
Male Video of the Year
Alan Jackson, "Remember When"
Kenny Chesney, "There Goes My Life"
Toby Keith, "American Soldier"
Trace Adkins, "Hot Mama"
Video of the Year
Alan Jackson with Jimmy Buffet, "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere"
Brad Paisley, "Celebrity"
Keith Urban, "You'll Think Of Me"
Kenny Chesney, "There Goes My Life"
Rascal Flatts, "I Melt"
Shania Twain, "Forever and for Always"
Toby Keith, "American Soldier"
Toby Keith with Willie Nelson, "Beer for My Horses"