May 2009

CMT Adds for the week of May 11:

• Carter Twins "So What" (CMT/Meteor 17)
• Hank Williams Jr. "Red, White & Pink-Slip Blues" (Curb)
• John Mellencamp f/ Karen Fairchild "A Ride Back Home" (Hear/Concord)

CMT Pure Adds for the week of May 11:

Nominees have been announced for the 2009 BET Awards, slated for a live telecast on June 20 with host Jamie Foxx.

The main video categories board the following nods...

Video of the Year

• Beyonce "If I Were A Boy" — Jake Nava, director
• Beyonce "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" — Jake Nava, directpr
• Jamie Foxx ft/ T-Pain "Blame It" — Hype Williams, director
• T.I. ft/ Rihanna "Live Your Life" — Anthony Mandler, director
• Kanye West "Heartless" — Hype Williams, director

Video Director of the Year

• artist: The Script
• song: "Before The Worst"
• label: Sony (UK)/ Epic (US)
• director(s): Paul Minor
• production co: Streetgang Films
• rep: Free Agent UK/Labuda Management

A tie-in with Ford Fiesta shot on the road between NYC and Washington, D.C.

• artist: US Royalty
• song: "Every Summer"
• director(s): Jake Davis
• production co: Kleiner, Inc.