Country stars Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris lead CMT Music Awards nominations

Miranda Lambert, left, and Maren Morris are the leading nominees for the 2021 CMT Music Awards (AP)

Former tourmates Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris are the leading nominees for the 2021 CMT Music Awards, celebrating the best in country music videos.

CMT has announced the nominees for its June 9 fan-voted awards show, where Morris and Lambert both have two nominations in the top category of video of the year, which has 14 contenders.