CMT One Country to help artists' favorite charities

Artists aren’t the only ones winning at the 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS on Monday, April 14, as CMT ONE COUNTRY will be gifting $2500 to winners in each category of the 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS for the charity of their choice, it was announced today by CMT’s Director of Public Affairs, Lucia Folk. CMT ONE COUNTRY, CMT’s pro-social initiative, was launched in the fall of 2005 to inspire CMT viewers to take action and bring about important change in their communities. Visit CMTONECOUNTRY.com to learn more information about the nominated artists’ charities.
“CMT ONE COUNTRY recognizes that our 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS nominees have causes which they hold near and dear to their heart, and we would like to showcase these important causes to the millions of fans who vote for their favorite artists,” said Folk. “Much like the goal of CMT ONE COUNTRY to inspire others to take action and bring about change, we are proud to facilitate artists giving back to the community that has supported them in their successes.”
A complete list of the 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS nominated artists and the charities who would receive their donation are below (in alphabetical order):

Alison Krauss: Thistle Farms

Big & Rich: My Sister's Keeper and Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Billy Ray Cyrus: City of Hope

Blake Shelton: Project Rebuild, OKVOAD

Bon Jovi: The Philadelphia Soul Foundation

Brad Paisley: Target House at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Brooks & Dunn: Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Bucky Covington: USO

Carrie Underwood: Humane Society of the United States

Christian Kane: The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp

Chuck Wicks: American Cancer Society

David McClister (Director): TBD

Dierks Bentley: Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

The Eagles: The Walden Woods Project

Faith Hill: Neighbor's Keeper Foundation

Garth Brooks: Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Huey Lewis: Carousel Fund

Jack Ingram: Habitat for Humanity

Jason Alexander: Oakwood School

Keith Urban: Nashville Alliance for Public Education

Kellie Pickler: AARP Foundation Grandparenting Program

Kelly Clarkson: March of Dimes

Kenny Chesney: PLAN!T NOW

LeAnn Rimes: Nashville Humane Association

Little Big Town: Blood:Water Mission

Luke Bryan: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee

Martina McBride: Childhelp

Michael Salomon (Director): American Cancer Society

Miranda Lambert: Humane Society of East Texas

Montgomery Gentry: T.J. Martell Foundation

Rascal Flatts: Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Reba McEntire: Habitat for Humanity

Robert Plant: TurtleWill

Rodney Carrington: Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation (PKD Foundation)

Roman White (Director): St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Shaun Silva (Director): Special Spaces

Sugarland: American Liver Foundation

Taylor Swift: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Tim McGraw: Neighbor's Keeper Foundation

Toby Keith: Ally’s House

Trace Adkins: The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN)

Trey Fanjoy (Director): MusiCares

Tyler Hilton: T.H. Books for Kids

Willie Nelson: Farm Aid

Hosted by music’s hottest father and daughter, Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus, the 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS air live from Nashville’s Curb Event Center at Belmont University on Monday, April 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT* on CMT and CMT.com. Including performances by Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, Taylor Swift and a special performance by Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus with more performances to be announced, the 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS continues to be the genre’s only fan-voted awards.