2008 CMT Music Awards to be an 'Idol' reunion

Idol fans might as well tune in for three nights this week for the second week in a row, as the 2008 CMT Music Awards will be swarming with former finalists.

Carrie Underwood will be performing and is nominated for Video of the Year for "Wasted" and Female Video of the Year for "So Small," while Kelly Clarkson is nominated alongside Reba McEntire for their duet of "Because of You" for Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year. Kellie Pickler's "I Wonder" is nominated for Tearjerker Video of the Year and USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year in addition to Awards Performance of the Year for her performance of "I Wonder" at the 31st annual Country Music Awards. Bucky Covington is also nominated for USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year for "A Different World," while director Roman White is nominated for Video Director of the Year for three videos, including "Because of You" and "So Small."

Also set to appear is season 3 runner-up Diana DeGarmo, who will introduce Kenny Chesney with John Rich and a few fellow Gone Country stars. To top it off, Paula Abdul will introduce Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.

The show kicks off with live coverage on the red carpet at 7 p.m., followed by the live telecast at 8 p.m. ET, which will be streamed on CMT.com in addition to airing on CMT. A full list of nominees is available here.