Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton and Chris Stapleton top list of CMT Music Awards nominees

By HEIDI PARKER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

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The 2016 CMT Music Awards nominees were announced on Monday.

And on top of the list were American Idol alum Carrie Underwood and relative newcomer Chris Stapleton.

Vets also got acknowledged, including Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban and Luke Bryan.

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She's tops: Carrie Underwood was nominated for the CMT Music Awards, announced on Monday

She's tops: Carrie Underwood was nominated for the CMT Music Awards, announced on Monday

Underwood, Shelton and Stapleton were named for Video Of The Year.

Also on the list are Cam for Burning House, Florida Georgia Line for Sippin’ On Fire, Jason Aldean for Tonight Looks Good On You, Urban for John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16, Little Big Town for Girl Crush, Luke Bryan for Strip It Down, Sam Hunt for Break Up In A Small Town, Thomas Rhett for Die A Happy Man and McGraw for Humble and Kind.

Will Nicole Kidman join him to the show? Keith Urban got nominated for Video of the Year for John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16; here he is seen in April

Will Nicole Kidman join him to the show? Keith Urban got nominated for Video of the Year for John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16; here he is seen in April

Female Video Of The Year went to Cam for Burning House, Underwood for Smoke Break, Jana Kramer for I Got The Boy, Kacey Musgraves for Biscuits, Kelsea Ballerini for Dibs and Maren Morris for My Church.

Fan voting begins immediately on CMT.com, and will continue on through June 6 at 12:01 a.m. ET. 

The actual awards show itself will be hosted and broadcast live from Nashville on Wednesday, June 8 at 8 p.m. ET on CMT. 

He'll drink to that: Blake Shelton was given a nod for his video Sangria; here he is seen on Saturday in LA

He'll drink to that: Blake Shelton was given a nod for his video Sangria; here he is seen on Saturday in LA

Aren't they sweethearts? Shelton was seen kissing Gwen Stefani in this photo shared by the siren on Monday

Aren't they sweethearts? Shelton was seen kissing Gwen Stefani in this photo shared by the siren on Monday

2016 CMT Music Awards Nominees 

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Blake Shelton – “Sangria”

Cam – “Burning House”

Carrie Underwood – “Smoke Break”

Chris Stapleton – “Fire Away”

Florida Georgia Line – “Sippin’ On Fire”

Jason Aldean – “Tonight Looks Good On You”

Keith Urban – “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16”

Little Big Town – “Girl Crush”

Luke Bryan - “Strip It Down”

Sam Hunt – “Break Up In A Small Town”0

Thomas Rhett – “Die A Happy Man”

Tim McGraw – “Humble and Kind” 

 

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Blake Shelton – “Sangria”

Eric Church – “Like A Wrecking Ball” (From 2015 CMT Music Awards)

Keith Urban – “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16”

Luke Bryan – “Kick The Dust Up” (From 2015 CMT Music Awards)

Sam Hunt – “Break Up In A Small Town”

Thomas Rhett – “Die A Happy Man” 

 

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Cam – “Burning House”

Carrie Underwood – “Smoke Break”

Jana Kramer – “I Got The Boy”

Kacey Musgraves – “Biscuits”

Kelsea Ballerini – “Dibs”

Maren Morris – “My Church”

 

GROUP/DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Brothers Osborne – “Stay A Little Longer”

Dan + Shay – “Nothin' Like You”

Florida Georgia Line – “Sippin' On Fire”

Little Big Town – “Girl Crush”

Old Dominion – “Break Up With Him”

Zac Brown Band – “Loving You Easy”

  

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Brothers Osborne – “Stay A Little Longer”

Cam – “Burning House”

Chris Janson – “Buy Me A Boat”

Chris Stapleton – “Fire Away”

Maren Morris – “My Church”

Old Dominion – “Break Up With Him”

 

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Adam Lambert and Leona Lewis – “Girl Crush” (From 2015 CMT Artists of The Year)

Brantley Gilbert and Lynyrd Skynyrd – “What's Your Name” (From CMT Crossroads)

Carrie Underwood – “Smoke Break” (From CMT Instant Jam)

Cheap Trick and Jennifer Nettles – “I Want You To Want Me” (From CMT Crossroads)

Chris Stapleton – “Nobody To Blame” (From CMT Artists of the Year)

Darius Rucker – “Alright”(From CMT Instant Jam)

 

 

 

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