Thomas Rhett revealed the nominees for this year’s CMT Awards this morning on NBC’s TODAY Show.
Fan favorites like Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Little Big Town, among others, are represented in each category as well as embraced newcomers Cam, Maren Morris, and Brothers Osborne.
Oh and in case you were wondering – Chris Stapleton is up for three more awards to add to his cache!
The nominees are as follows:
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)
Another category will be announced on June 1 as per CMT.com.
Fans can sign-in to vote for their favorites in each category at: http://www.cmt.com/cmt-music-awards/vote/
The 2016 CMT Music Awards will air on CMT on Wednesday, June 8 at 8 p.m.