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Music City
CMT'S BIG REVEAL
5/9/16

The nominees for this year's CMT Music Awards were announced today by Valory's rising country star, Thomas Rhett—who received two nods himself—during his appearance on Today. See the full list below.

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/Arista Nashville's Carrie Underwood, Mercury Nashville's Chris Stapleton and Arista Nashville's Cam lead the way with three nods each. That said, a brand new category will be revealed 6/1, so stay tuned for that, as it could change the game. Hosts, performers and presenters have also yet to be announced.

On a related note, Columbia Nashville's buzzing newcomer Maren Morris received a video-taped congratulation from the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. We've reached out to them to see if they'd be up for announcing any of our upcoming news and have yet to hear back, but think of the possibilities!

The big show will air live 6/8 at 8pm ET.


VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“Sangria,” Blake Shelton (Warner Bros.)
“Burning House,” Cam (Arista Nashville)
“Smoke Break,” Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville)
“Fire Away,” Chris Stapleton (Mercury Nashville)
“Sippin’ on Fire,” Florida Georgia Line (BMLG)
“Tonight Looks Good on You,” Jason Aldean (Broken Bow)
“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16,” Keith Urban (Hit Red/Capitol Nashville)
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town (Capitol Nashville)
“Strip It Down,” Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville)
“Break Up in a Small Town,” Sam Hunt (MCA Nashville)
“Die a Happy Man,” Thomas Rhett (Valory)
“Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw (Big Machine)

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“Sangria,” Blake Shelton (Warner Bros.)
“Like a Wrecking Ball (From 2015 CMT Music Awards),” Eric Church (EMI Nashville)
“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16,” Keith Urban (Hit Red/Capitol Nashville)
“Kick the Dust Up (From 2015 CMT Music Awards),” Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville)
“Break Up In A Small Town,” Sam Hunt (MCA Nashville)
“Die a Happy Man,” Thomas Rhett (Valory)

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“Burning House,” Cam (Arista Nashville)
“Smoke Break,” Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville)
“I Got The Boy,” Jana Kramer (Elektra Nashville)
“Biscuits,” Kacey Musgraves (Mercury Nashville)
“Dibs,” Kelsea Ballerini (Black River Entertainment)
“My Church,” Maren Morris (Columbia Nashville)

GROUP/DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“Stay a Little Longer,” Brothers Osborne (EMI Nashville)
“Nothin' Like You,” Dan + Shay (Warner Bros.)
“Sippin’ on Fire,” Florida Georgia Line (BMLG)
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town (Capitol Nashville)
“Break Up With Him,” Old Dominion (RCA Nashville)
“Loving You Easy,” Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground/Varvatos/Republic/BMLG)

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“Stay a Little Longer,” Brothers Osborne (EMI Nashville)
“Burning House,” Cam (Arista Nashville)
“Fire Away,” Chris Stapleton (Mercury Nashville)
“My Church,” Maren Morris (Columbia Nashville)
“Break Up With Him,” Old Dominion (RCA Nashville)

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
“Girl Crush (From 2015 CMT Artists of the Year),” Adam Lambert & Leona Lewis
“What's Your Name (From CMT Crossroads),” Brantley Gilbert & Lynyrd Skynyrd (Geffen)
“Smoke Break (From CMT Instant Jam),” Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville)
“I Want You To Want Me (From CMT Crossroads),” Cheap Trick & Jennifer Nettles (Epic/Legacy)
“Nobody To Blame (From CMT Artists of the Year),” Chris Stapleton (Mercury Nashville)
“Alright (From CMT Instant Jam),” Darius Rucker (Capitol Nashville)