The 2016 CMT Music Awards unofficially kick off the 2016 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, TN and will air live on CMT on Wednesday, June 8th at 8pm ET!
Here is the list of nominees:
Music Video of the Year
- “Sangria” by Blake Shelton
- “Burning House” by Cam
- “Smoke Break” by Carrie Underwood
- “Fire Away” by Chris Stapleton
- “Sippin’ on Fire” by Florida Georgia Line
- “Tonight Looks Good On You” by Jason Aldean
- “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” by Keith Urban
- “Girl Crush” by Little Big Town
- “Strip It Down” by Luke Bryan
- “Break Up in a Small Town” by Sam Hunt
- “Die A Happy Man” by Thomas Rhett
- “Humble and Kind” by Tim McGraw
Male Video of the Year
- “Sangria” by Blake Shelton
- “Like a Wrecking Ball” by Eric Church
- “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” by Keith Urban
- “Kick the Dust Up” by Luke Bryan
- “Break Up in a Small Town” by Sam Hunt
- “Die A Happy Man” by Thomas Rhett
Female Video of the Year
- “Burning House” by Cam
- “Smoke Break” by Carrie Underwood
- “I Got The Boy” by Jana Kramer
- “Biscuits” by Kacey Musgraves
- “Dibs” by Kelsea Balerini
- “My Church” by Maren Morris
Group/Duo Video of the Year
- “Stay A Little Longer” by Brothers Osborne
- “Nothin’ Like You” by Dan + Shay
- “Sippin’ on Fire” by Florida Georgia Line
- “Girl Crush” by Little Big Town
- “Break Up With Him” by Old Dominion
- “Loving You Easy” by Zac Brown Band
Breakthrough Video of the Year
- “Stay A Little Longer” by Brothers Osborne
- “Burning House” by Cam
- “Buy Me A Boat” by Chris Janson
- “Fire Away” by Chris Stapleton
- “My Church” by Maren Morris
- “Break Up With Him” by Old Dominion
CMT Performance of the Year
- “Girl Crush” by Adam Lambert & Leona Lewis
- “What’s Your Name” by Brantley Gilbert & Lynyrd Skynyrd
- “Smoke Break” by Carrie Underwood
- “I Want You To Want Me” by Cheap Trick & Jennifer Nettles
- “Nobody to Blame” by Chris Stapleton
- “Alright” by Darius Rucker
