Carrie Underwood, Cam and Chris Stapleton up for CMT Awards

NASHVILLE, May 10 (UPI) -- Carrie Underwood, a six-time CMT Video of the Year winner, is set to defend her title against first-time nominees Chris Stapleton and Cam.

Also competing in the top category are Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett and Tim McGraw.

Winners are to be announced at a ceremony at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on June 8.

Fan voting has begun at CMT.com and continues through June 6. The network said it will reveal this year's host, performers and presenters in the near future.

The nominees for the 2016 CMT Music Awards are:

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"
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"
Keith Urban "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
Luke Bryan "Kick The Dust Up"
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"
Brantley Gilbert and Lynyrd Skynyrd "What's Your Name"
Carrie Underwood "Smoke Break"
Cheap Trick and Jennifer Nettles "I Want You To Want Me"
Chris Stapleton "Nobody To Blame"
Darius Rucker "Alright"