<h3>CMT Music Awards opens up fan voting!</h3>
<p>CMT turns the fate of the <strong>2010 CMT Music Awards</strong> over to the fans as it announces finalists and opens up voting for country music&#8217;s only fan-voted awards show. Beginning April 5, CMT.com fans can vote for their favorite videos to determine the final nominees for CMT&#8217;s ninth annual awards show. The 2010 CMT Music Awards show premieres live from Nashville on June 9 at 8 p.m. ET.</p>
<p>The first round of voting runs from April 5 through May 3, only at CMT.com, where fans will select from the top eight nominees in each of the nine categories.</p>
<p>Videos that debuted on CMT between Feb. 24, 2009, and March 1, 2010, are eligible for the 2010 CMT Music Awards, and finalists have been determined by a blue-ribbon panel that includes noted country music journalists, as well as music industry and CMT executives.<br />
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