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They might not be on American Idol anymore, but it’s time to start voting for Kellie Pickler and Carrie Underwood.

They’ve been nominated for 2010 CMT Music Awards, and voting to determine the final four nominees in each category runs through May 11 on the CMT Web site.

Carrie has three nominations this year, including Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year for “Cowboy Casanova.”

She’ll be trying to end Taylor Swift’s two-year winning streak in both categories. Of course, Taylor — Miss Win Everything Lately — is also nominated in those categories for her video to “You Belong With Me.”

Speaking of Taylor, she shares in one of Kellie’s nominations, for “Best Days of Your Life” in the collaborative video category. It’s the song they co-wrote about one of Kellie’s ex-boyfriends.

Kellie’s also nominated in the Female Video of the Year category for “Didn’t You Know How Much I Loved You.”

While they missed out last year, Kellie and Carrie aren’t exact strangers to the awards podium at the CMTs.

Carrie won Breakthrough Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year in 2006 with “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” then won Video the Year and Female Video of the Year in 2007 with “Before He Cheats.”

Kellie won in 2008 for Breakthrough Video of the Year and Performance Video of the Year for her song, “I Wonder.”

The awards show will be broadcast June 9. Here’s a list of all the nominees in the categories in which Carrie and Kellie are nominated.

Video of the Year

Carrie Underwood, “Cowboy Casanova”
Toby Keith, “American Ride”
Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now,”
Kenny Chesney, “Out Last Night”
Keith Urban, “Til Summer Comes Around”
Zac Brown Band, “Toes”
Jason Aldean, “The Truth”
Brad Paisley, “Welcome to the Future”
Miranda Lambert, “White Liar”
Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me”

Female Video of the Year

Carrie Underwood, “Cowboy Casanova”
Kellie Picker, “Didn’t You Know How Much I Loved You”
Miranda Lambert, “White Liar”
Taylor Swift, “You Belong to Me”
Lee Ann Womack, “Solitary Thinkin'”
Laura Bell Bundy, “Giddy On Up”
Martina McBride, “I Just Call You Mine”
Reba McEntire, “Consider Me Gone”

CMT Performance of the Year

Carrie Underwood, “Temporary Home” from Invitation Only
Brad Paisley, “Them” from 2009 CMT Music Awards
Tim McGraw, “Southern Voice” from Invitation Only
Dierks Bentley, “Sideways” from 2009 CMT Music Awards
Lady Antebellum, “Lookin’ for a Good Time” from 2009 CMT Music Awards
Sugarland and the B-52s, “Love Shack” from the CMT Music Awards
Jason Aldean and Bryan Adams, “Heaven” from CMT Crossroads
Reba McEntire, “Consider Me Gone” from Invitation Only

Collaborative Video of the Year

Kellie Pickler and Taylor Swift, “Best Days of YOur Life”
Jason Aldean and Bryan Adams, “Heaven”
Brooks & Dunn and Billy Gibbons, “Honky Tonk Stomp”
Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins, “Hillbilly Bone”
Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews, “I’m Alive”
Sugarland and the B-52s, “Love Shack”
Shooter Jennings and Jamey Johnson, “Somewhere Beteen Jennings and Jones”
John Mellencamp and Karen Fairchild, “Ride Back Home”