The CMT Music Awards are not too far away, so of course we were recently blessed with the nominations for this year’s award show. This year’s event will be hosted by Charles Esteen from the show Nashville and has plenty of performances on tap.
The big winners so far are Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini and Keith Urban who all four nominations. They lead the pack with many other great names having a chance at some hardware.
Let’s take a look at the nominations for this year’s CMT Music Awards, which take place June 7 from Nashville…
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”
Brad Paisley, “Today”
Kelsea Ballerini, “Peter Pan”
Little Big Town, “Better Man”
Brett Eldredge, “Wanna Be That Song”
Jon Pardi, “Dirt On My Boots”
Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
Carrie Underwood, “Church Bells”
Cole Swindell, “Middle Of A Memory”
Dierks Bentley and Elle King, “Different For Girls”
Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.”
Luke Bryan, “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day”
Miranda Lambert, “Vice”
Thomas Rhett, “Star Of The Show”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Blake Shelton, “Came Here To Forget”
Luke Bryan, “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day”
Eric Church, “Record Year”
Jason Aldean, “Lights Come On”
Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
Thomas Rhett, “Star Of The Show”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini, “Peter Pan”
Lauren Alaina, “Road Less Traveled”
Maren Morris, “80s Mercedes”
Carrie Underwood, “Church Bells”
Miranda Lambert, “Vice”
Reba McEntire, “Back To God”
DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Dan + Shay, “How Not To”
Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.”
Big & Rich (feat. Tim McGraw), “Lovin’ Lately”
Brothers Osborne, “21 Summer”
LoCash, “I Know Somebody”
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Eli Young Band, “Saltwater Gospel”
Lady Antebellum, “You Look Good”
Little Big Town, “Better Man”
Midland, “Drinkin’ Problem”
Old Dominion, “Song For Another Time”
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Brett Young, “In Case You Didn’t Know”
Jon Pardi, “Dirt On My Boots”
Luke Combs, “Hurricane”
Kane Brown, “Used To Love You Sober”
Lauren Alaina, “Road Less Traveled”
RaeLynn, “Love Triangle”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”
Florida Georgia Line (feat. Tim McGraw), “May We All”
Keith Urban (feat. Carrie Underwood), “The Fighter”
Chris Young (feat. Vince Gill), “Sober Saturday Night”
Dierks Bentley (feat. Elle King), “Different For Girls”
Kenny Chesney with Pink, “Setting The World On Fire”
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean, “Hicktown” (From CMT Concert of the Summer)
Alicia Keys and Maren Morris, “80s Mercedes” (From CMT Crossroads)
Meghan Trainor, Jill Scott and Kelsea Ballerini, “You’re Still The One/Any Man of Mine/Man I Feel Like A John Mellencamp and Darius Rucker, “Pink Houses” (From CMT Crossroads)
Woman” (from CMT Artists of the Year)
Nick Jonas and Thomas Rhett, Close (From CMT Crossroads)
Jason Derulo and Luke Bryan, “Want To Want Me” (From CMT Crossroads)
SOCIAL SUPERSTAR OF THE YEAR
Brett Eldredge
Lauren Alaina
Thomas Rhett
Jake Owen
Keith Urban
Kelsea Ballerini
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