Another CMT Music Awards is in the books and always it was a big night, filled with lots of big names artists. Some of the social media comments after the show gave it mixed revues, but with all the collaborations and performances and tributes, it was a fun night hanging out with some of your favorite artists.
No awards show can really start without the red carpet: All the stars, dressed their best and stopping to answer questions.
I’m not gonna make you wait….first, THE WINNERS!!
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Ashley McBryde – “Light On in the Kitchen”
- Brandy Clark feat. Brandi Carlile – “Dear Insecurity”
- Brothers Osborne – “Nobody’s Nobody”
- Cody Johnson – “The Painter”
- Darius Rucker – “Fires Don’t Start Themselves”
- HARDY – “Truck Bed”
- Jason Aldean – “Let Your Boys Be Country”
- Jelly Roll – “Need a Favor” — WINNER
- Jordan Davis – “Next Thing You Know”
- Kacey Musgraves – “Deeper Well”
- Kelsea Ballerini – “IF YOU GO DOWN (I’M GOIN’ DOWN TOO)”
- Lainey Wilson – “Watermelon Moonshine”
- Mickey Guyton feat. Kane Brown – “Nothing Compares to You”
- Parmalee – “Gonna Love You”
- Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
- Zach Bryan – “Nine Ball”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Ashley McBryde – “Light On in the Kitchen”
- Gabby Barrett – “Glory Days”
- Kacey Musgraves – “Deeper Well”
- Kelsea Ballerini – “Penthouse”
- Lainey Wilson – “Watermelon Moonshine” — WINNER
- Megan Moroney – “I’m Not Pretty”
- Reba McEntire – “Seven Minutes in Heaven”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Bailey Zimmerman – “Religiously”
- Cody Johnson – “The Painter”
- HARDY – “Truck Bed”
- Jelly Roll – “Need a Favor” — WINNER
- Jordan Davis – “Next Thing You Know”
- Luke Combs – “Fast Car (Official Live Video)”
- Morgan Wallen – “Last Night (One Record at a Time Sessions)”
DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Brothers Osborne – “Nobody’s Nobody”
- Dan + Shay – “Save Me the Trouble” — WINNER
- Old Dominion – “Memory Lane”
- Parmalee – “Girl In Mine”
- The War and Treaty – “Have You a Heart”
- Tigirlily Gold – “Shoot Tequila”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Carly Pearce feat. Chris Stapleton – “We Don’t Fight Anymore” — WINNER
- Ella Langley feat. Koe Wetzel – “That’s Why We Fight”
- Jon Pardi, Luke Bryan – “Cowboys and Plowboys”
- Justin Moore & Priscilla Block – “You, Me and Whiskey”
- Lukas Nelson + Promise of The Real feat. Lainey Wilson – “More Than Friends”
- Mickey Guyton feat. Kane Brown – “Nothing Compares to You”
- Old Dominion & Megan Moroney – “Can’t Break Up Now”
BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World®
- Anne Wilson – “Rain In the Rearview”
- Ashley Cooke – “your place” — WINNER
- Brittney Spencer – “Bigger Than the Song”
- Tigirlily Gold – “Shoot Tequila”
BREAKTHROUGH MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World®
- Chayce Beckham – “23”
- Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
- Warren Zeiders – “Pretty Little Poison” — WINNER
- Zach Bryan – “Oklahoma Smokeshow”
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- Amber Riley – “R.E.S.P.E.C.T.” (from CMT Smashing Glass)
- Bret Michaels & Chris Janson – “Nothing But a Good Time” (from CMT Crossroads)
- Carrie Underwood – “Hate My Heart” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
- Cody Johnson – “Human” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
- Dierks Bentley – “Drunk on a Plane” (from CMT Storytellers)
- Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter – “Thinking ‘Bout You” (from CMT Campfire Sessions)
- Hozier & Maren Morris – “Take Me To Church” (from CMT Crossroads)
- Jelly Roll – “Need a Favor” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards) — WINNER
- Kelsea Ballerini – “IF YOU GO DOWN (I’M GOIN’ DOWN TOO)” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
- The War And Treaty – “On My Own” (from CMT Smashing Glass)
CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- Chase Rice – “Goodnight Nancy”
- Dylan Scott – “Don’t Close Your Eyes (Keith Whitley Cover)”
- Megan Moroney – “I’m Not Pretty”
- Nate Smith – “Whiskey on You”
- Stephen Wilson Jr. – “Year to Be Young 1994”
- Scotty McCreery – “It Matters to Her” — WINNER
- The Castellows – “I Know It Will Never End”
SOURCE: People Magazine
The Toby Keith tribute honored the man and some of his biggest songs.
https://youtu.be/_tY28QzOI-Q?si=s_KNgNfVFTMI4aZg
https://youtu.be/7bLh8jx6-Gw?si=jmAeHL–N–AxchQ
https://youtu.be/7lY6UMqjdX0?si=m-cH1XA7Uet36Xdn
Trisha Yearwood performing and receiving the first ever CMT June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award
https://youtu.be/21RuDcYMZ7g?si=4_HECTVJD-uQ0eh3
And then the performances ……blew the roof off the joint
https://youtu.be/iTewXcuR_E4?si=wQy2PS9uzef8C4yS
https://youtu.be/LvJY7uhyZho?si=W8ZuXMX-br1ZV8CA
https://youtu.be/RWLKMwkAZLY?si=HQRfP1ZP9WkcKxm2
https://youtu.be/MEAsAzMC6Mw?si=5JBHJbIfJBDTGGJZ
https://youtu.be/C607svvWKj8?si=_tp3Kp4nOXs9dW-R
Keith Urban is so good live, one of my favorite concerts…..did you hear him count everyone in with “5-3-24”? My money is that’s when his new single with Lainey Wilson drops. Stay tuned.
https://youtu.be/4Zo4lwaMSTo?si=bY4uaCxU98R_xHdN
Sam Hunt has done a lot of growing up the last few years and I think it’s made him and his music better. I dig this title track from his new EP “Locked Up”
https://youtu.be/_MP3SJy79MQ?si=gwtdEQ_rayG8LdzU
Bailey Zimmerman is a genuine rising star….he sings nothing but hits and is fun to watch live
https://youtu.be/PTSfcF_3pzk?si=Xe0blR06vl7rZ3rU
Cody Johnson was one of the best performances of the night
https://youtu.be/NnY0qzabeEo?si=56B87CYK8qeSP91F
Jason Aldean showed that he and CMT had seen past their differences to sing his new single
https://youtu.be/6dPvPqOAT8w?si=4TUSmsjpimbQX96P
Megan Moroney is one of my new favorites. Her voice is mesmerizing
https://youtu.be/Sq1RvvFraDI?si=X1av0XnWu0O1oKN5
Winner and phenom, Lainey Wilson singing her new single did not disappoint as one of the best performances of the night
https://youtu.be/ttwbrUqLPRY?si=0JflJYlSZfkWhIG4
I was really excited to see what Parker McCollum and Brittney Spencer would sound like on his new #1 “Burn It Down”. That song easily could have been a smokin’ hot duet and still made #1
https://youtu.be/ljDs5kLSmaA?si=b7hFJfYqwmsPahTr
How about Jordan Davis and NEEDTOBREATHE – the change ups and the vibe and the performance….10 out of 10
https://youtu.be/sremZBJT2Ec?si=JBt8Vh_slCtPmarJ
