Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Kelsea Ballerini and Zach Bryan are all up for multiple awards at the 2024 CMT Music Awards, which will take place April 7 at the Moody Center in Austin and air live on CBS.
Jelly Roll, Wilson and Ballerini, along with Megan Moroney and Cody Johnson, tied for the most nominations this year with three each. All five artists will compete for video of the year, along with other artists such as Bryan, Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves and last year's winner Kane Brown, who features Mickey Guyton's “Nothing Compares to You.”
Bryan was one of 14 artists to earn first-time CMT Awards nominations this year. “Nine Ball”, a song from the Boys of faith The EP with a video starring Matthew McConaughey as a pool shark is up for video of the year, while “Oklahoma Smokeshow” (out 2022 Summertime Blues EP) was nominated for Breakthrough Male Video of the Year. (Bryan has not released official videos for songs from his 2023 hit album of the same name.)
Tyler Childers also earned his first CMT nominations for Video of the Year and Breakthrough Male Video of the Year for his heartbreaking “In Your Love.” A number of up-and-comers also picked up their first nominations, including Amber Riley, Tigirlily Gold, Warren Zeiders and Castellows.
But also some veteran and not necessarily country artists, including Hozier, whose performance of “Take Me to Church” with Maren Morris at CMT Crossroads is for CMT Performance of the Year. And Poison's Bret Michaels is nominated in the same category for a cover of “Nothing But a Good Time” with Chris Janson, which also aired on Crossroads.
As usual, the Video of the Year category includes 16 nominees. Fan voting for this category begins today, and the total will be narrowed down to six videos on April 1st. The top three finalists from the second round of voting will be announced on April 7, the day before the CMT Music Awards. (Voting for all categories is open now.)
Along with up for three awards, Kelsea Ballerini will also host the 2024 CMT Music Awards. The country star will host the show for the fourth year in a row, though she'll be doing it solo for the first time after co-hosting the show with Kane Brown.
Nominations for the 2024 CMT Music Awards
The video of the year
Ashley McBryde – “Light On 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”
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 the Kitchen”
Gabby Barrett – “Glory Days”
Kacey Musgraves – “Deeper Well”
Kelsea Ballerini – “Penthouse”
Lainey Wilson – “Watermelon Moonshine”
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”
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”
Old Dominion – “Memory Lane”
Parmalee – “Girl in Mine”
War and Treaty – “Have a Heart”
Tigirlily Gold – “Shoot Tequila”
Collaborative Video of the Year
Carly Pearce feat. Chris Stapleton – “We Don't Fight No More”
Ella Langley feat. Koe Wetzel – “This Is What We Fight For”
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
Anne Wilson – “Rain in the Rearview”
Ashley Cooke – “Your Place”
Brittney Spencer – “Bigger Than the Song”
Tigirlily Gold – “Shoot Tequila”
Breakthrough Male Video of the Year
Chase Beckham – “23”
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Warren Zeiders – “Pretty Little Poison”
Zach Bryan – “Oklahoma Smokeshow”
CMT Performance of the Year
Amber Riley – “RESPECT” (by CMT Smashing Glass)
Bret Michaels & Chris Janson – “Nothing But a Good Time” (by CMT Crossroads)
Carrie Underwood – “Hate My Heart” (from the 2023 CMT Music Awards)
Cody Johnson – “Human” (from the 2023 CMT Music Awards)
Dierks Bentley – “Drunk on a Plane” (by CMT Storytellers)
Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter – “Thinking 'Bout You” (by CMT Campfire Sessions)
Hozier & Maren Morris – “Take Me to Church” (by CMT Crossroads)
Jelly Roll – “Need a Favor” (from the 2023 CMT Music Awards)
Kelsea Ballerini – “If You Go Down (I'm Goin' Down Too)” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
The War And Treaty – “Alone” (by CMT Smashing Glass)
CMT Digital-First Show of the Year
Chase Rice – “Goodnight Nancy” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
Dylan Scott – “Don't Close Your Eyes (Kate Whitley Cover)” (from CMT Digital Campfire Sessions)
Megan Moroney – “I'm Not Pretty” (from CMT Digital Campfire Sessions)
Nate Smith – “Whiskey on You” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
Scotty McCreery – “It Matters to Her” (from CMT Stages)
Stephen Wilson Jr. – “Year to Be Young 1994” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
The Castellows – “I Know It Will Never End” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
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