The nominations for the '2021 CMT Music Awards' are here!
Country music’s only fan-voted award show is ready to celebrate music’s hottest stars!
Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown the two-and-a-half-hour performance-packed show is scheduled for Wednesday, June 9th at 8p/7c broadcasting on the CMT network, including MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, and TV Land.
HERE ARE THE NOMINEES:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration). Top five nominees, from the first round of voting, will be announced on June 1. Top 3 nominees, from the second round of voting, will be announced on June 8. Final voting will be determined via social media and announced as the final category during the live show.
- Carrie Underwood with John Legend - “Hallelujah”
- Dierks Bentley - “Gone”
- Elle King and Miranda Lambert - “Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)”
- Ingrid Andress - “Lady Like”
- Kane Brown - “Worldwide Beautiful”
- Keith Urban with P!nk - “One Too Many”
- Kelsea Ballerini - “hole in the bottle”
- Kenny Chesney - “Knowing You”
- Maren Morris - “Better Than We Found It”
- Mickey Guyton - “Heaven Down Here”
- Miranda Lambert - “Settling Down”
- Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris - “Chasing After You”
- Sam Hunt - “Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90's”
- Willie Jones - “American Dream”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist
- Carly Pearce - “Next Girl”
- Gabby Barrett - “The Good Ones”
- Kelsea Ballerini - “hole in the bottle”
- Maren Morris - “To Hell & Back”
- Mickey Guyton - “Heaven Down Here”
- Miranda Lambert - “Settling Down”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist
- Chris Stapleton - “Starting Over”
- Darius Rucker - “Beers and Sunshine”
- Kane Brown - “Worship You”
- Luke Bryan - “Down To One”
- Luke Combs - “Lovin' On You”
- Thomas Rhett - “What's Your Country Song”
DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a duo or group; awarded to the artists
- Brothers Osborne - “All Night”
- Lady A - “Like A Lady”
- Little Big Town - “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
- Old Dominion - “Never Be Sorry”
- Parmalee and Blanco Brown - “Just The Way”
- Runaway June - “We Were Rich”
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist's major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist (male, female or group/duo)
- Dylan Scott - “Nobody”
- Hailey Whitters feat. Little Big Town - “Fillin' My Cup”
- HARDY - “Give Heaven Some Hell”
- Lainey Wilson - “Things a Man Oughta Know”
- Mickey Guyton - “Black Like Me"
- Niko Moon - “GOOD TIME (Ride Along Video)”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from a collaboration; awarded to the artists
- Carrie Underwood with John Legend - “Hallelujah”
- Chris Young and Kane Brown - “Famous Friends”
- Elle King and Miranda Lambert - “Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)”
- Keith Urban with P!nk - “One Too Many”
- Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris - “Chasing After You”
- Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard - “Undivided”
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on CMT; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)
- From the 2020 CMT Music Awards - Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs “1, 2 Many”
- From the 2020 CMT Music Awards - Dan + Shay “I Should Probably Go To Bed”
- From the 2020 CMT Music Awards - Jimmie Allen and Noah Cyrus “This Is Us”
- From the 2020 CMT Music Awards - Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey “The Other Girl”
- From the 2020 CMT Music Awards - Little Big Town “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
- From CMT Crossroads - Nathaniel Rateliff and Margo Price “Twinkle Twinkle”
Performers and presenters to be announced at a later date.
Photo Credit: CMT.