Carrie Underwood, who has won 20 CMT Music Awards, more than any other artist, could receive two more awards this year. Her video for “Drinking Alone” is among 14 videos shortlisted for video of the year (an award she has won seven times) and nominated for female video of the year (an award she has also won seven times, including the last five years in a row).
Keith Urban, a three-time winner for video of the year, is also shortlisted in that category with “Polaroid.” The five finalists in that marquee category will be announced on Oct. 12. The finalists in CMT’s other seven categories were announced on Wednesday (Sept. 23).
Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Sam Hunt and Thomas Rhett are this year’s top CMT nominees, with three nods each. Dan + Shay are looking to win duo video of the year for the third consecutive year.
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The Chicks ended a long hiatus and landed their first CMT nomination since 2007. Tanya Tucker, who made a major comeback with her Grammy-winning album When I’m Livin’, received her first CMT nomination ever.
Numerous non-country artists, including Gwen Stefani, Justin Bieber, Nelly, Marshmello and Halsey, landed nominations for collabs they recorded with country stars.
Several acts, besides Underwood, that have been frequent winners in their categories are nominated again this year. Miranda Lambert, a five-time winner for female video of the year, is nominated for “Bluebird.” Lady A, a five-time winner for group video of the year, is nominated for “Champagne Night.” Florida Georgia Line, a four-time winner for duo video of the year, is nominated for “Blessings.” Little Big Town, a three-time winner for group video of the year is nominated for “Wine, Beer, Whiskey.”
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The CMT Music Awards bill themselves as “country music’s only entirely fan-voted awards show.” Voting is open now at vote.cmt.com and continues until Oct. 12. The show is set to air Oct. 21 on CMT with a six-network simulcast across MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop TV and TV Land. Bowing to COVID-19 realities, this year’s show will consist of “outdoor performances in and around Music City,” according to a statement from CMT.
Select nominations were revealed on Instagram Reels by McBryde and Luke Bryan. See the announcement of video of the year, female video of the year, male video of the year, breakthrough video of the year nominations here.
Here’s the complete list of 2020 CMT Music Awards nominations:
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Video of the year
Ashley McBryde, “One Night Standards”
Blanco Brown, “The Git Up”
Carrie Underwood, “Drinking Alone”
Dan + Shay, “I Should Probably Go to Bed”
Keith Urban, “Polaroid”
Kelsea Ballerini, “homecoming queen?”
Little Big Town, “Sugar Coat”
Luke Combs, “Beer Never Broke My Heart”
Miranda Lambert, “Bluebird”
Old Dominion, “Some People Do”
Sam Hunt, “Hard to Forget”
Tanya Tucker, “Bring My Flowers Now”
The Chicks, “Gaslighter”
Thomas Rhett, “Remember You Young”
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Female video of the year
Ashley McBryde, “One Night Standards”
Carrie Underwood, “Drinking Alone”
Gabby Barrett, “I Hope”
Kelsea Ballerini, “homecoming queen?”
Maren Morris, “The Bones”
Miranda Lambert, “Bluebird”
Male video of the year
Jason Aldean, “Got What I Got”
Luke Bryan, “One Margarita”
Luke Combs, “Even Though I’m Leaving”
Morgan Wallen, “Chasin’ You (Dream Video)”
Sam Hunt, “Hard to Forget”
Thomas Rhett, “Remember You Young”
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Group video of the year
Lady A, “Champagne Night”
Little Big Town, “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
Midland, “Cheatin’ Songs (Live From the Palomino)”
Old Dominion, “One Man Band”
The Chicks, “Gaslighter”
The Highwomen, “Crowded Table”
Duo video of the year
Brothers Osborne, “All Night (Studio Performance)”
Dan + Shay, “I Should Probably Go To Bed”
Florida Georgia Line, “Blessings”
LOCASH, “One Big Country Song”
Maddie & Tae, “Die From a Broken Heart”
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Breakthrough video of the year
Blanco Brown, “The Git Up”
Caylee Hammack, “Family Tree”
Gabby Barrett, “I Hope”
Ingrid Andress, “More Hearts Than Mine”
Riley Green, “I Wish Grandpas Never Died”
Travis Denning, “After a Few”
Collaborative video of the year
Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani, “Nobody but You”
Carly Pearce and Lee Brice, “I Hope You’re Happy Now”
Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber, “10,000 Hours”
Kane Brown featuring Nelly, “Cool Again”
Marshmello and Kane Brown, “One Thing Right”
Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi, “Beer Can’t Fix”
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CMT Performance of the year
Ashley McBryde, “One Night Standards” (from CMT Artists of the Year)
Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs, “Brand New Man” (from CMT Crossroads)
Chris Young, “Drowning” (from CMT Artists of the Year)
Halsey and Kelsea Ballerini, “Graveyard” (From CMT Crossroads)
Sam Hunt, “Fancy” (From CMT Artists of the Year)
Sheryl Crow and Chris Stapleton, “Tell Me When It’s Over” (from CMT Crossroads)
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