CMT Awards Announces Nominees

The 2019 CMT Awards will take place on Wednesday, June 5 at 8pm ET. Winners are chosen by the fans! Voting is open now at vote.cmt.com.

Straight from CMT.com, the nominees for the 2019 CMT MUSIC AWARDS are:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration) and the video director. Final nominees announced the morning of the show, with final voting held on social media during the live telecast.

● Carrie Underwood –“Cry Pretty”

● Chris Janson –“Drunk Girl”

● Cole Swindell –“Break Up in the End”

● Dan + Shay –“Speechless”

● Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne –“Burning Man”

● Eric Church –“Desperate Man”

● Florida Georgia Line –“Simple”

● Kacey Musgraves –“Rainbow”

● Kane Brown –“Good as You”

● Keith Urban feat. Julia Michaels –“Coming Home”

● Kelsea Ballerini –“Miss Me More”

● Luke Combs –“She Got the Best of Me”

● Maren Morris –“GIRL”

● Zac Brown Band –“Someone I Used To Know”

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist

● Cole Swindell –“Break Up in the End”

● Eric Church –“Desperate Man”

● Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert –“Drowns The Whiskey”

● Kane Brown –“Lose It”

● Kenny Chesney –“Get Along”

● Luke Bryan –“Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset”

● Thomas Rhett –“Life Changes”

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist

● Brandi Carlile – “The Joke”

● Carly Pearce – “Closer To You”

● Carrie Underwood – “Love Wins”

● Kacey Musgraves – “Space Cowboy”

● Kelsea Ballerini – “Miss Me More”

● Maren Morris – “GIRL”

● Miranda Lambert – “Keeper of the Flame”

DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists

● Brothers Osborne – “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You)”

● Dan + Shay – “Speechless”

● Florida Georgia Line – “Simple”

● LOCASH – “Feels Like A Party”

● Maddie & Tae – “Friends Don’t”

● Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift – “Babe”

GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Best video by a group; awarded to the artists

● Eli Young Band – “Love Ain’t”

● LANCO – “Born to Love You”

● Little Big Town – “Summer Fever”

● Midland – “Burn Out”

● Old Dominion – “Hotel Key”

● Zac Brown Band – “Someone I Used To Know”

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Best video from an artist’s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist (male, female or group/duo)

● Ashley McBryde – “Girl Goin’ Nowhere (At Marathon Music Works)”

● Jimmie Allen – “Best Shot”

● Jordan Davis – “Take It From Me”

● Mitchell Tenpenny – “Drunk Me”

● Morgan Wallen – “Whiskey Glasses”

● Runaway June – “Buy My Own Drinks”

● Tenille Townes – “Somebody’s Daughter”

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Best video from a collaboration; awarded to the artists

● Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell – “What Happens In A Small Town”

● Darius Rucker feat. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Charles Kelley – “Straight To Hell”

● Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne – “Burning Man”

● Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert – “Drowns The Whiskey”

● Keith Urban feat. Julia Michaels – “Coming Home”

● Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift – “Babe”

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)

● Boyz II Men and Brett Young – “Motownphilly (From CMT Crossroads)”

● Luke Combs  and Leon Bridges –“Beautiful Crazy (From CMT Crossroads)” 

● Maren Morris and Brandi Carlile –“(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (From 2018 CMT Artists of the Year)”

● Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor –“Let You Be Right (From CMT Crossroads)”

● Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman and Gladys Knight –”I Can’t Make You Love Me” and “Help Me Make It Through the Night” (From 2018 CMT Artists of the Year)

● Zac Brown Band and Shawn Mendes –“Keep Me In Mind (From CMT Crossroads)”

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