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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