Miranda Lambert Leads CMT Nominees
Miranda Lambert, Brothers Osborne, Jason Aldean, Maren Morris, and Zac Brown Band are the top nominees with three nods each at next month’s CMT Music Awards, hosted by Little Big Town. Carly Pearce read the nominations live on NBC’s Today show on Tuesday, May 7th, and the awards will be handed out live on Wednesday, June 5th at 8 pm on CMT. Winners are selected by the fans, with voting open now at vote.cmt.com. Fan voting ends at 11:59 pm on Tuesday, June 4th.
This year, 14 acts are in the running for the Video of the Year award, including Carrie Underwood, who reigns as the most-awarded artist in CMT Music Awards history with 18 wins. The top five Video of the Year nominees will be announced the morning of the show, and fans will be able to vote all day and throughout the show on Twitter to determine the winner.
Here is the complete list of 2019 CMT Music Awards nominees:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
● 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
● 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
● 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
● 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
● 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
● 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
● 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
● 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)”
Luke Bryan has taken home his fair share of CMT Music Awards over the years, and he might take home another this year in the Male Video category for “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset.” He said that beyond that, he looks forward to a fun night at this particular Nashville awards shows.
“The CMT Awards, there’s tons of comedy throughout the whole show. It’s a big laugh, big party. It’s when all the fans are here for CMA Music Fest, and there’s just a big energy in the whole city, and CMT does a great job at creating a big, fun time. They’ve always done such a good job at making it just a big party.”
Chris Janson is up for Video of the Year for “Drunk Girl.” He said,
“Thank you CMT for recognizing such a special song and video. The song continues to make an impact on my career, and I’m so grateful to be nominated for such a prestigious award.” Chris took home the Video of the Year award for “Drunk Girl” at last month’s ACM Awards.
