{"id":51304,"date":"2023-03-08T16:37:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T21:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=51304"},"modified":"2023-03-08T16:37:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T21:37:16","slug":"cmt-unveils-nominations-for-2023-cmt-music-awards-airing-sunday-april-2-on-cbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/cmt-unveils-nominations-for-2023-cmt-music-awards-airing-sunday-april-2-on-cbs\/","title":{"rendered":"CMT Unveils Nominations for &#8220;2023 CMT Music Awards&#8221; Airing Sunday, April 2 on CBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20274\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cmt-awards.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cmt-awards.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cmt-awards-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>Lainey Wilson Leads Star-Studded List with Four Nominations<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cody Johnson, First-Time Nominee Jelly Roll, and Co-Host Kane Brown Follow with Three Apiece<\/p><div id=\"morty-1802672539\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CMT&#8217;s All-Time Leader Carrie Underwood Looks to Extend Video of the Year Streak as Highly Coveted Award Category Boasts Most-Ever Nominees<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">21 Artists Receive First-Time Nods as CMT Spotlights Rising Stars, Country Icons and Out-of-Genre Superstars; Expands Breakthrough Video of the Year Category<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Vote Now at <a href=\"http:\/\/vote.cmt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vote.cmt.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ONLY ON <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBSMornings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CBSMornings<\/a>: We\u2019re announcing some of this year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CMT<\/a> Music Awards nominees!<\/p>\n<p>Catch the show \u2014 and all the winners \u2014 Sunday, April 2 on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CBS<\/a>, hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KelseaBallerini?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KelseaBallerini<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kanebrown?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kanebrown<\/a> \ud83c\udfbc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3wZmMNhvaH\">pic.twitter.com\/3wZmMNhvaH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSMornings\/status\/1633467917495939073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nCMT today unveiled the highly anticipated nominations for the 2023 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, Paramount Global&#8217;s signature country music tentpole entirely fan-voted awards show. The show, hosted by 2023 nominees Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini, airs LIVE, Sunday, April 2 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET\/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network from Austin, Texas&#8217; Moody Center and will be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.* Each winner is selected by the fans, with voting now open at <a href=\"http:\/\/vote.cmt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vote.cmt.com<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/c\/130535\/1007317\/3065\">Stream hit shows from CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, Comedy Central and Smithsonian on Paramount+. Try it free!<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/i\/130535\/1007317\/3065\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><div id=\"morty-3358135397\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Breakout superstar Lainey Wilson leads this year&#8217;s star-studded list with a total of four nominations, including the highly coveted Video of the Year, Female Video of the Year, Collaborative Video of the Year, and CMT Performance of the Year. Artists with three nods this year include Cody Johnson, first-time nominee Jelly Roll and co-host Kane Brown.<\/p>\n<p>The first round of nominations for the highly coveted Video of the Year award features 16 acts, including another nod for Carrie Underwood, who reigns as the most-awarded artist in CMT history with a total of 25 wins, and is also slated to perform. Also facing off for the night&#8217;s biggest award: Ashley McBryde with Caylee Hammack, Brandy Clark + Pillbox Patti, Blake Shelton, Cody Johnson, Elle King + Dierks Bentley, Gabby Barrett, HARDY + Lainey Wilson, Jimmie Allen, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Walker Hayes, plus co-hosts Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown with wife Katelyn.<\/p>\n<p>New this year, CMT continues its longstanding history of recognizing the next wave of rising stars by expanding its Breakthrough Video of the Year category into male and female for the first time, recognizing the tremendous increase in the genre&#8217;s breakout talent with a total of 12 nominees across the twin categories. This year&#8217;s Breakthrough Female nominees include Avery Anna, Kylie Morgan, MacKenzie Porter, Megan Moroney, Morgan Wade, and Tiera Kennedy; Bailey Zimmerman, Corey Kent, Drake Milligan, Jackson Dean, Jelly Roll, and Nate Smith will compete in Breakthrough Male.<\/p>\n<p>Across all categories, CMT is recognizing 21 first-time nominees: Avery Anna, Bailey Zimmerman, Charley Crockett, Corey Kent, Drake Milligan, Jackson Dean, Jelly Roll, Katelyn Brown, Kylie Morgan, Lukas Nelson, Megan Moroney, Morgan Wade, Nate Smith, Pillbox Patti, The War and Treaty, Tiera Kennedy, and Wynonna Judd, who receives two nominations, including one with her late mother, Naomi Judd, for their final performance together at the 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS. The show continues to celebrate out-of-genre range of talent with first-time nominees Black Pumas, Emmy Russell, and Jake Scott; Katy Perry also receives her first nomination since 2015.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Nominees for the 2023 CMT MUSIC AWARDS Are:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>VIDEO OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group\/duo or collaboration). Top six nominees, from the first round of voting, will be announced on March 27. The final three nominees, from the second round of voting, will be announced on show day, April 2. Final voting will be determined via social media and announced as the final category during the live show.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Ashley McBryde, Caylee Hammack, Brandy Clark &amp; Pillbox Patti &#8211; &#8220;Bonfire at Tina&#8217;s&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Blake Shelton &#8211; &#8220;No Body&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Carrie Underwood &#8211; &#8220;Hate My Heart&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Cody Johnson &#8211; &#8220;Human&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley &#8211; &#8220;Worth a Shot&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Gabby Barrett &#8211; &#8220;Pick Me Up&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson &#8211; &#8220;wait in the truck&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Jimmie Allen &#8211; &#8220;Down Home&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Kane Brown &amp; Katelyn Brown &#8211; &#8220;Thank God&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Keith Urban &#8211; &#8220;Wild Hearts&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Kelsea Ballerini &#8211; &#8220;HEARTFIRST&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Little Big Town &#8211; &#8220;Rich Man&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Luke Bryan &#8211; &#8220;Country On&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Luke Combs &#8211; &#8220;The Kind of Love We Make&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Morgan Wallen &#8211; &#8220;You Proof&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Walker Hayes &#8211; &#8220;AA&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Carly Pearce &#8211; &#8220;What He Didn&#8217;t Do&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Carrie Underwood &#8211; &#8220;Ghost Story&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Gabby Barrett &#8211; &#8220;Pick Me Up&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Kelsea Ballerini &#8211; &#8220;HEARTFIRST&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Lainey Wilson &#8211; &#8220;Heart Like a Truck&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Maren Morris &#8211; &#8220;Humble Quest&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Miranda Lambert &#8211; &#8220;Actin&#8217; Up&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Bailey Zimmerman &#8211; &#8220;Rock and a Hard Place&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Cody Johnson &#8211; &#8220;Human&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Cole Swindell &#8211; &#8220;She Had Me at Heads Carolina&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Jelly Roll &#8211; &#8220;Son of a Sinner&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Kane Brown &#8211; &#8220;Like I Love Country Music&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Luke Combs &#8211; &#8220;The Kind of Love We Make&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Morgan Wallen &#8211; &#8220;Wasted on You&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GROUP\/DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best video by a duo or group; awarded to the artists.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Dan + Shay &#8211; &#8220;You (Performance Video)&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Lady A &#8211; &#8220;Summer State of Mind&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Little Big Town &#8211; &#8220;Hell Yeah&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Parmalee &#8211; &#8220;Take My Name&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 The War and Treaty &#8211; &#8220;That&#8217;s How Love Is Made&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Zac Brown Band &#8211; &#8220;Out in the Middle&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best video from a female artist&#8217;s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Avery Anna &#8211; &#8220;Narcissist&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Kylie Morgan &#8211; &#8220;If He Wanted to He Would&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 MacKenzie Porter &#8211; &#8220;Pickup&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Megan Moroney &#8211; &#8220;Tennessee Orange&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Morgan Wade &#8211; &#8220;Wilder Days&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Tiera Kennedy &#8211; &#8220;Found It in You&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BREAKTHROUGH MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best video from a male artist&#8217;s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Bailey Zimmerman &#8211; &#8220;Fall in Love&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Corey Kent &#8211; &#8220;Wild as Her&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Drake Milligan &#8211; &#8220;Sounds Like Something I&#8217;d Do&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Jackson Dean &#8211; &#8220;Don&#8217;t Come Lookin'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Jelly Roll &#8211; &#8220;Son of a Sinner&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Nate Smith &#8211; &#8220;Whiskey on You&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best video from a collaboration; awarded to the artists.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley &#8211; &#8220;Worth a Shot&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson &#8211; &#8220;wait in the truck&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Ingrid Andress with Sam Hunt &#8211; &#8220;Wishful Drinking&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Kane Brown &amp; Katelyn Brown &#8211; &#8220;Thank God&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Midland feat. Jon Pardi &#8211; &#8220;Longneck Way to Go&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Russell Dickerson feat. Jake Scott &#8211; &#8220;She Likes It&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Thomas Rhett &amp; Katy Perry &#8211; &#8220;Where We Started&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on CMT; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo).<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Black Pumas &amp; Mickey Guyton &#8211; &#8220;Colors&#8221; (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Chris Stapleton &#8211; &#8220;Whenever You Come Around&#8221; (from &#8220;CMT Giants: Vince Gill&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Cody Johnson &#8211; &#8220;&#8216;Til You Can&#8217;t&#8221; (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Cole Swindell &amp; Lainey Wilson &#8211; &#8220;Never Say Never&#8221; (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Darius Rucker &#8211; &#8220;Let Her Cry&#8221; (from &#8220;CMT Storytellers&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Emmy Russell &amp; Lukas Nelson &#8211; &#8220;Lay Me Down&#8221; (from &#8220;Coal Miner&#8217;s Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 LeAnn Rimes with Ashley McBryde &amp; Carly Pearce &#8211; &#8220;One Way Ticket&#8221; (from &#8220;CMT Crossroads: LeAnn Rimes &amp; Friends&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Keith Urban &#8211; &#8220;Wild Hearts&#8221; (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 The Judds &#8211; &#8220;Love Can Build a Bridge&#8221; (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Wynonna Judd &amp; Brandi Carlile &#8211; &#8220;The Rose&#8221; (from &#8220;Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p><strong>CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Musical performance from a production, series or livestream created for CMT digital \/ social channels; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo).<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Charley Crockett &#8211; &#8220;Time of the Cottonwood Trees&#8221; (from &#8220;CMT Campfire Sessions&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Chris Young &#8211; &#8220;Gettin&#8217; You Home&#8221; (from &#8220;CMT Stages&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Ingrid Andress &#8211; &#8220;Wishful Drinking&#8221; (from &#8220;CMT Studio Sessions&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Jelly Roll &#8211; &#8220;Son of a Sinner&#8221; (from &#8220;CMT All Access&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Megan Moroney &#8211; &#8220;Tennessee Orange&#8221; (from &#8220;CMT Viral to Verified&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Scotty McCreery &#8211; &#8220;Damn Strait&#8221; (from &#8220;CMT Campfire Sessions&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>CMT will air &#8220;CMT Music Awards Extended Cut&#8221; with an added 30 minutes of new performances and extra bonus content, Thursday, April 6 (8:00-11:30 PM, ET\/PT), in addition to all new programming as part of CMT Music Awards Week. Additional details to be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>Performers, presenters, and additional details about the 2023 CMT MUSIC AWARDS on CBS will be announced soon. For more information and news, visit CMTPress.com and ParamountPressExpress.com, use hashtag #CMTAwards, and follow @CMT on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Tik Tok.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the CMT Music Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Celebrated for its high-powered, world-premiere and cross-genre performances, the CMT MUSIC AWARDS have aired live since 2005, delivering Nashville&#8217;s biggest party to music fans across the globe. 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