On Wednesday, September 23, CMT announced the nominees for the 2020 CMT Music Awards.
For the first time, the nominees were announced through social media by Luke Bryan and Ashley McBryde in short videos posted to the CMT Instagram page.
Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett, Dan + Shay, Sam Hunt, Ashley McBryde, and Kelsea Ballerini lead the 2020 CMT Music Awards nominations with three each.
Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Gabby Barrett, Kane Brown, Little Big Town, Blanco Brown, Old Dominion, and The Chicks also received nominations in multiple categories.
This is The Chicks’ first CMT Awards nomination since 2007.
CMT Awards first-time nominees include Caylee Hammack, Gabby Barrett, Travis Denning, Ingrid Andress, Blanco Brown, and Riley Green.
The award show is set to air on October 21 at 8 p.m. ET.
The CMT Music Awards bills themselves as “country music’s only entirely fan-voted awards show.” You can place your vote now by clicking here → vote.cmt.com. Voting will conclude on October 12.
2020 CMT Award Nominees
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”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfCdFTFTXW/
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”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfC86dFYyp/
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”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfDK4lF1uW/
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”
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”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfDaF_lTKc/
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”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfCvqXFC2R/
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
From CMT Artists of the Year: Ashley McBryde – “One Night Standards”
From CMT Crossroads: Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs – “Brand New Man”
From CMT Artists of the Year: Chris Young – “Drowning”
From CMT Crossroads: Halsey and Kelsea Ballerini – “Graveyard”
From CMT Artists of the Year: Sam Hunt – “Fancy”
From CMT Crossroads: Sheryl Crow and Chris Stapleton – “Tell Me When It’s Over”