VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration) and the video director.
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?
Ashley McBryde, above October 16 at the Billboard Music Awards, is nominated in three categories and will be hosting the awards
Luke Combs, above at the Billboard Music Awards last week, is up for three honors
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
The Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks) have been nominated twice this year, seen above in their video for Gaslighter
Tanya Tucker has one nomination and will also be performing. She’s seen during the 2019 CMA Awards above
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist
Ashley McBryde – One Night Standards
Carrie Underwood – Drinking Alone
Gabby Barrett – I Hope
Kelsea Ballerini – homecoming queen?
Maren Morris – The Bones
Miranda Lambert – Bluebird
Carrie Underwood is up for two trophies at this year’s ceremony. She’s seen at the 2018 CMT Music Awards above
Maren Morris is nominated for Female Video Of The Year and will also perform. She’s seen during September Academy of Country Music Awards above
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist
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
Thomas Rhett is one of the several people leading the list with three nominations. He’s seen during the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards above
Morgan Wallen has one nomination. He’s seen during the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards at the Grand Ole Opry on September 13 above
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists
Lady A – Champagne Night
Little Big Town – Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Live Cut)
Midland – Cheatin’ Songs (Live From the Palomino)
Old Dominion – One Man Band
The Chicks – Gaslighter
The Highwomen – Crowded Table
Little Big Town has nominations in two categories. They’re pictured performing at Carnegie Hall in January 2020 above
Old Dominion, above at the 2019 CMA Awards, will be competing in two categories
DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists
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
Duo Dan + Shay, seen above at the 2019 CMA Awards, have three nominations
Florida Georgia Line has one nomination for their song Blessings. They’re seen performing in 2019 above
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist’s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist (male, female or group/duo)
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
Blanco Brown has two nominations for The Git Up, marking his first CMT nods. A still from his much-watched video is seen above
Gabby Barrett is up for a Breakthrough Video award for her track I Hope. She’s seen at the August 25th CMA Awards above
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from a collaboration; awarded to the artists
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
Blake Shelton and girlfriend Gwen Stefani earned a Collaborative Video Of The Year nod for their song Nobody But You, seen performing at the Grammy’s in January
The Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber collaboration 10,000 Hours is in contention. A still from the music video is seen above
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)
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
Halsey and Kelsea Ballerini performance of Graveyard from an episode of CMT Crossroads (above) is up for CMT Performance Of The Year