CMT announced its first slate of artists scheduled to perform at the CMT Awards on June 5: Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett.
More performers will be announced in the coming days in what CMT is calling a ârecord-breaking number of performances.â Hosted by Little Big Town, the fan-voted award show will air live from Nashvilleâs Bridgestone Arena on June 5 at 7 p.m. CT. Voting is now open at cmt.com.
Check out the nominations below.
Video of the Year: Best video of the year; awarded to the artist 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 â âCry Prettyâ
- Chris Janson â âDrunk Girlâ
- Cole Swindell â âBreak Up in the Endâ
- Dan + Shay â âSpeechlessâ
- Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne â âBurning Manâ
- Eric Church â âDesperate Manâ
- Florida Georgia Line â âSimpleâ
- Kacey Musgraves â âRainbowâ
- Kane Brown â âGood as Youâ
- Keith Urban feat. Julia Michaels â âComing Homeâ
- Kelsea Ballerini â âMiss Me Moreâ
- Luke Combs â âShe Got the Best of Meâ
- Maren Morris â âGIRLâ
- Zac Brown Band â âSomeone I Used To Knowâ
Male Video of the Year: Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist
- Cole Swindell â âBreak Up in the Endâ
- Eric Church â âDesperate Manâ
- Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert â âDrowns The Whiskeyâ
- Kane Brown â âLose Itâ
- Kenny Chesney â âGet Alongâ
- Luke Bryan â âSunrise, Sunburn, Sunsetâ
- Thomas Rhett â âLife Changesâ
Female Video of the Year: Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist
- Brandi Carlile â âThe Jokeâ
- Carly Pearce â âCloser To Youâ
- Carrie Underwood â âLove Winsâ
- Kacey Musgraves â âSpace Cowboyâ
- Kelsea Ballerini â âMiss Me Moreâ
- Maren Morris â âGIRLâ
- Miranda Lambert â âKeeper of the Flameâ
Duo of the Year: Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists
- Brothers Osborne â âI Donât Remember Me (Before You)â
- Dan + Shay â âSpeechlessâ
- Florida Georgia Line â âSimpleâ
- LOCASH â âFeels Like A Partyâ
- Maddie & Tae â âFriends Donâtâ
- Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift â âBabeâ
Group Video of the Year: Best video by a group; awarded to the artists
- Eli Young Band â âLove Ainâtâ
- LANCO â âBorn to Love Youâ
- Little Big Town â âSummer Feverâ
- Midland â âBurn Outâ
- Old Dominion â âHotel Keyâ
- Zac Brown Band â âSomeone I Used To Knowâ
Breakthrough Video of the Year: Best video from an artistâs major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist (male, female or group/duo)
- Ashley McBryde â âGirl Goinâ Nowhere (At Marathon Music Works)â
- Jimmie Allen â âBest Shotâ
- Jordan Davis â âTake It From Meâ
- Mitchell Tenpenny â âDrunk Meâ
- Morgan Wallen â âWhiskey Glassesâ
- Runaway June â âBuy My Own Drinksâ
- Tenille Townes â âSomebodyâs Daughterâ
Collaborative Video of the Year: Best video from a collaboration; awarded to the artists
- Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell â âWhat Happens In A Small Townâ
- Darius Rucker feat. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Charles Kelley â âStraight To Hellâ
- Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne â âBurning Manâ
- Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert â âDrowns The Whiskeyâ
- Keith Urban feat. Julia Michaels â âComing Homeâ
- Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift â âBabeâ
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 â âMotownphillyâ (CMT Crossroads)
- Luke Combs and Leon Bridges â âBeautiful Crazyâ (CMT Crossroads)
- Maren Morris and Brandi Carlile â (âYou Make Me Feel Like A Natural Womanâ (2018 CMT Artists of the Year)
- Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor â âLet You Be Rightâ (CMT Crossroads)
- Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman and Gladys Knight â âI Canât Make You Love Meâ and âHelp Me Make It Through the Nightâ (2018 CMT Artists of the Year)
- Zac Brown Band and Shawn Mendes â âKeep Me In Mindâ (CMT Crossroads)
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