The 2023 CMT Music Awards took place on April 2, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Kelsey Ballerini and Kane Brown, awarding the best music video of the year. Of course, in addition to the award ceremony, there was a lot of talk about the performances at midnight.
Leading this year’s nomination list Rainie Wilsonnodded a total of four times. jelly roll The first awards were presented tonight ahead of the show on the red carpet. Shania Twain It has received a special honor, the CMT Equal Play Award. This award honors artists who have contributed to “elevating country music’s diverse and underrepresented artists.” Here are the winners for each CMT Award category: bold under. We’ll update the list throughout the show, so stay tuned!
CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year
Charlie Crockett — “The Time of the Cottonwood Tree” (from CMT Campfire Session)
Chris Young — “Gettin’ You Home” (from CMT stage)
Ingrid Andress — “Wishful Drinking” (from CMT studio session)
Jelly Roll — “Son of a Sinner” (from CMT All Access)
Megan Moloney — “Tennessee Orange” Verified from CMT viral)
Scotty McCreary – “Dumb Straight” (from CMT Campfire Session)
Male Video of the Year
Bailee Zimmerman “Rock and Hard Place”
Cody Johnson – “Human”
Cole Swindell, “She Had Me at Heads Carolina”
Jelly Roll – “Son Of A Sinner”
Kane Brown “Like I Love Country Music”
Luke Combs “The Kind of Love We Make”
Morgan Warren – “Wasted On You”
Female video of the year
Carly Pearce — “What He Didn’t Do”
Carrie Underwood “Ghost Story”
Gabby Barrett “Pick Me Up”
Kelsey Ballerini — “HEARTFIRST”
Rainie Wilson “Heart Like A Track”
Maren Morris “Humble Quest”
Miranda Lambert — “Actin’ Up”
Female Breakthrough Video of the Year
Avery Anna – “The Narcissist”
Kylie Morgan: ‘If he wants it, he will’
Mackenzie Porter “Pickup”
Megan Moloney “Tennessee Orange”
Morgan Wade — “Wilder Days”
Tierra Kennedy “Found It In You”
Male Breakthrough Video of the Year
Bailee Zimmerman — “Falling in Love”
Cory Kent “Wild As Her”
Drake Milligan — ‘Sounds like something I’d love to do’
Jackson Dean “Don’t Come Look In”
Jellyroll — “Son of Sinners”
Nate Smith “Whiskey On You”
Collaboration Video of the Year
Elle King ft. Deeks Bentley “Worth a Shot”
Hardy ft. Rainie Wilson “Wait at the Truck”
Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt — “Wishful Drinking”
Kane Brown & Kaitlyn Brown — “Thank God”
Midland ft. John Purdy “Longneck Way To Go”
Russell Dickerson ft. Jake Scott “She Likes It”
Thomas Rhett and Katy Perry – “Where We Started”
video of the year
Blake Shelton “No Body”
Carrie Underwood “Hate My Heart”
Cody Johnson – “Human”
Hardy ft. Rainie Wilson “Wait at the Truck”
Kane Brown & Kaitlyn Brown — “Thank God”
Morgan Warren “You Proof”
Duo/Group Video of the Year
Dan + Shay — “You” (Performance Video)
Lady A — “Summer State of Mind”
Little Big Town “Hell Yeah”
Permary “Take My Name”
War and Treaty — “This is how love is made”
Zak Brown Band “Out In The Middle”
CMT Performance of the Year
Black Puma & Mickey Guyton — ‘Colors’ (from the 2022 CMT Music Awards)
Chris Stapleton — “Every Time You Come” (from CMT Giants: Vince Gill)
Cody Johnson — “Til You Can’t” (From 2022 CMT Awards)
Cole Swindell & Rainie Wilson — “Never Say Never” (From 2022 CMT Awards)
Darius Rucker — “Let Her Cry” (from CMT Storyteller)
Emmy Russell and Lucas Nelson — “Lay Me Down” Miner’s Daughter: Celebrating the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn)
LeAnn Rimes, Ashley McBride, Carly Pearce — “One Way Ticket” (from CMT Crossroads: LeAnn Rimes & Friends)
Keith Urban — “Wild Hearts” (from the 2022 CMT Awards)
Judds — “Love Can Build A Brige” (From 2022 CMT Awards)
Wynonna Judd & Brandi Carlisle — “The Rose” (from Naomi Judd: River of Time Festival)
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