Country music star Lainey Wilson leads the pack at the 2023 CMT Music Awards with four nominations, followed by Cody Johnson, Kane Brown, who is co-hosting the awards show, and first-time nominee Jelly Roll, who have three. each.
CMT announced Wednesday the full list of nominees for this year’s ceremony, which airs live on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday, April 2 at 8 pm ET/PT.
With four nominations, Wilson is up for “Female Video of the Year,” “Collaborative Video of the Year,” “CMT Performance of the Year,” and the highly coveted “Video of the Year.”
Carrie Underwood is also in the running for the top prize as she is the most awarded artist in CMT history with a total of 25 wins and is scheduled to perform at the awards show live in Austin, Texas.
Johnson, Brown and Roll are nominated for “Male Video of the Year.” In addition, Roll was nominated for “Breakthrough Male Video of the Year” for her hit “Son Of A Sinner.” Brown and Johnson are among 16 nominees for “Video of the Year.”
In all, there are 21 first-time nominees across all categories. Winners will be selected by fan votes, and may do so by by clicking here.
Read on for the full list of 2023 CMT Music Awards nominees:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration). The top 6 nominees, from the first round of voting, will be announced on March 27. The final 3 nominees, from the second round of voting, will be announced on the day of the show, April 2. The final vote will be determined via social media and will be announced as the final category during the live show.
- Ashley McBryde, Caylee Hammack, Brandy Clark and Pillbox Patti – “Bonfire at Tina’s”
- Blake Shelton – “Without Body”
- Carrie Underwood – “I Hate My Heart”
- Cody Johnson – “Human”
- Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley – “Worth a try”
- Gabby Barrett – “Pick Me Up”
- HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson – “wait in the truck”
- Jimmie Allen – “Down at Home”
- Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown – “Thank God”
- Keith Urban – “Wild Hearts”
- Kelsea Ballerini – “FROM THE HEART FIRST”
- Little Big City – “Rich Man”
- Luke Bryan – “Country On”
- Luke Combs – “The Kind of Love We Make”
- Morgan Wallen – “You Try”
- Walker Hayes – “AA”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best Video by a Female Artist; awarded to artist.
- Carly Pearce – “What She Didn’t Do”
- Carrie Underwood – “Ghost Story”
- Gabby Barrett – “Pick Me Up”
- Kelsea Ballerini – “FROM THE HEART FIRST”
- Lainey Wilson – “Heart Like a Truck”
- Maren Morris – “Humble Quest”
- Miranda Lambert – “Actin’ Up”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best Video by a Male Artist; awarded to the artist.
- Bailey Zimmerman – “Rock and A Hard Place”
- Cody Johnson – “Human”
- Cole Swindell – “She had me in Carolina’s heads”
- Jelly Roll – “Son of a Sinner”
- Kane Brown – “How I Love Country Music”
- Luke Combs – “The Kind of Love We Make”
- Morgan Wallen – “Wasted on You”
GROUP VIDEO/DUO OF THE YEARBest Video by a Duo or Group; awarded to artists.
- Dan + Shay – “You (Performance Video)”
- Lady A – “Summer State of Mind”
- Little Big Town – “Hell Yeah”
- Parmalee – “Take My Name”
- The War and the Treaty – “How Love is Made”
- Zac Brown Band – “Out in the Middle”
ADVANCED FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best Video From The Major Album By A Female Artist; awarded to the artist.
- Avery Anna – “Narcissistic”
- Kylie Morgan – “If he wanted to, he would”
- MacKenzie Porter – “Pickup”
- Megan Moroney – “The Tennessee Orange”
- Morgan Wade – “Wild Days”
- Tiera Kennedy – “I Found It In You”
ADVANCED MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best Video From The Major Album By A Male Artist; awarded to the artist.
- Bailey Zimmerman – “Fall in Love”
- Corey Kent – “Wild like her”
- Drake Milligan – “Sounds like something I would do”
- Jackson Dean – “Don’t Come Looking”
- Jelly Roll – “Son of a Sinner”
- Nate Smith – “Whiskey on You”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best Video of a Collaboration; awarded to artists.
- Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley – “Worth a try”
- HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson – “wait in the truck”
- Ingrid Andress with Sam Hunt – “Drink Desirously”
- Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown – “Thank God”
- midland feat. Jon Pardi – “Longneck Way To Go”
- Russell Dickerson feat. Jake Scott – “She Likes It”
- Thomas Rhett and Katy Perry – “Where We Started”
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Musical performance in a television program, series, or variety special on CMT; awarded to the artist (single, group or duo).
- Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton – “Colors” (from the 2022 CMT Music Awards)
- Chris Stapleton– “Whenever you come” (from CMT Giants: Vince Gill)
- Cody Johnson – “‘Til You Can’t” (from the 2022 CMT Music Awards)
- Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson – “Never Say Never” (from the 2022 CMT Music Awards)
- Darius Rucker – “Let Her Cry” (from CMT Storytellers)
- Emmy Russell & Lukas Nelson – “Lay Me Down” (from Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn)
- Keith Urban – “Wild Hearts” (from the 2022 CMT Music Awards)
- LeAnn Rimes with Ashley McBryde and Carly Pearce – “One way Ticket” (from CMT Crossroads: LeAnn Rimes & Friends)
- The Judds – “Love Can Build A Bridge” (from the 2022 CMT Music Awards)
- Wynonna Judd and Brandi Carlile – “The Rose” (from Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration)
CMT DIGITAL- FIRST SHOW OF THE YEAR
Musical performance of a production, series or live broadcast created for CMT Digital / Social Channels; awarded to the artist (single, group or duo).
- Charley Crockett – “Time of the Cottonwood Trees” (from CMT Campfire Sessions)
- Chris Young – “Gettin’ You Home” (from CMT Stages)
- Ingrid Andress – “Wishful Drinking” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
- Jelly Roll – “Son of A Sinner” (from CMT All Access)
- Megan Moroney – “Tennessee Orange” (from CMT Viral to Verified)
- Scotty McCreery – “Damn Strait” (from CMT Campfire Sessions)