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When: April 2024

Where: TBA

The CMT Music Awards honor the best, hottest and most inspiring country music videos of the past year. They're also distinguished for being the only fan-voted awards in country music, with voting open online at cmt.com.

Like last year, the 2024 CMT Music Awards ceremony is expected to take place in Austin, TX airing live on CBS from the Moody Center in April.

2024 CMT nominations are expected to be announced in early March.

Meanwhile, keep it here for updates including the official date and venue, who will host, presenters and performers plus the official list of big winners on awards night!

2023 CMT Music Awards rewind

Hosting last year's award ceremony were Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown who teamed up for the second time since co-hosting in 2021.

2023 CMT nominees (also the night's WINNERS, below) included Lainey Wilson who led the pack with four nominations, including video of the year (for “Wait in the Truck” with HARDY), female video of the year (“Heart Like a Truck”), collaborative video of the year (“Wait in the Truck” with HARDY) and CMT performance of the year (for “Never Say Never” with Cole Swindell.

Cody Johnson, Kane Brown and first-time nominee Jelly Roll followed with three nominations each.

2023 CMT Music Awards performers

Leading the 2023 CMT Awards performance lineup were country superstar Carrie Underwood, along with CMT Music Awards nominees Blake Shelton, Laney Wilson, Cody Johnson, Keith Urban, Carly Pearce, and Jelly Roll.

Lainey Wilson, Kane Brown and Cody Johnson led the pack at last year's 2023 CMT Awards.

Also performing was co-host Kelsea Ballerini, as well as Kane Brown and his wife Katelyn with their hit, “Thank God" (which took home the night's big prize, Video of the Year).

More 2023 CMT Award nominees taking the stage were The Black Crowes and Darius Rucker performing "She Talks to Angels; Tyler Hubbard with his hit song, "Dancin' In The Country"; and Wynonna who partnered with recent tourmate and CMT nominee Ashley McBryde. Other featured duets during the night included Gwen Stefani and Carly Pearce.

Your hosts for the CMT Music Awards, Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini

Alanis Morissette was also joined by Morgan Wade, Madeline Edwards, Lainey Wilson and Ingrid Andress performing Morrisettes's signatiure song, “You Oughta Know."

Tributes during the show including those dedicated to Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and yet another honoring late Texas Blues legend Stevie Ray Vaughan.

2023 CMT Music Awards presenters

Helping to hand out the awards on the big night were Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Megan Thee Stallion, Carly Pearce, Charles Esten, Dixie D’Amelio, Dustin Lynch, HARDY, Ian Bohen and Jen Landon (from "Yellowstone"), Jon Pardi, Madison Bailey ("Outer Banks"), Max Thieriot ("Fire Country"), Noah Schnapp ("Stranger Things"), Parker McCollum, Peter Frampton, Shania Twain, Steve Howey ("True Lies") and Travis Kelce.

Just up ahead, check out all of this year's nominees and WINNERS with fun facts about one of country music's biggest nights!

DID YOU KNOW? CMT Music Awards fun facts

• Often called "the Carrie Underwood lovefest", the CMT Music Awards has honored Carrie Underwood the most with a total of 25 wins including 10 for Video of the Year.

• For Male Video of the Year, Kenny Chesney leads with five wins while Miranda Lambert also has five wins for Female Video of the Year.

• Taylor Swift received her first ever award of her career when she won Breakthrough Video of the Year at the 2007 CMT Music Awards.

• The CMT Music Awards used to be called the CMT Flameworthy Music Awards due to audience lighter waving during performances at country music concerts.

Sean Cosgrave is a frequent editorial contributor to Chiff.com

2023 CMT MUSIC AWARDS Nominees & WINNERS

Video of the year

Carrie Underwood – “Hate My Heart”
HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson – “wait in the truck”
WINNER: Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown – “Thank God”

Female video of the year

Carly Pearce – “What He Didn’t Do”
Carrie Underwood – “Ghost Story”
Gabby Barrett – “Pick Me Up”
Kelsea Ballerini – “Heartfirst”
WINNER: Lainey Wilson – “Heart Like A Truck”
Maren Morris – “Humble Quest”
Miranda Lambert – “Actin’ Up”

Male video of the year

Bailey Zimmerman – “Rock and A Hard Place”
Cody Johnson – “Human”
Cole Swindell – “She Had Me At Heads Carolina”
WINNER: Jelly Roll – “Son Of A Sinner”
Kane Brown – “Like I Love Country Music”
Luke Combs – “The Kind Of Love We Make”
Morgan Wallen – “Wasted On You”

Group/duo video of the year

Dan + Shay – “You (Performance Video)”
Lady A – “Summer State Of Mind”
Little Big Town – “Hell Yeah”
Parmalee – “Take My Name”
The War And Treaty – “That’s How Love Is Made”
WINNER: Zac Brown Band – “Out In The Middle”

Breakthrough female video of the year

Avery Anna – “Narcissist”
Kylie Morgan – “If He Wanted To He Would”
MacKenzie Porter – “Pickup”
WINNER: Megan Moroney – “Tennessee Orange”
Morgan Wade – “Wilder Days”
Tiera Kennedy – “Found It In You”

Breakthrough male video of the year

Bailey Zimmerman – “Fall In Love”
Corey Kent – “Wild as Her”
Drake Milligan – “Sounds Like Something I’d Do”
Jackson Dean – “Don’t Come Lookin’”
WINNER: Jelly Roll – “Son Of A Sinner”
Nate Smith – “Whiskey On You”

Collaborative video of the year

Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley – “Worth A Shot”
WINNER: HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson – “wait in the truck”
Ingrid Andress with Sam Hunt – “Wishful Drinking”
Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown – “Thank God”
Midland feat. Jon Pardi – “Longneck Way To Go”
Russell Dickerson feat. Jake Scott – “She Likes It”
Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry – “Where We Started”

CMT performance of the year

Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton – “Colors” (from 2022 CMT Music Awards)
Chris Stapleton – “Whenever You Come Around” (from CMT Giants: Vince Gill)
WINNER: Cody Johnson – “‘Til You Can’t” (from 2022 CMT Music Awards)
Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson – “Never Say Never” (from 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 2022 CMT Music Awards)
LeAnn Rimes with Ashley McBryde & Carly Pearce – “One Way Ticket” (from CMT Crossroads: LeAnn Rimes & Friends)
The Judds – “Love Can Build A Bridge” (from 2022 CMT Music Awards)
Wynonna Judd & Brandi Carlile – “The Rose” (from Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration)

CMT digital-first performance of the year

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)
WINNER: 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)