Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown + More Lead 2019 CMT Awards Nominees
The 2019 CMT Awards nominees have been announced, including many of the biggest stars and up-and-coming artists in country music today.
Carly Pearce was on hand during the Today show on Tuesday morning (May 7) to help announce the nominees in the biggest categories of Video of the Year, Female Video of the Year and Male Video of the Year, and she also earned a nod for Female Video for her "Closer to You" video.
Carrie Underwood and Kane Brown are among the nominees in multiple of the biggest categories. Underwood is up for Video of the Year for "Cry Pretty" and Female Video for "Love Wins," while Brown is up for Video of the Year for "Good as You" and Male Video for "Lose It."
Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert and Zac Brown Band scored the most nominations with three apiece. Brandi Carlile, Cole Swindell, Dan + Shay, Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Julia Michaels, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Eric Church and Kelsea Ballerini are also nominated multiple times in the 2019 CMT Awards.
Little Big Town are set to host the 2019 CMT Awards, which are set to broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, June 5, at 8PM ET.
The CMT Awards are fan-voted, and voting is now open at CMT.com
2018 CMT Awards Nominees:
Video of the Year
"Cry Pretty," Carrie Underwood
"Drunk Girl," Chris Janson
"Break Up in the End," Cole Swindell
"Speechless," Dan + Shay
"Burning Man," Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne
"Desperate Man," Eric Church
"Simple," Florida Georgia Line
"Rainbow," Kacey Musgraves
"Good as You," Kane Brown
"Coming Home," Keith Urban feat. Julia Michaels
"Miss Me More," Kelsea Ballerini
"She Got the Best of Me," Luke Combs
"Girl," Maren Morris
"Someone I Used to Know," Zac Brown Band
Female Video of the Year
"The Joke," Brandi Carlile
"Love Wins," Carrie Underwood
"Space Cowboy," Kacey Musgraves
"Miss Me More," Kelsea Ballerini
"Girl," Maren Morris
"Keeper of the Flame," Miranda Lambert
"Closer to You," Carly Pearce
Male Video of the Year
"Break Up in the End," Cole Swindell
"Desperate Man," Eric Church
"Drowns the Whiskey," Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert
"Lose It," Kane Brown
"Get Along," Kenny Chesney
"Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset," Luke Bryan
"Life Changes," Thomas Rhett
Duo Video of the Year
Brothers Osborne, “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You)”
Dan + Shay, “Speechless”
Florida Georgia Line, “Simple”
Locash, “Feels Like a Party”
Maddie & Tae, “Friends Don’t”
Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift, “Babe”
Group Video of the Year
Eli Young Band, “Love Ain’t”
Lanco, “Born to Love You”
Little Big Town, “Summer Fever”
Midland, “Burn Out”
Old Dominion, “Hotel Key”
Zac Brown Band, “Someone I Used to Know”
Breakthrough Video of the Year
Ashley McBryde, “Girl Goin’ Nowhere (At Marathon Music Works)”
Jimmie Allen, “Best Shot”
Jordan Davis, “Take It From Me”
Mitchell Tenpenny, “Drunk Me”
Morgan Wallen, “Whiskey Glasses”
Runaway June, “Buy My Own Drinks”
Tenille Townes, “Somebody’s Daughter”
Collaborative Video of the Year
Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell, “What Happens in a Small Town”
Darius Rucker feat. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Charles Kelley, “Straight to Hell”
Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne, “Burning Man”
Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert, “Drowns the Whiskey”
Keith Urban feat. Julia Michaels, “Coming Home”
Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift, “Babe”
CMT Performance of the Year
Boyz II Men and Brett Young, “Motownphilly (From CMT Crossroads)”
Luke Combs and Leon Bridges, “Beautiful Crazy (From CMT Crossroads)”
Maren Morris and Brandi Carlile, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (From 2018 CMT Artists of the Year)”
Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor, “Let You Be Right (From CMT Crossroads)”
Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman and Gladys Knight, "I Can't Make You Love Me" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night” (From 2018 CMT Artists of the Year)
Zac Brown Band and Shawn Mendes, “Keep Me In Mind (From CMT Crossroads)”
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