Lainey Wilson, Kane Brown, Carrie Underwood.Photo: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic, Kevin Mazur/Getty, Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
The nominees for the2023 CMT Music Awardsare in!
The annual fan-voted award show announced on Wednesday the artists that will go head-to-head on April 2, when the CMT Music Awards air live on CBS from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
Lainey Wilsonleads the pack this year with four nominations, including video of the year, female video of the year, collaborative video of the year and CMT performance of the year.
Trailing her with three nods each are co-hostKane Brown,Cody Johnsonand first-time nomineeJelly Roll. Brown’s co-hostKelsea Balleriniis up for two awards, including the coveted video of the year.
Video of the year, the night’s biggest prize, currently has 16 artists vying for the title, though that number will be narrowed down to six after the first round of voting on March 27. Then, the top three will be announced on show day, and the winner determined via social media.
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Carrie Underwood— who is set to perform — is also nominated, and a win would help her continue her reign as the most-awarded artist in CMT history, with 25 wins.
Twenty-one artists — including rising stars likeMegan Moroney,Jackson Dean,Morgan WadeandNate Smith— are nominated for the first time this year. Legendary country starWynonna Juddis also up for her first CMT Music Awards; her performance of “The Rose” withBrandi Carlileis nominated for CMT performance of the year, and her performance of “Love Can Build a Bridge” from the 2022 CMT Music Awards, and with her late mother Naomi, is nominated in the same category.
2023 also marks the first year that the show will separate the breakthrough video of the year award into male and female categories.
See below for this year’s nominees.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration). 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 show day, April 2. Final voting will be determined via social media and announced as the final category during the live show.
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
GROUP/DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from a female artist’s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist.
BREAKTHROUGH MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from a male artist’s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist.
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from a collaboration; awarded to the artists.
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).
CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Musical performance from a production, series or livestream created for CMT Digital / Social Channels; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo).
source: people.com
