Here Are The CMT Music Awards 2021 Nominations

The CMT Music Awards Nominations have been revealed!

Maren Morris and Miranda Lambert lead with three nominations each. Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town, and Mickey Guyton also racked up multiple nominations. While many rising stars received their first-ever nominations for the special accolades. Check out the full list of nominations below.

Hosted by Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini, the show is set to air on Wednesday, June 9th at 8PM ET / 7PM CT on CMT.  The 2021 CMT Music Awards will be a celebration country music fans will not want to miss. The show will honor country music’s biggest stars bringing next-level energy and one-of-a-kind performances and collaborations.

The annual show is the only entirely fan-voted award show in the country music world honoring the genre’s best and most fan-favorite artists. Fan voting begins today at vote.cmt.com.

Fans can tune in from home on several different networks who will be broadcasting the show including CMT, MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, and TV Land.

 

HERE ARE THE 2021 CMT MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS:

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration). Top five nominees, from the first round of voting, will be announced on June 1. Top 3 nominees, from the second round of voting, will be announced on June 8. Final voting will be determined via social media and announced as the final category during the live show.

• Carrie Underwood with John Legend – “Hallelujah”
• Dierks Bentley – “Gone”
• Elle King and Miranda Lambert – “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
• Ingrid Andress – “Lady Like”
• Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”
• Keith Urban with P!nk – “One Too Many”
• Kelsea Ballerini – “hole in the bottle”
• Kenny Chesney – “Knowing You”
• Maren Morris – “Better Than We Found It”
• Mickey Guyton – “Heaven Down Here”
• Miranda Lambert – “Settling Down”
• Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris – “Chasing After You”
• Sam Hunt – “Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90’s”
• Willie Jones – “American Dream”

 

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist

• Carly Pearce – “Next Girl”
• Gabby Barrett – “The Good Ones”
• Kelsea Ballerini – “hole in the bottle”
• Maren Morris – “To Hell & Back”
• Mickey Guyton – “Heaven Down Here”
• Miranda Lambert – “Settling Down”

 

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist

• Chris Stapleton – “Starting Over”
• Darius Rucker – “Beers and Sunshine”
• Kane Brown – “Worship You”
• Luke Bryan – “Down To One”
• Luke Combs – “Lovin’ On You”
• Thomas Rhett – “What’s Your Country Song”

 

DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a duo or group; awarded to the artists

• Brothers Osborne – “All Night”
• Lady A – “Like A Lady”
• Little Big Town – “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
• Old Dominion – “Never Be Sorry”
• Parmalee and Blanco Brown – “Just The Way”
• Runaway June – “We Were Rich”

 

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist’s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist (male, female or group/duo)

• Dylan Scott – “Nobody”
• Hailey Whitters feat. Little Big Town – “Fillin’ My Cup”
• HARDY – “Give Heaven Some Hell”
• Lainey Wilson – “Things a Man Oughta Know”
• Mickey Guyton – “Black Like Me”
• Niko Moon – “GOOD TIME (Ride Along Video)”

 

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from a collaboration; awarded to the artists

• Carrie Underwood with John Legend – “Hallelujah”
• Chris Young and Kane Brown – “Famous Friends”
• Elle King and Miranda Lambert – “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
• Keith Urban with P!nk – “One Too Many”
• Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris – “Chasing After You”
• Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard – “Undivided”

 

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)

• From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs “1, 2 Many”
• From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Dan + Shay “I Should Probably Go To Bed”
• From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Jimmie Allen and Noah Cyrus “This Is Us”
• From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey “The Other Girl”
• From the 2020 CMT Music Awards – Little Big Town “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
• From CMT Crossroads – Nathaniel Rateliff and Margo Price “Twinkle Twinkle”

Performers and presenters to be announced at a later date.