The nominees for the 2024 CMT Music Awards have been announced, with Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini and Megan Moroney among the top nominees, with three nods each.
Johnson is nominated for Video of the Year and Male Video of the Year, both for his recent No. 1 hit, “The Painter,” plus CMT Performance of the Year, for “Human,” from the 2023 CMT Music Awards.
Wilson is nominated for Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year, both for “Watermelon Moonshine,” plus Collaborative Video of the Year, for Lukas Nelson + Promise of The Real feat. Lainey Wilson – “More Than Friends.”
Jelly Roll is nominated for Video of the Year, Male Video of the Year, and Performance of the Year, all for “Need a Favor,” with the Performance of the Year from last year’s CMT Music Awards. At the 2023 CMT Music Awards, Jelly Roll won in all three categories he was nominated in, including Male Video of the Year, Male Breakthrough Video of the Year and the CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year, all for “Son Of A Sinner..”
Ballerini is nominated for Video of the Year and CMT Performance of the Year, both for “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too),” and Female Video of the Year, for “Penthouse.” She will return as host of the CMT Music Awards for the fourth year in a row, this time taking the helm solo, without Kane Brown, who has shared the duties with her for the last three years.
Moroney is nominated for Female Video of the Year and CMT Digital Performance of the Year, both for “I’m Not Pretty,” plus Collaborative Video of the Year, for her “Can’t Break Up Now” duet with Old Dominion.
See a list of nominees below. The CMT Music Awards are fan-voted. Voting is open now at vote.cmt.com. The CMT Music Awards will air live on Sunday, April 7, at 8:00 PM ET on CBS.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Ashley McBryde – “Light On In The Kitchen”
Brandy Clark feat. Brandi Carlile – “Dear Insecurity”
Brothers Osborne – “Nobody’s Nobody”
Cody Johnson – “The Painter”
Darius Rucker – “Fires Don’t Start Themselves”
HARDY – “Truck Bed”
Jason Aldean – “Let Your Boys Be Country”
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor”
Jordan Davis – “Next Thing You Know”
Kacey Musgraves – “Deeper Well”
Kelsea Ballerini – “IF YOU GO DOWN (I’M GOIN’ DOWN TOO)”
Lainey Wilson – “Watermelon Moonshine”
Mickey Guyton feat. Kane Brown – “Nothing Compares To You”
Parmalee – “Gonna Love You”
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Zach Bryan – “Nine Ball”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Ashley McBryde – “Light On In The Kitchen”
Gabby Barrett – “Glory Days”
Kacey Musgraves – “Deeper Well”
Kelsea Ballerini – “Penthouse”
Lainey Wilson – “Watermelon Moonshine”
Megan Moroney – “I’m Not Pretty”
Reba McEntire – “Seven Minutes In Heaven”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Bailey Zimmerman – “Religiously”
Cody Johnson – “The Painter”
HARDY – “Truck Bed”
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor”
Jordan Davis – “Next Thing You Know”
Luke Combs – “Fast Car (Official Live Video)”
Morgan Wallen “Last Night (One Record At A Time Sessions)”
DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne – “Nobody’s Nobody”
Dan + Shay – “Save Me The Trouble”
Old Dominion – “Memory Lane”
Parmalee – “Girl In Mine”
The War And Treaty – “Have You A Heart”
Tigirlily Gold – “Shoot Tequila”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Carly Pearce feat. Chris Stapleton – “We Don’t Fight Anymore”
Ella Langley feat. Koe Wetzel – “That’s Why We Fight”
Jon Pardi, Luke Bryan – “Cowboys And Plowboys”
Justin Moore & Priscilla Block – “You, Me And Whiskey”
Lukas Nelson + Promise of The Real feat. Lainey Wilson – “More Than Friends”
Mickey Guyton feat. Kane Brown – “Nothing Compares To You”
Old Dominion & Megan Moroney – “Can’t Break Up Now”
BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Anne Wilson – “Rain In The Rearview”
Ashley Cooke – “your place”
Brittney Spencer – “Bigger Than The Song”
Tigirlily Gold – “Shoot Tequila”
BREAKTHROUGH MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Chayce Beckham – “23”
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Warren Zeiders – “Pretty Little Poison”
Zach Bryan – “Oklahoma Smokeshow”
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Amber Riley – “R.E.S.P.E.C.T.” (from CMT Smashing Glass)
Bret Michaels & Chris Janson – “Nothing But a Good Time” (from CMT Crossroads)
Carrie Underwood – “Hate My Heart” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
Cody Johnson – “Human” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
Dierks Bentley – “Drunk On A Plane” (from CMT Storytellers)
Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter – “Thinking ‘Bout You” (from CMT Campfire Sessions)
Hozier & Maren Morris – “Take Me To Church” (from CMT Crossroads)
Jelly Roll – “Need a Favor” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
Kelsea Ballerini – “IF YOU GO DOWN (I’M GOIN’ DOWN TOO)” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
The War And Treaty – “On My Own” (from CMT Smashing Glass)
CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Chase Rice – “Goodnight Nancy” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
Dylan Scott – “Don’t Close Your Eyes (Keith Whitley Cover)” (from CMT Digital Campfire Sessions)
Megan Moroney – “I’m Not Pretty” (from CMT Digital Campfire Sessions)
Nate Smith – “Whiskey On You” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
Scotty McCreery – “It Matters To Her” (from CMT Stages)
Stephen Wilson Jr. – “Year to Be Young 1994” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
The Castellows – “I Know It Will Never End” (from CMT Studio Sessions)