Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Kelsea Ballerini, and Zach Bryan are all in the running for multiple prizes at the 2024 CMT Music Awards, taking place April 7 at the Moody Center in Austin, and airing live on CBS.
Jelly Roll, Wilson, and Ballerini, alongside Megan Moroney and Cody Johnson, all tied for the most nominations this year with three each. All five artists will compete for Video of the Year, alongside other artists like Bryan, Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, and last year’s winner Kane Brown, who features on Mickey Guyton’s “Nothing Compares to You.”
Bryan was one of 14 artists to earn their first ever CMT Awards nominations this year. “Nine Ball,” a song off the Boys of Faith EP with a video starring Matthew McConaughey as a pool shark, is up for Video of the Year, while “Oklahoma Smokeshow” (off 2022’s Summertime Blues EP) was nominated for Breakthrough Male Video of the Year. (Bryan notably did not release any official videos for songs off his hit 2023 self-titled album.)
Tyler Childers also earned his first CMT nominations with his heartbreaking “In Your Love” video up for Video of the Year and Breakthrough Male Video of the Year. An array of up-and-comers also picked up their first ever nominees, including Amber Riley, Tigirlily Gold, Warren Zeiders, and the Castellows.
But a few veterans and not-necessarily-country artists snuck in there as well, including Hozier, whose performance of “Take Me to Church” with Maren Morris on CMT Crossroads is up for CMT Performance of the Year. And Poison’s Bret Michaels is nominated in the same category for a rendition of “Nothing But a Good Time” with Chris Janson, which also aired on Crossroads.
As usual, the Video of the Year category features a whopping 16 nominees. Fan voting for that category begins today, and the total will be narrowed down to six videos on April 1; the top three finalists from the second round of voting will be announced April 7, the day before the CMT Music Awards. (Voting for all categories is open now.)
Along with being up for three awards, Kelsea Ballerini will also host the 2024 CMT Music Awards. The country star will be hosting the show for the fourth straight year, though she’ll be doing it solo for the fist time after helming the show alongside Kane Brown.
2024 CMT Music Awards Nominees
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)