CMT Music Awards Winners

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Carrie Underwood was this year’s top winner at the CMT Music Awards on Oct. 21, taking home two honors, including the evening’s top prize, Video of the Year, as well as Female Video of the Year, for “Drinking Alone.”

Other winners included Dan+Shay, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, Chris Young, and Old Dominion, as well as newcomer Gabby Barrett. Superstar Taylor Swift made an appearance on the show, honoring Barrett with the Breakthrough Video of the Year honor, for her smash hit “I Hope.”

This year’s awards were hosted by Ashley McBryde, Kane Brown, and Modern Family actor Sarah Hyland.

 

Nominees are below (WINNERS in red).

VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration) and the video director.

Finalists:
Carrie Underwood – “Drinking Alone”
Keith Urban – “Polaroid”
Tanya Tucker – “Bring My Flowers Now”

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

Ashley McBryde – “One Night Standards”
Carrie Underwood – “Drinking Alone”
Gabby Barrett – “I Hope”
Kelsea Ballerini – “homecoming queen?”
Maren Morris – “The Bones”
Miranda Lambert – “Bluebird”

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

Jason Aldean – “Got What I Got”
Luke Bryan – “One Margarita”
Luke Combs – “Even Though I’m Leaving”
Morgan Wallen – “Chasin’ You (Dream Video)”
Sam Hunt – “Hard To Forget”
Thomas Rhett – “Remember You Young”

GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists

Lady A – “Champagne Night”
Little Big Town – “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
Midland – “Cheatin’ Songs (Live From the Palomino)”
Old Dominion – “One Man Band”
The Chicks – “Gaslighter”
The Highwomen – “Crowded Table”

DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists

Brothers Osborne – “All Night (Studio Performance)”
Dan + Shay – “I Should Probably Go To Bed”
Florida Georgia Line – “Blessings”
LOCASH – “One Big Country Song”
Maddie & Tae – “Die From A Broken Heart”

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

Blanco Brown – “The Git Up”
Caylee Hammack – “Family Tree”
Gabby Barrett – “I Hope”
Ingrid Andress – “More Hearts Than Mine”
Riley Green – “I Wish Grandpas Never Died”
Travis Denning – “After a Few”

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

Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani – “Nobody But You”
Carly Pearce and Lee Brice – “I Hope You’re Happy Now”
Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber – “10,000 Hours”
Kane Brown featuring Nelly – “Cool Again”
Marshmello and Kane Brown – “One Thing Right”
Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi – “Beer Can’t Fix”

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 CMT Artists of the Year: Ashley McBryde – “One Night Standards”
From CMT Crossroads: Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs – “Brand New Man”
From CMT Artists of the Year: Chris Young – “Drowning”
From CMT Crossroads: Halsey and Kelsea Ballerini – “Graveyard”
From CMT Artists of the Year: Sam Hunt – “Fancy”
From CMT Crossroads: Sheryl Crow and Chris Stapleton – “Tell Me When It’s Over”

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