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Nominees for the 2022 CMT Music Awards are out with Kane Brown leading this year’s pack with four nods, including Video of the Year and Male Video of the Year for “One Mississippi.” Several stars land just behind Kane with three nods, including the show’s co-host Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton BRELAND and Cody Johnson. And this year there are a boatload of first-time nominees, including Johnson, BRELAND, Brittney Spencer, Caitlyn Smith, Elvie Shane, MacKenzie Porter, Priscilla Block and Tenille Arts. The 2022 CMT Music Awards, hosted by Kelsea and Anthony Mackie, will air April 11th on CBS. Voting is open now. Check out the nominees below:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
(final nominees will be announced day of show)
- Brandi Carlile – “Right On Time”
- Cody Johnson – “‘Til You Can’t”
- Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson – “Never Say Never”
- Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood – “If I Didn’t Love You”
- Kacey Musgraves – “justified”
- Kane Brown – “One Mississippi”
- Kelsea Ballerini feat. Kenny Chesney – “half of my hometown”
- Luke Combs – “Forever After All”
- Maren Morris – “Circles Around This Town”
- Mickey Guyton – “Remember Her Name”
- Miranda Lambert – “If I Was A Cowboy”
- Taylor Swift feat. Chris Stapleton – “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Brandi Carlile – “Right On Time”
- Gabby Barrett – “Footprints On The Moon”
- Kacey Musgraves – “justified”
- Maren Morris – “Circles Around This Town”
- Mickey Guyton – “Remember Her Name”
- Miranda Lambert – “If I Was A Cowboy”
- Tenille Arts – “Back Then, Right Now”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Cody Johnson – “’Til You Can’t”
- Eric Church – “Heart On Fire”
- Kane Brown – “One Mississippi”
- Luke Bryan – “Waves”
- Luke Combs – “Forever After All”
- Thomas Rhett – “Country Again”
- Walker Hayes – “Fancy Like”
GROUP/DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Brothers Osborne – “I’m Not For Everyone”
- Dan + Shay – “Steal My Love”
- Maddie & Tae – “Woman You Got”
- Old Dominion – “I Was On a Boat That Day”
- Parmalee – “Take My Name”
- Zac Brown Band – “Same Boat”
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by SONIC®
- BRELAND – “Cross Country”
- Caitlyn Smith feat. Old Dominion – “I Can’t”
- Elvie Shane – “My Boy”
- Parker McCollum – “To Be Loved By You”
- Priscilla Block – “Just About Over You”
- Tenille Arts – “Back Then, Right Now”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde – “Never Wanted To Be That Girl”
- Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter – “Thinking ’Bout You”
- Nelly & Florida Georgia Line – “Lil Bit”
- Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood – “If I Didn’t Love You”
- Jimmie Allen & Brad Paisley – “Freedom Was A Highway”
- Jordan Davis feat. Luke Bryan – “Buy Dirt”
- Kelsea Ballerini feat. Kenny Chesney – “half of my hometown”
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- Brothers Osborne – “Muskrat Greene/Dead Man’s Curve Medley (from CMT Campfire Sessions)”
- George Strait – “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone (from CMT GIANTS: Charley Pride)”
- H.E.R. feat. Chris Stapleton – “Hold On (from 2021 CMT Music Awards)”
- Kane Brown – “Three Wooden Crosses (from 2021 CMT Artists of the Year)”
- Kelsea Ballerini feat. Paul Klein of LANY – “I Quit Drinking (from 2021 CMT Music Awards)”
- Mickey Guyton feat. Gladys Knight & BRELAND – “Friendship Train (from 2021 CMT Music Awards)”
- Nelly feat. Kane Brown, Blanco Brown & BRELAND – “Ride Wit Me (from CMT Crossroads: Nelly & Friends)”
CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- Brittney Spencer “Sober & Skinny” (from CMT Campfire Sessions)
- Carly Pearce – “Dear Miss Loretta” (from CMT :60 Songs)
- Cody Johnson – “Dear Rodeo” (from CMT Campfire Sessions)
- Jon Pardi “On The Other Hand / Forever and Ever, Amen” (in honor of 2021 CMT Artist of a Lifetime Randy Travis)
- Josh Turner LIVE (from CMT KickBack)
- Lainey Wilson – “Things A Man Oughta Know” (from the CMT Studio)
Yesterday marked the 31st anniversary of the plane crash that killed seven members of Reba McEntire’s band and her tour manager and she took to social media to remember them. Quoting a lyric from her song “For My Broken Heart,” Reba writes on Facebook , “Once again, the world doesn’t stop for my broken heart,” alongside a picture of the band. “We love you and miss you.”
Brad Paisley and wife Kimberly Williams Paisley celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary this week, and he posted a special message to his gal on social media. “Happy Anniversary to this kind, beautiful, and patient being,” he wrote next to a photo of them dressed in “Star Wars” costumes. “This is the way. #myjedi #someonewenttogalaxysedgeyesterday.” Check it out here.