Kane Brown Leads 2022 CMT Music Awards Nominations: Full Record

UPDATE: On Monday (April 4), CMT introduced the six finalists for video of the yr – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood’s “If I Didn’t Love You,” Kane Brown’s “One Mississippi,” Kelsea Ballerini that includes Kenny Chesney’s “half of my hometown,” Luke Combs’ “Without end After All,” Cody Johnson’s “Til You Can’t” and Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson’s “By no means Say By no means.”

CMT additionally introduced three additions to its performers lineup. Mickey Guyton and Black Pumas will staff up for a “world premiere collaboration”; Previous Dominion will carry out, and Underwood will take the stage from Resorts World Theatre, house of her ongoing present REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency.

Kane Brown is the highest contender for the 2022 CMT Music Awards, that are set to air April 11 on CBS. Brown, who co-hosted the present in 2020 and 2021, has 4 nominations. Kelsea Ballerini, who’s co-hosting this yr for the second yr in row, has three nods, as do Mickey Guyton and a pair of first-time nominees, Breland and Cody Johnson.

The CMT Music Awards payments itself as “nation music’s solely completely fan-voted awards present.” This yr’s three-hour present will probably be held at Nashville Municipal Auditorium and in numerous places round Music Metropolis.

Carrie Underwood, who has amassed 23 CMT Music Awards, greater than another artist, is nominated in two classes: video of the yr and collaborative video of the yr, each for “If I Didn’t Love You,” a collab with Jason Aldean. The teaming received single of the yr on the ACM Awards on March 7. Underwood has received the highest CMT award, video of the yr, an astonishing 9 occasions.

Taylor Swift, who received video of the yr right here 3 times between 2008 and 2011, is nominated in that class for “I Wager You Assume About Me (Taylor’s Model) (From the Vault),” a duet with Chris Stapleton.

Oddly, whereas that collab is nominated for the highest award, it isn’t nominated for collaborative video of the yr. Neither is Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson’s “By no means Say By no means,” which can be vying for the highest award.

Brandi Carlile’s “Proper on Time,” which is nominated for file and tune of the yr on the Grammys on April 3, is nominated right here for video of the yr.

Twelve movies are nominated for video of the yr, however that complete will probably be whittled down. Eight semi-finalists will probably be introduced on April 4. 4 finalists will probably be introduced on the day of the present. The winner will probably be decided by way of social media and introduced on the conclusion of the stay telecast.

Gabby Barrett, who received feminine video of the yr final yr for “The Good Ones,” is again to defend her title with “Footprints on the Moon.” Her competitors contains Miranda Lambert, a five-time winner within the class, nominated this yr for “If I Was a Cowboy.”

Brown, who received male video of the yr final yr for “Worship You” (and likewise received three years in the past for “Lose It”), is defending his title with “One Mississippi.” His competitors contains Luke Bryan, a three-time winner within the class, nominated this yr for “Waves,” and Thomas Rhett, who received six years in the past for “Die a Completely satisfied Man,” and is nominated this time for “Nation Once more.”

With the a number of nominations for Brown, Guyton and Breland, three of this yr’s high 5 nominees are Black or biracial. This displays nation music’s growing give attention to increasing alternatives for artists of colour and broadening the nation music viewers.

Previous Dominion and Zac Brown Band, previous winners for duo/group video of the yr, are nominated in that class with “I Was on a Boat That Day” and “Identical Boat,” respectively.

Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde’s “By no means Needed to Be That Lady,” which received music occasion of the yr on the ACM Awards, is vying for collaborative video of the yr right here. It might be the second all-female collaboration to win on this class, following Miranda Lambert and Underwood’s “Somethin’ Dangerous” seven years in the past.

Pearce was set to announce the nominees in 4 classes (feminine video of the yr, male video of the yr, group/duo video of the yr and breakthrough video of the yr) stay on CBS Mornings on Wednesday (March 16) within the 8 a.m. ET hour, earlier than the complete checklist of nominations was launched broad.

Parker McCollum, who received new male artist of the yr on the ACMs, is up for breakthrough video of the yr right here.

Underwood and Brad Paisley, who’ve every received collaborative video of the yr 3 times, greater than anybody else, are every nominated within the class once more this yr. Underwood is nominated along with her aforementioned collaboration with Aldean; Paisley with “Freedom Was a Freeway,” a collab with Jimmie Allen.

A number of non-country artists are nominated. Nelly has two nominations. H.E.R., Gladys Knight and Paul Klein of the pop/rock band LANY every have one.

The CMT Music Awards added a brand new class this yr, CMT digital first, which is awarded to the perfect musical efficiency from a manufacturing, collection or livestream created for CMT digital/social channels. It’s distinct from CMT efficiency of the yr, a returning class, which honors the perfect musical efficiency on a tv present, collection or selection particular on CMT.

Ballerini is about to co-host this yr’s present with actor Anthony Mackie. That is Mackie’s first time as host or co-host, although he introduced Underwood and John Legend with the video of the yr award for “Hallelujah”  finally yr’s present.

The present will air stay on April 11 from 8-11 p.m. ET, and can air on a delayed foundation on the West Coast. This would be the present’s first airing on CBS, the place it’s successfully changing the ACM Awards, which moved to Prime Video. The ACM Awards aired on CBS from 1998 to 2021.

The 2022 CMT Music Awards is government produced by Margaret Comeaux (CMT), John Hamlin (Switched On Leisure), Leslie Fram (CMT) and Jason Owen (Sandbox Leisure). Patrizia DiMaria (Ladypants Productions) is co-executive producer. Jackie Barba and Heather D. Graffagnino are executives in command of manufacturing. Shanna Strassberg and Taryn Hurd are expertise producers.

Along with airing on CBS, the present will even be out there to stream stay and on demand on Paramount+.

Voting is now open at vote.cmt.com and can stay open by way of April 4. As famous above, voting for video of the yr will proceed all through the stay telecast on April 11.

Right here’s the entire checklist of nominees:

Video of the yr
Brandi Carlile – “Proper on Time”
Cody Johnson – “‘Til You Can’t”
Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson – “By no means Say By no means”
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 – “Without end After All”
Maren Morris – “Circles Round This City”
Mickey Guyton – “Keep in mind Her Title”
Miranda Lambert – “If I Was a Cowboy”
Taylor Swift feat. Chris Stapleton – “I Wager You Assume About Me (Taylor’s Model) (From the Vault)”

Feminine video of the yr
Brandi Carlile – “Proper on Time”
Gabby Barrett – “Footprints on The Moon”
Kacey Musgraves – “justified”
Maren Morris – “Circles Round This City”
Mickey Guyton – “Keep in mind Her Title”
Miranda Lambert – “If I Was a Cowboy”
Tenille Arts – “Again Then, Proper Now”

Male video of the yr
Cody Johnson – “’Til You Can’t”
Eric Church – “Coronary heart on Hearth”
Kane Brown – “One Mississippi”
Luke Bryan – “Waves”
Luke Combs – “Without end After All”
Thomas Rhett – “Nation Once more”
Walker Hayes – “Fancy Like”

Duo/group video of the yr
Brothers Osborne – “I’m Not for Everybody”
Dan + Shay – “Steal My Love”
Maddie & Tae – “Lady You Acquired”
Previous Dominion – “I Was on a Boat That Day”
Parmalee – “Take My Title”
Zac Brown Band – “Identical Boat”

Breakthrough video of the yr
Breland – “Cross Nation”
Caitlyn Smith feat. Previous Dominion – “I Can’t”
Elvie Shane – “My Boy”
Parker McCollum – “To Be Cherished by You”
Priscilla Block – “Simply About Over You”
Tenille Arts – “Again Then, Proper Now”

Collaborative video of the yr
Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde – “By no means Needed to Be That Lady”
Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter – “Pondering ‘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 Freeway”
Jordan Davis feat. Luke Bryan – “Purchase Dust”
Kelsea Ballerini feat. Kenny Chesney – “half of my hometown”

CMT efficiency of the yr
Brothers Osborne – “Muskrat Greene/Lifeless Man’s Curve Medley (from CMT Campfire Periods)”
George Strait – “Is Anyone Goin’ to San Antone (from CMT Giants: Charley Delight)”
H.E.R. feat. Chris Stapleton – “Maintain On (from 2021 CMT Music Awards)”
Kane Brown – “Three Picket Crosses (from 2021 CMT Artists of the Yr)”
Kelsea Ballerini feat. Paul Klein of LANY – “I Stop Consuming (from 2021 CMT Music Awards)”
Mickey Guyton feat. Gladys Knight & Breland – “Friendship Prepare (from 2021 CMT Music Awards)”
Nelly feat. Kane Brown, Blanco Brown & Breland –“Trip Wit Me (from CMT Crossroads: Nelly & Buddies)”

CMT digital first
Brittney Spencer (from CMT Campfire Periods)
Carly Pearce (from CMT :60 Songs)
Cody Johnson (from CMT Campfire Periods)
Jon Pardi Honors Randy Travis (from 2021 CMT Artists of the Yr)
Josh Turner (from CMT KickBack)
Lainey Wilson “Issues A Man Oughta Know” efficiency (from the CMT Studio)