Full List Of CMT Music Awards Nominees Revealed
on May 13, 2021
On May 13, CMT announced the nominees for the 2021 CMT Music Awards, and Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris are leading the list of nominations.
Fans will determine the CMT Music Awards winners, and the voting is now open at CMT.com. The virtual polls will close on June 1 at noon ET, and at that time, the nominees for Video of the Year will be narrowed to Top 5. Afterward, there will be a second round of voting to determine the Top 3 nominees. The finalists will be announced on June 8, and a final vote will take place on social media through the end of the CMT award show.
Kane Brown is returning to host the awards with co-host Kelsea Ballerini. The artist lineup for performers and presenters has yet to be revealed.
See the full list of nominees for the 2021 CMT Awards below.
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Video of the Year
Carrie Underwood with John Legend, “Hallelujah”
Dierks Bentley, “Gone”
Elle King and Miranda Lambert, “Drunk (and I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
Ingrid Andress, “Lady Like”
Kane Brown, “Worldwide Beautiful”
Keith Urban with P!nk, “One Too Many”
Kelsea Ballerini, “Hole in the Bottle”
Kenny Chesney, “Knowing You”
Maren Morris, “Better Than We Found It”
Mickey Guyton, “Heaven Down Here”
Miranda Lambert, “Settling Down”
Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris, “Chasing After You”
Sam Hunt, “Breaking Up Was Easy in the ’90s”
Willie Jones, “American Dream”
Male Video of the Year
Chris Stapleton, “Starting Over”
Darius Rucker, “Beers and Sunshine”
Kane Brown, “Worship You”
Luke Bryan, “Down To One”
Luke Combs, “Lovin’ On You”
Thomas Rhett, “What’s Your Country Song”
Female Video of the Year
Carly Pearce, “Next Girl”
Gabby Barrett, “The Good Ones”
Kelsea Ballerini, “Hole in the Bottle”
Maren Morris, “To Hell & Back”
Mickey Guyton, “Heaven Down Here”
Miranda Lambert, “Settling Down”
Duo/Group Video of the Year
Brothers Osborne, “All Night”
Lady A, “Like a Lady”
Little Big Town, “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
Old Dominion, “Never Be Sorry”
Parmalee and Blanco Brown, “Just The Way”
Runaway June, “We Were Rich”
Collaborative Video of the Year
Carrie Underwood with John Legend, “Hallelujah”
Chris Young and Kane Brown, “Famous Friends”
Elle King and Miranda Lambert, “Drunk (and I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
Keith Urban with P!nk, “One Too Many”
Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris, “Chasing After You”
Tim McGraw and Tyler Hubbard, “Undivided”
Breakthrough Video of the Year
Dylan Scott, “Nobody”
Hailey Whitters feat. Little Big Town, “Fillin’ My Cup”
Hardy, “Give Heaven Some Hell”
Lainey Wilson, “Things a Man Oughta Know”
Mickey Guyton, “Black Like Me”
Niko Moon, “Good Time (Ride Along Video)”
CMT Performance of the Year
Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs, “1, 2 Many” (2020 CMT Music Awards performance)
Dan + Shay, “I Should Probably Go to Bed” (2020 CMT Music Awards performance)
Jimmie Allen and Noah Cyrus, “This Is Us” (2020 CMT Music Awards performance)
Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey, “The Other Girl” (2020 CMT Music Awards performance)
Little Big Town, “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” (2020 CMT Music Awards performance)
Nathaniel Rateliff and Margo Price, “Twinkle Twinkle” (CMT Crossroads performance)
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The CMT Awards will air on June 9, 2021 at 7 p.m. CT.
