Country music’s only entirely fan-voted awards show returns to celebrate the best videos and performances of the year on Oct. 21.
The 2020 CMT Music Awards are ready to honor the best country music videos and performances of the year!
Country music’s only entirely fan-voted awards show returns to celebrate some of the genre's biggest stars on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Top nominees include Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Sam Hunt and Thomas Rhett, who all scored three nods apiece and are all competing in the coveted "Video of the Year" category.
Other artists with multiple nominations include Carrie Underwood -- currently the most-awarded artists in CMT Music Awards history with 20 wins -- Blanco Brown, Gabby Barrett, Kane Brown, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Old Dominion and The Chicks, who return with their first CMT nomination since 2007.
The 2020 CMT Music Awards are also embracing artists who collaborated in a country crossover this year, awarding first-time CMT nominations to Halsey, Marshmello and Gwen Stefani.
Fan voting begins today at vote.cmt.com and continues until 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on Monday, Oct.12. The top five “Video of the Year” finalists will be revealed at that time.
Read on for the complete list of this year's nominees:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Ashley McBryde - “One Night Standards”
Blanco Brown - “The Git Up”
Carrie Underwood - “Drinking Alone”
Dan + Shay - “I Should Probably Go To Bed”
Keith Urban - “Polaroid”
Kelsea Ballerini - “homecoming queen?”
Little Big Town - “Sugar Coat”
Luke Combs - “Beer Never Broke My Heart”
Miranda Lambert - “Bluebird”
Old Dominion - “Some People Do”
Sam Hunt - “Hard To Forget”
Tanya Tucker - “Bring My Flowers Now”
The Chicks -“Gaslighter”
Thomas Rhett - “Remember You Young”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
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
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
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
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
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
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”
QUARANTINE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Big & Rich - "Stay Home"
Brad Paisley - "No I In Beer"
Carly Pearce - "It Won’t Always Be Like This (The Social Distance Sessions)"
Charlie Worsham ft. Billy Justineau, Molly Tuttle, Rachel Loy, Jillian Jacqueline, Tucker Wilson, Stephen Wilson Jr., Leigh Nash, Fancy Hagood, Lucie Silvas, John Osborne & Sadler Vaden - "With A Little Help From My Friends" (Beatles Cover)
Dave Haywood (of Lady A) & Kelli Haywood - "Just Another Day In Quarantine"
Dolly Parton - "When Life Is Good Again"
Granger Smith - "DON’T COUGH ON ME!"
Luke Combs - "Six Feet Apart"
Tenille Townes ft. Abby Anderson, Kassi Ashton, Keelan Donovan, Alex Hall, Adam Hambrick & Caylee Hammack - "Lean On Me" (Bill Withers Cover)
Thomas Rhett ft. Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban - "Be A Light" (Fan Video)
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Ashley McBryde - “One Night Standards” - from CMT Artists of the Year
Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs - “Brand New Man” - from CMT Crossroads
Chris Young - “Drowning” - from CMT Artists of the Year
Halsey and Kelsea Ballerini - “Graveyard” - from CMT Crossroads
Sam Hunt - “Fancy” - from CMT Artists of the Year
Sheryl Crow and Chris Stapleton - “Tell Me When It's Over” - from CMT Crossroads
The 2020 CMT Music Awards air Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. ET on CMT, MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop TV and TV Land.
Check out highlights from last year's show in the video below!
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