The 2023 CMT Music Awards winners have been announced! Lainey Wilson received four nominations, including Performance of the Year and Female Video of the Year.
She was followed by three artists who tied for second place: Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, and CMT Music Awards co-host Kane Brown.
Brown and his wife, Katelyn, made history as they became the first-ever married couple to win Video of the Year for their hit “Thank God.”
Jelly Roll took home several awards, including Male Breakthrough Video of the Year.
Lainey Wilson, a country singer, won her first-ever CMT award on Sunday for the Collaborative Video of the Year category for the song “wait in the truck” which she sang with HARDY.
In the female video of the year category at CMT Music Awards this year, 7 nominations were entered. Lainey Wilson met Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, and Maren Morris in the award for the female video of the year.
In their acceptance speech, HARDY thanked the team and the director for the music video. Wilson expressed her gratitude to be a part of the now award-winning track and praised the song for its powerful message.
She also thanked HARDY for the opportunity and love. Wilson received three other nominations at this year’s ceremony and six nominations at the 2022 CMA Awards.
She is also known for her role on the hit show Yellowstone. Wilson expressed her love for being creative and the cool experience of acting despite never having acted before.
CMT recognized 21 first-time nominees across all categories, and Carrie Underwood, the most awarded artist in CMT history, also earned another nod this year, although she did not take home the trophy.
The show was hosted by Brown and Kelsea Ballerini, who was also nominated this year.
The complete list of nominations and winners are as follows:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Blake Shelton – “No Body”
- Carrie Underwood – “Hate My Heart”
- Cody Johnson – “Human”
- HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson – “wait in the truck”
- Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown – “Thank God” (winner)
- Morgan Wallen – “You Proof”
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Carly Pearce – “What He Didn’t Do”
- Carrie Underwood – “Ghost Story”
- Gabby Barrett – “Pick Me Up”
- Kelsea Ballerini – “HEARTFIRST”
- Lainey Wilson – “Heart Like a Truck” (winner)
- Maren Morris – “Humble Quest”
- Miranda Lambert – “Actin’ Up”
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Bailey Zimmerman – “Rock and a Hard Place”
- Cody Johnson – “Human”
- Cole Swindell – “She Had Me at Heads Carolina”
- Jelly Roll – “Son of a Sinner” (winner)
- Kane Brown – “Like I Love Country Music”
- Luke Combs – “The Kind of Love We Make”
- Morgan Wallen – “Wasted on You”
GROUP/DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Dan + Shay – “You (Performance Video)”
- Lady A – “Summer State of Mind”
- Little Big Town – “Hell Yeah”
- Parmalee – “Take My Name”
- The War and Treaty – “That’s How Love Is Made”
- Zac Brown Band – “Out in the Middle” (winner)
BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Avery Anna – “Narcissist”
- Kylie Morgan – “If He Wanted to He Would”
- MacKenzie Porter – “Pickup”
- Megan Moroney – “Tennessee Orange” (winner)
- Morgan Wade – “Wilder Days”
- Tiera Kennedy – “Found It in You”
BREAKTHROUGH MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Bailey Zimmerman – “Fall in Love”
- Corey Kent – “Wild as Her”
- Drake Milligan – “Sounds Like Something I’d Do”
- Jackson Dean – “Don’t Come Lookin'”
- Jelly Roll – “Son of a Sinner” (winner)
- Nate Smith – “Whiskey on You”
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley – “Worth a Shot”
- HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson – “wait in the truck” (winner)
- Ingrid Andress with Sam Hunt – “Wishful Drinking”
- Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown – “Thank God”
- Midland feat. Jon Pardi – “Longneck Way to Go”
- Russell Dickerson feat. Jake Scott – “She Likes It”
- Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry – “Where We Started”
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton – “Colors” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS)
- Chris Stapleton – “Whenever You Come Around” (from “CMT Giants: Vince Gill”)
- Cody Johnson – “‘Til You Can’t” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS) (winner)
- Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson – “Never Say Never” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS)
- Darius Rucker – “Let Her Cry” (from “CMT Storytellers”)
- Emmy Russell & Lukas Nelson – “Lay Me Down” (from “Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn”)
- LeAnn Rimes with Ashley McBryde & Carly Pearce – “One Way Ticket” (from “CMT Crossroads: LeAnn Rimes & Friends”)
- Keith Urban – “Wild Hearts” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS)
- The Judds – “Love Can Build a Bridge” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS)
- Wynonna Judd & Brandi Carlile – “The Rose” (from “Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration”)
CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- Charley Crockett – “Time of the Cottonwood Trees” (from “CMT Campfire Sessions”)
- Chris Young – “Gettin’ You Home” (from “CMT Stages”)
- Ingrid Andress – “Wishful Drinking” (from “CMT Studio Sessions”)
- Jelly Roll – “Son of a Sinner” (from “CMT All Access”) (winner)
- Megan Moroney – “Tennessee Orange” (from “CMT Viral to Verified”)
- Scotty McCreery – “Damn Strait” (from “CMT Campfire Sessions”)
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