2018 CMT Music Awards

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2018 CMT Music Awards
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DateJune 6, 2018
Location Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by Little Big Town
Most awards Blake Shelton (2)
Most nominationsVarious Artists (3 each)
Television/radio coverage
Network CMT
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The 2018 CMT Music Awards were held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on June 6, 2018. [1] [2] Little Big Town was the host for the show. [3] The CMT Music Awards are a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances; Voting takes place on CMT's website. [4]

Winners and nominees

Nominees were announced on May 8, 2018. [5] [6] Winners are shown in bold. [7] [8]

Video of the YearFemale Video of the Year
  • Carrie Underwood feat. Ludacris – “The Champion”
    • Carly Pearce – “Every Little Thing”
    • Kelsea Ballerini – “Legends”
    • Lauren Alaina – “Doin’ Fine”
    • Maren Morris – “I Could Use A Love Song”
    • Miranda Lambert – “Tin Man” From 2017 ACM Awards
Male Video of the YearGroup Video of the Year
  • Blake Shelton – “I’ll Name The Dogs”
    • Dustin Lynch – “Small Town Boy”
    • Jason Aldean – “You Make It Easy”
    • Jon Pardi – “Heartache On The Dance Floor”
    • Luke Bryan – “Light It Up”
    • Thomas Rhett – “Marry Me”
  • Little Big Town – “When Someone Stops Loving You”
    • Lady Antebellum – “You Look Good”
    • LANco – “Greatest Love Story”
    • Midland – “Make A Little”
    • Old Dominion – “No Such Thing As A Broken Heart”
    • Rascal Flatts – “Yours If You Want It”
    • Zac Brown Band – “My Old Man”
Duo Video of the YearBreakthrough Video of the Year
  • Dan + Shay – “Tequila”
    • Big & Rich – “California”
    • Brothers Osborne – “It Ain’t My Fault”
    • Florida Georgia Line – “Smooth”
    • High Valley – “She’s With Me”
    • Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – “Speak To A Girl”
  • Carly Pearce – “Every Little Thing”
    • Danielle Bradbery – “Sway”
    • Devin Dawson – “All On Me”
    • LANco – “Greatest Love Story”
    • Russell Dickerson – “Yours”
    • Walker Hayes – “You Broke Up With Me”
Collaborative Video of the YearCMT Performance of the Year
  • Kane Brown feat. Lauren Alaina – “What Ifs”
    • Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line – “Meant To Be”
    • Carrie Underwood feat. Ludacris – “The Champion”
    • Cole Swindell feat. Dierks Bentley – “Flatliner”
    • Justin Timberlake feat. Chris Stapleton – “Say Something”
    • Thomas Rhett feat. Maren Morris – “Craving You”
  • From CMT Crossroads: Backstreet Boys and Florida Georgia Line – “Everybody”
    • From 2017 CMT Artists of the Year: Andra Day, Common, Little Big Town, Lee Ann Womack and Danielle Bradbery – “Stand Up For Something”
    • From 2017 CMT Music Awards: Charles Kelley, Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker and Derek Trucks – “Midnight Rider”
    • From CMT Crossroads: Earth, Wind & Fire and Lady Antebellum – “September”
    • From 2017 CMT Artists of the Year: Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town – “I Won't Back Down”
    • From 2017 CMT Music Awards: Keith Urban feat. Carrie Underwood – “The Fighter”

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References

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  2. ↑ Weatherby, Taylor (May 23, 2018). "Luke Bryan, Kelly Clarkson, Sam Hunt & More Announced as 2018 CMT Music Awards Performers". Billboard . Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ Hudak, Joseph (June 6, 2018). "2018 CMT Music Awards: How to Watch, When It Starts, Who's Performing". Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly (May 8, 2018). "CMT Music Awards: Carrie Underwood, Justin Timberlake Among Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ Dupre, Elyse (May 8, 2018). "2018 CMT Music Awards Nominations Revealed—and Little Big Town Will Host!". E! . Retrieved March 20, 2024.
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