| 2024 CMT Music Awards | |
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| Date | April 7, 2024 |
| Location | Moody Center, Austin, Texas |
| Hosted by | Kelsea Ballerini |
| Most awards | Jelly Roll (3) |
| Most nominations | (3 each) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS, Paramount+ (Streaming Live) |
| Viewership | 5.4 million [1] |
The 2024 CMT Music Awards, the 23rd edition of the awards ceremony, was held at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2024. [2] Kelsea Ballerini returned as host of the ceremony. [3] [4]
The CMT Music Awards is country music's only entirely fan-voted awards show. Kelsea Ballerini hosted the show for the fourth-consecutive year, and unlike the three previous years, she hosted solo. [5] The ceremony aired on CBS and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+. [6]
On March 25, CMT announced Trisha Yearwood would receive the inaugural "June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award", which "recognizes an artist, duo/group or industry veteran who demonstrates an exceptional dedication to the community and their fellow artists as Cash did." Yearwood also performed at the ceremony. [7] Actress and friend of Carter Cash, Jane Seymour, presented the award.
On April 4, CMT announced that Brooks & Dunn, Lainey Wilson, and Sammy Hagar would perform a tribute to the late CMT Award winner and country music icon, Toby Keith, who died on February 5, 2024. [8]
Nominees were announced on March 13, 2024. [9] [10] On April 1, the Video of the Year nominees decreased to only the top six videos. [11] ; on April 4 the nominees went from the top six to the top three. [12]
| Video of the Year | Female Video of the Year |
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| Male Video of the Year | Duo/Group Video of the Year |
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| Female Breakthrough Video of the Year | Male Breakthrough Video of the Year |
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| Collaborative Video of the Year | CMT Digital—First Performance of the Year |
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| CMT Performance of the Year | |
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| June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award | |
Performers were announced on March 26. [13]
| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Cody Johnson | "That's Texas" |
| Jason Aldean | "Let Your Boys Be Country" |
| Megan Moroney | "No Caller ID" |
| Parker McCollum Brittney Spencer | "Burn It Down" |
| Jordan Davis Needtobreathe | "Brother" "Next Thing You Know" |
| Lainey Wilson | "Country's Cool Again" |
| Bailey Zimmerman | "Where It Ends" |
| Keith Urban | "Straight Line" |
| Sam Hunt | "Locked Up" |
| Kelsea Ballerini | "Love Me Like You Mean It (Reimagined)" |
| Brooks & Dunn Sammy Hagar Lainey Wilson | Toby Keith Tribute "Should've Been a Cowboy" "I Love This Bar" "How Do You Like Me Now?!" |
| Old Dominion Megan Moroney | "Can't Break Up Now" |
| Trisha Yearwood | "Put It in a Song" |
| Dasha | "Austin" |
| Little Big Town Sugarland | "Take Me Home" |
| Jelly Roll | "Halfway to Hell" |
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