They announced the nominees for this year’s “CMT Music Awards” . . . and Luke Combs, Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Sam Hunt, Kelsea Ballerini, and Thomas Rhett lead the way with three each.
There’s a ton of first-time nominees, including Blanco Brown, Caylee Hammack, Gabby Barrett, Ingrid Andress, Riley Green, Travis Denning, The Highwomen, and, believe it or not, the “legendary” Tanya Tucker.
The show was originally scheduled for June but got pushed back because of COVID-19. Everyone will be following safety protocols. Artists are doing outdoor performances that will take place “in and around” Nashville.
This is a fan-voted show. You have until noon on October 12th to vote and you can vote more than once.
There are 14 semi-finalists in the Video of the Year category. They’ll narrow that down to five finalists on October 12th and voting on those will wrap October 16th. The show airs October 21st.
Here are those 14 semi-finalists . . .
1. “One Night Standards”, Ashley McBryde
2. “The Git Up”, Blanco Brown
3. “Drinking Alone”, Carrie Underwood
4. “I Should Probably Go to Bed”, Dan + Shay
5. “Polaroid”, Keith Urban
6. “Homecoming Queen”, Kelsea Ballerini
7. “Sugar Coat”, Little Big Town
8. “Beer Never Broke My Heart”, Luke Combs
9. “Bluebird”, Miranda Lambert
10. “Some People Do”, Old Dominion
11. “Hard to Forget”, Sam Hunt
12. “Bring My Flowers Now”, Tanya Tucker
13. “Gaslighter”, The Chicks
14. “Remember You Young”, Thomas Rhett
