Vanavond (7 juni) worden in Nashville’s Music City Center de winnaars van de 2017 CMT Music Awards bekendgemaakt.
Tijdens de show zijn er optredens van Blake Shelton, Brett Eldredge, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett, Little Big Town, Kelsea Ballerini, Brett Young, Jon Pardi, Lauren Alaina, Midland en Chris Lane. Er zijn verder een aantal samenwerkende artiesten zoals Florida Georgia Line met the Chainsmokers, Keith Urban met Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum met Earth, Wind & Fire, Luke Bryan met Jason Derulo en Brothers Osborne met Peter Frampton. Tenslotte is er een eerbetoon aan Greg Allman met Jason Aldean, Charles Kelley, Darius Rucker en Derek Trucks.
Hieronder een overzicht van de genomineerden:
Video of the Year
Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”
Brad Paisley, “Today”
Brett Eldredge, “Wanna Be That Song”
Carrie Underwood, “Church Bells”
Cole Swindell, “Middle of a Memory”
Dierks Bentley and Elle King, “Different for Girls”
Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.”
Jon Pardi, “Dirt on My Boots”
Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
Kelsea Ballerini, “Peter Pan”
Little Big Town, “Better Man”
Luke Bryan, “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day”
Miranda Lambert, “Vice”
Thomas Rhett, “Star of the Show”
Female Video of the Year
Carrie Underwood, “Church Bells”
Kelsea Ballerini, “Peter Pan”
Lauren Alaina, “Road Less Traveled”
Maren Morris, “’80s Mercedes”
Miranda Lambert, “Vice”
Reba McEntire, “Back to God”
Male Video of the Year
Blake Shelton, “Came Here to Forget”
Eric Church, “Record Year”
Jason Aldean, “Lights Come On”
Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
Luke Bryan, “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day”
Thomas Rhett, “Star of the Show”
Duo Video of the Year
Big & Rich feat. Tim McGraw, “Lovin’ Lately”
Brothers Osborne, “21 Summer”
Dan + Shay, “How Not To”
Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.”
LoCash, “I Know Somebody”
Group Video of the Year
Eli Young Band, “Saltwater Gospel”
Lady Antebellum, “You Look Good”
Little Big Town, “Better Man”
Midland, “Drinkin’ Problem”
Old Dominion, “Song for Another Time”
Breakthrough Video of the Year
Brett Young, “In Case You Didn’t Know”
Jon Pardi, “Dirt on My Boots”
Kane Brown, “Used to Love You Sober”
Lauren Alaina, “Road Less Traveled”
Luke Combs, “Hurricane”
RaeLynn, “Love Triangle”
Collaborative Video of the Year
Artists Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”
Chris Young feat. Vince Gill, “Sober Saturday Night”
Dierks Bentley and Elle King, “Different for Girls”
Florida Georgia Line feat. Tim McGraw, “May We All”
Keith Urban feat. Carrie Underwood, “The Fighter”
Kenny Chesney feat. Pink, “Setting the World on Fire”
CMT Performance of the Year
Jason Aldean, “Hicktown (from CMT Concert of the Summer)”
Jason Derulo and Luke Bryan, “Want to Want Me (from CMT Crossroads)”
John Mellencamp and Darius Rucker, “Pink Houses (from CMT Crossroads)”
Alicia Keys and Maren Morris, “’80s Mercedes (from CMT Crossroads)”
Meghan Trainor, Jill Scott and Kelsea Ballerini, “You’re Still the One / Any Man of Mine / Man! I Feel Like a Woman! (from CMT Artists of the Year)”
Nick Jonas and Thomas Rhett, “Close (from CMT Crossroads)”
Social Superstar
Brett Eldredge
Jake Owen
Keith Urban
Kelsea Ballerini
Lauren Alaina
Thomas Rhett
