2023 CMT Music Awards

2023 CMT Music Awards
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Date	April 2, 2023
Location	Moody Center, Austin, Texas
Country
Presented by
Host	Kelsea Ballerini Kane Brown
Most awards	Jelly Roll (3)
Most nominations	Lainey Wilson (4)
Official website	vote.cmt.com
Television/Radio coverage
Network	CBS, Paramount+

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Exterior of the Moody Center, where the ceremony was held.

The 2023 CMT Music Awards, the 57th edition of the awards ceremony, were held in Austin, Texas, on April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center. The ceremony was hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown and aired on CBS and stream on Paramount+.

Background

The CMT Music Awards is country music's only entirely fan-voted awards show. This will be the second ceremony following the ceremonies move to CBS, the third for Kelsea Ballerini and fourth for Kane Brown. Ballerini dedicated the ceremony to the victims of the 2023 Covenant School shooting.

CMT Equal Play Award

On March 27, CMT announced that country legend, Shania Twain, would be honored with the CMT Equal Play Award. The award “recognizes an artist who is a visible and vocal advocate for elevating diverse and underrepresented voices in country music.” Previous recipients include Jennifer Nettles and Linda Martell.

Performers

Performers were announced on March 23, 2023.

Performer(s)	Song(s)
Blake Shelton	"No Body"
Tyler Hubbard	"Dancin' in the Country"
Carly Pearce	"What He Didn't Do"
Wynonna Judd Ashley McBryde	"I Want to Know What Love Is"
Alanis Morissette Ingrid Andress Lainey Wilson Madeline Edwards Morgan Wade	"You Oughta Know"
Carrie Underwood	"Hate My Heart"
Cody Johnson	"Human"
Darius Rucker The Black Crowes	"She Talks to Angels"
Gary Clark Jr.	Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gwen Stefani Carly Pearce	"Just a Girl"
Jelly Roll	"Need a Favor"
Keith Urban	"Brown Eyes Baby"
Kelsea Ballerini	"If You Go Down (I'm Goin' Down Too)"
Lainey Wilson	"Heart Like a Truck"
Kane Brown Katelyn Brown	"Thank God"
Paul Rodgers Cody Johnson Billy Gibbons Slash Warren Haynes Chuck Leavell Ethan Pilzer Rich Redmond LeAnn Rimes Wynonna Judd	Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd
Shania Twain	"Giddy Up!"

Ram Trucks Side Stage

Performer(s)	Song(s)
Lily Rose	"Watcha Know About That"
Avery Anna	"Narcissist"
Chapel Hart	"You Can Have Him Jolene"
Jackson Dean	"Don't Come Lookin'"
Megan Moroney	"Tennessee Orange"
Nate Smith	"Whiskey on You"

Presenters

• Carly Pearce introduced CMT Next Generation of woman 10th anniversary with performance by Alanis Morissette and ladies
• Carrie Underwood introduced Darius Rucker and Black Crowes performance
• Charles Esten
• Darius Rucker presented Video of the Year
• Dixie D'Amelio introduced Carrie Underwood performance
• Dustin Lynch introduced Dixie D' Amelio
• HARDY
• Ian Bohen and Jen Landon
• Jon Pardi introduced Carly Pearce performance
• LeAnn Rimes presented Male Video of the Year
• Madison Bailey
• Max Thieriot introduced Kane and Katelyn Brown performance
• Megan Thee Stallion presented Shania Twain with the Equal Play Award
• Noah Schnapp presented the Collabrative video of the year
• Parker McCollum presented Breakthrough Female & Male Video of the Year
• Peter Frampton introduced Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute
• Shania Twain presented Female Video of the Year
• Steve Howey
• Travis Kelce

Nominees

Nominees were announced on March 8, 2023.

Video of the Year	Female Video of the Year
Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown — "Thank God" Blake Shelton — "No Body" Carrie Underwood — "Hate My Heart" Cody Johnson — "Human" HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson — "wait in the truck" Morgan Wallen — "You Proof" Longlist Ashley McBryde, Brandy Clark, Caylee Hammack and Pillbox Patti — "Bonfire at Tina's" Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley — "Worth a Shot" Gabby Barrett — "Pick Me Up" Jimmie Allen — "Down Home" Keith Urban — "Wild Hearts" Kelsea Ballerini — "Heartfirst" Little Big Town — "Rich Man" Luke Bryan — "Country On" Luke Combs — "The Kind of Love We Make" Walker Hayes — "AA"	Lainey Wilson — "Heart Like a Truck" Carly Pearce — "What He Didn't Do" Carrie Underwood — "Ghost Story" Gabby Barrett — "Pick Me Up" Kelsea Ballerini — "HEARTFIRST" Maren Morris — "Humble Quest" Miranda Lambert — "Actin' Up"
Male Video of the Year	Duo/Group Video of the Year
Jelly Roll — "Son of a Sinner" Bailey Zimmerman — "Rock and a Hard Place" Cody Johnson — "Human" Cole Swindell — "She Had Me at Heads Carolina" Kane Brown — "Like I Love Country Music" Luke Combs — "The Kind of Love We Make" Morgan Wallen — "Wasted on You"	Zac Brown Band — "Out in the Middle" 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"
Female Breakthrough Video of the Year	Male Breakthrough Video of the Year
Megan Moroney — "Tennessee Orange" Avery Anna — "Narcissist" Kylie Morgan — "If He Wanted to He Would" MacKenzie Porter — "Pickup" Morgan Wade — "Wilder Days" Tiera Kennedy — "Found It in You"	Jelly Roll — "Son of a Sinner" Bailey Zimmerman — "Fall in Love" Corey Kent — "Wild as Her" Drake Milligan — "Sounds Like Something I'd Do" Jackson Dean — "Don't Come Lookin'" Nate Smith — "Whiskey on You"
Collaborative Video of the Year	CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year
HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson — "wait in the truck" Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley — "Worth a Shot" Ingrid Andress with Sam Hunt — "Wishful Drinking" Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown — "Thank God" Midland feat. Jon Pardi — "Longneck Way to Go" Russell Dickerson feat. Jake Scott — "She Likes It" Thomas Rhett and Katy Perry — "Where We Started"	Jelly Roll — "Son of a Sinner" (from "CMT All Access") 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") Megan Moroney — "Tennessee Orange" (from "CMT Viral to Verified") Scotty McCreery — "Damn Strait" (from "CMT Campfire Sessions")
CMT Performance of the Year
Cody Johnson — "‘Til You Can't" (from 2022 CMT Music Awards) Black Pumas and Mickey Guyton — "Colors" (from 2022 CMT Music Awards) Chris Stapleton — "Whenever You Come Around" (from "CMT Giants: Vince Gill") Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson — "Never Say Never" (from 2022 CMT Music Awards) Darius Rucker — "Let Her Cry" (from "CMT Storytellers") Emmy Russell and Lukas Nelson — "Lay Me Down" (from "Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn") LeAnn Rimes, Ashley McBryde and 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 and Brandi Carlile — "The Rose" (from "Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration")
CMT Equal Play Award
Shania Twain