On Sunday, April 2, 2023, the Moody Center in Austin, Texas hosted the CMT (Country Music Television) Music Awards. Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown, both of whom were nominated and performed at the awards show, presented the show and announced the winners, as chosen by the audience.
To round off the evening, Kane and his wife Katelyn Brown became the first husband-and-wife combo to win the coveted video of the year award for their 2022 song “Thank God.” This was also Kane’s and Brown’s first win in the category.
Three awards including “male breakthrough video of the year,” were bestowed upon rapper/country artist Jelly Roll on that same Sunday.
Gwen Stefani, Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Keith Urban and Alanis Morissette all performed at the celebration honoring the first decade of “CMT Future Ladies of Country.” Shania Twain, a legend in country music, was recognized with the “CMT Equal Play Award” in 2023.
Other musicians paid tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Lynyrd Skynyrd as well. Even though she didn’t win anything on Sunday, Underwood now has a record 25 CMT Awards victories making her the most successful artist in the show’s history.
All of the candidates are listed below, while the winners are highlighted in bold.
Video of the Year
- Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown – “Thank God” (Winner)
- Ashley McBryde, Caylee Hammack, Brandy Clark & Pillbox Patti – “Bonfire at Tina’s”
- Blake Shelton – “No Body”
- Carrie Underwood – “Hate My Heart”
- Cody Johnson – “Human”
- Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley – “Worth a Shot”
- Gabby Barrett – “Pick Me Up”
- HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson – “wait in the truck”
- 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”
- Morgan Wallen – “You Proof”
- Walker Hayes – “AA”
Female Video of The Year
- Lainey Wilson – “Heart Like a Truck” (Winner)
- 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
- Bailey Zimmerman – “Rock and a Hard Place”
- Cody Johnson – “Human”
- Cole Swindell – “She Had Me at Heads Carolina”
- Jelly Roll – “Son of a Sinner” (Winner)
- Kane Brown – “Like I Love Country Music”
- Luke Combs – “The Kind of Love We Make”
- Morgan Wallen – “Wasted on You”
Group/duo video of the year
- 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”
- Zac Brown Band – “Out in the Middle” (Winner)
Female breakthrough video of the year
- Avery Anna – “Narcissist”
- Kylie Morgan – “If He Wanted to He Would”
- MacKenzie Porter – “Pickup”
- Megan Moroney – “Tennessee Orange” (Winner)
- Morgan Wade – “Wilder Days”
- Tiera Kennedy – “Found It in You”
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Male breakthrough video of the year
- Bailey Zimmerman – “Fall in Love”
- Corey Kent – “Wild as Her”
- Drake Milligan – “Sounds Like Something I’d Do”
- Jackson Dean – “Don’t Come Lookin’”
- Jelly Roll – “Son of a Sinner” (Winner)
- Nate Smith – “Whiskey on You”
Collaborative video of the year
- Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley – “Worth a Shot”
- HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson – “Wait in the truck” (Winner)
- Ingrid Andress with Sam Hunt – “Wishful Drinking”
- Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown – “Thank God”
- Midland feat. Jon Pardi – “Longneck Way to Go”
- Russell Dickerson feat. Jake Scott – “She Likes It”
- Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry – “Where We Started”
CMT performance of the year
- Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton – “Colors”
- Chris Stapleton – “Whenever You Come Around”
- Cody Johnson – “‘Til You Can’t”
- Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson – “Never Say Never”
- Darius Rucker – “Let Her Cry”
- Emmy Russell & Lukas Nelson – “Lay Me Down”
- LeAnn Rimes with Ashley McBryde & Carly Pearce – “One Way Ticket”
- Keith Urban – “Wild Hearts”
- The Judds – “Love Can Build a Bridge”
- Wynonna Judd & Brandi Carlile – “The Rose”
CMT digital-first performance of the year
- Charley Crockett – “Time of the Cottonwood Trees”
- Chris Young – “Gettin’ You Home”
- Ingrid Andress – “Wishful Drinking”
- Jelly Roll – “Son of a Sinner” (Winner)
- Megan Moroney – “Tennessee Orange”
- Scotty McCreery – “Damn Strait”
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