2022 CMT Music Awards

2022 CMT Music Awards
2022 CMT Music Awards
Date	April 11, 2022
Location	Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by	Kelsea Ballerini; Anthony Mackie
Most nominations	Kane Brown (4)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS
	← 2021; CMT;

The 2022 CMT Music Awards, the 56th edition of the awards ceremony (dating back to its origins as the Music City News Awards in 1967), are to be held in Nashville, Tennessee on April 11, 2022, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium and locations in and around Music City.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Awards, which have aired on CMT since 2002, will have its "global premiere" exclusively on CBS in 2022.^[4] The ceremony will be hosted by CMT winner Kelsea Ballerini and actor Anthony Mackie. This is Ballerini's second time hosting.^[5]

Background[]

The CMT Music Awards is country music's only entirely fan-voted awards show. Following the long-time CBS produced Academy of Country Music Awards departed from the network, ViacomCBS announced that the live televised ceremony would move to CBS from CMT. While CBS will carry the award show live, CMT will have week-long special programming and events capped by exclusive "director’s cut" airing of the ceremony on CMT.^[6]

Video of the Year[]

Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration). Top nominees, from the first round of voting, will be announced on April 4. Final nominees, from the second round of voting, will be announced on show day, April 11. Final voting will be determined via social media and announced as the final category during the live show.^[7]

Winners and nominees[]

Nominees were announced on March 16, 2022.^[8]

Video of the Year	Female Video of the Year
Brandi Carlile – "Right on Time" Cody Johnson – "'Til You Can't" Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson – "Never Say Never" Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood – "If I Didn't Love You" Kacey Musgraves – "Justified" Kane Brown – "One Mississippi" Kelsea Ballerini & Kenny Chesney – "Half of My Hometown" Luke Combs – "Forever After All" Maren Morris – "Circles Around This Town" Mickey Guyton – "Remember Her Name" Miranda Lambert – "If I Was a Cowboy" Taylor Swift & Chris Stapleton – "I Bet You Think About Me"	Brandi Carlile – "Right on Time" Gabby Barrett – "Footprints on the Moon" Kacey Musgraves – "Justified" Maren Morris – "Circles Around This Town" Mickey Guyton – "Remember Her Name" Miranda Lambert – "If I Was a Cowboy" Tenille Arts – "Back Then, Right Now"
Male Video of the Year	Duo/Group Video of the Year
Cody Johnson – "'Til You Can't" Eric Church – "Heart on Fire" Kane Brown – "One Mississippi" Luke Bryan – "Waves" Luke Combs – "Forever After All" Thomas Rhett – "Country Again" Walker Hayes – "Fancy Like"	Brothers Osborne – "I'm Not for Everyone" Dan + Shay – "Steal My Love" Maddie & Tae – "Woman You Got" Old Dominion – "I Was on a Boat That Day" Parmalee – "Take My Name" Zac Brown Band – "Same Boat"
Breakthrough Video of the Year	Collaborative Video of the Year
Breland – "Cross Country" Caitlyn Smith ft. Old Dominion – "I Can't" Elvie Shane – "My Boy" Parker McCollum – "To Be Loved by You" Priscilla Block – "Just About Over You" Tenille Arts – "Back Then, Right Now"	Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde – "Never Wanted to Be That Girl" Dustin Lynch ft. MacKenzie Porter – "Thinking 'Bout You" Nelly * Florida Georgia Line – "Lil Bit" Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood – "If I Didn't Love You" Jimmie Allen & Brad Paisley – "Freedom Was a Highway" Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan – "Buy Dirt" Kelsea Ballerini ft. Kenny Chesney – "Half of My Hometown"
CMT Performance of the Year	CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year
From the CMT Campfire Sessions – Brothers Osborne, "Muskrat Greene/Dead Man's Curve" From CMT Giants: Charley Pride – George Strait, "Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone" From the 2021 CMT Music Awards – H.E.R. & Chris Stapleton, "Hold On" From 2021 CMT Artist of the Year – Kane Brown, "Three Wooden Crosses" From the 2021 CMT Music Awards – Kelsea Ballerini & Paul Klein – "I Quit Drinking" From the 2021 CMT Music Awards – Mickey Guyton ft. Gladys Knight & Breland – "Friendship Train" From CMT Crossroads – Nelly ft. Kane Brown, Blanco Brown & Breland – "Ride wit Me"	Brittney Spencer – "Sober & Skinny" Carly Pearce – "Dear Miss Loretta" Cody Johnson – "Dear Rodeo" Jon Pardi – "On the Other Hand/Forever and Ever, Amen" Josh Turner Live Lainey Wilson – "Things a Man Oughta Know"
CMT Equal Play Award
TBA

Performers[]

Kelsea Ballerini
Kane Brown
Cody Johnson
Miranda Lambert
Little Big Town
Maren Morris & Ryan Hurd
Carly Pearce
Keith Urban
Lainey Wilson & Cole Swindell

Presenters[]

References[]

^ Nicholson 7/8/2021, Jessica. "'CMT Music Awards' To Air April 3, 2022 on CBS". CMT News. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
^ "Country Aircheck". www.countryaircheck.com. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
^ Liptak, Carena LiptakCarena. "2022 CMT Music Awards Gets a New Air Date After Getting Bumped For the Grammys". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
^ Willman, Chris (2021-06-28). "CMT Music Awards to Air on CBS Beginning in 2022". Variety. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
^ "Just In: @KelseaBallerini and @AnthonyMackie are set to host the CMT Awards on CBS next month". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
^ Grein, Paul (2021-06-28). "CMT Music Awards Set to Move to CBS in 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
^ CMT Music Awards News on CBS, retrieved 2022-03-29
^ "CMT Music Awards Nominations: Kane Brown Leads Field, but First-Timers Abound". 16 March 2022.

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[1] Nicholson 7/8/2021, Jessica. "'CMT Music Awards' To Air April 3, 2022 on CBS". CMT News. Retrieved 2022-01-16.

[2] "Country Aircheck". www.countryaircheck.com. Retrieved 2022-02-03.

[3] Liptak, Carena LiptakCarena. "2022 CMT Music Awards Gets a New Air Date After Getting Bumped For the Grammys". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2022-02-03.

[4] Willman, Chris (2021-06-28). "CMT Music Awards to Air on CBS Beginning in 2022". Variety. Retrieved 2022-01-16.

[5] "Just In: @KelseaBallerini and @AnthonyMackie are set to host the CMT Awards on CBS next month". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-03-10.

[6] Grein, Paul (2021-06-28). "CMT Music Awards Set to Move to CBS in 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-16.

[7] CMT Music Awards News on CBS, retrieved 2022-03-29

[8] "CMT Music Awards Nominations: Kane Brown Leads Field, but First-Timers Abound". 16 March 2022.

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