The 2024 CMT Music Awards, the 23rd edition of the awards ceremony, was held at the

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, on April 7, 2024. Kelsea Ballerini returned as host of the ceremony.

Background

The

CMT Music Awards The CMT Music Awards is a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances. The awards ceremony is held every year in Nashville, Tennessee, and broadcast live on the CMT (Country Music Television) channel. Voting takes p ...

is country music's only entirely fan-voted awards show.

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hosted the show for the fourth-consecutive year, and unlike the three previous years, she hosted solo. The ceremony aired on CBS and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.

June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award

On March 25, CMT announced Trisha Yearwood would receive the inaugural " June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award", which "recognizes an artist, duo/group or industry veteran who demonstrates an exceptional dedication to the community and their fellow artists as Cash did." Yearwood also performed at the ceremony. Actress and friend of Carter Cash,

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, presented the award.

Toby Keith Tribute

On April 4, CMT announced that Brooks & Dunn, Lainey Wilson, and Sammy Hagar would perform a tribute to the late CMT Award winner and country music icon,

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, who died on February 5, 2024.

Nominees and winners

Nominees were announced on March 13, 2024. On April 1, the Video of the Year nominees decreased to only the top six videos.; on April 4 the nominees went from the top six to the top three.

Performers

Performers were announced on March 26.

Presenters

* Emily Osment and

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, introduced Megan Moroney *

Paul Walter Hauser Paul Walter Hauser (born October 15, 1986) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his supporting roles in the films '' Cruella'', ''I, Tonya'', '' Late Night'', ''BlacKkKlansman'', and ''Da 5 Bloods''. In 2019, Hauser had his breakout ...

, presented Collaborative Video of the Year *

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, introduced Parker McCollum and Brittney Spencer *

Megan Moroney Megan Ann Moroney (born October 9, 1997) is an American country music singer and songwriter from Douglasville, Georgia. She charted her second single, " Tennessee Orange", in 2022. Her debut album '' Lucky'' was released in May 2023, reaching the ...

and Max Theriot, presented Breakthrough Female Video of the Year and Breakthrough Male Video of the Year * Melissa Etheridge, introduced Jordan Davis and Needtobreathe (sang "Come To My Window" with Kelsea Ballerini) *

, presented the June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award to Trisha Yearwood * Jelly Roll, introduced Lainey Wilson * Cody Alan, introduced Bailey Zimmerman and Old Dominion with Megan Moroney * Emma Roberts, introduced Keith Urban *

Carly Pearce Carly Pearce (born Carly Cristyne Slusser; April 24, 1990) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Her material contains elements of both traditional and contemporary country-pop music. Pearce began performing professionally in her ...

, presented CMT Performance of the Year * Parmalee, introduced Sam Hunt *

James Van Der Beek James William Van Der Beek (; born March 8, 1977) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery in the WB series ''Dawson's Creek'' and Johnny "Mox" Moxon in '' Varsity Blues'' (1999). He played a fictionalized version of hi ...

, introduced Kelsea Ballerini *

Tanner Adell Tanner Adell is an American country music singer-songwriter. Her debut album, ''Buckle Bunny'', was released in 2023. Early life Half black and half white, Adell was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and was adopted and raised in Manhattan Beach, Ca ...

, Tiera Kennedy,

Reyna Roberts Reyna Roberts (born 15 August 1997) is an American country singer-songwriter and pianist. She is known for her July 2020 debut single, "Stompin' Grounds" as well as multiple appearances on NFL's ''Monday Night Football''. One of the few visible ...

and

Brittney Spencer Brittney Spencer (born September 8, 1988) is an American country singer–songwriter. Spencer received notable attention following a viral Twitter video showing Spencer singing a cover of song by The Highwomen. The video drew praise from fellow c ...

, presented Duo/Group Video of the Year * Roger Clemens,

Lukas Nelson Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, sometimes referred to as POTR, is an American country rock group based in California. The band consists of Lukas Nelson (lead vocals, guitar), Anthony LoGerfo (drums, percussion), Corey McCormick (bass guitar ...

and Riley Green, introduced Tribute to Toby Keith *

Cody Johnson Cody Daniel Johnson (born May 21, 1987) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He self-released six albums, including ''Gotta Be Me'', which debuted at number two on ''Billboard''s Country Albums chart, before releasing his first major- ...

, introduced Trisha Yearwood's performance * Mickey Guyton, introduced Dasha * Minnie Driver, presented Male Video of the Year * Gayle King, presented Female Video of the Year * Billy Bob Thornton, presented Video of the Year

References

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