Overview

• Ashley McBryde, Cody Johnson, Hardy, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, and Lainey Wilson are the top six finalists for the CMT Music Awards Video of the Year.
• The finalists were selected through fan voting, with the top three to be announced the day of the awards.
• The CMT Music Awards will take place on April 7 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, and will be broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
• Kelsea Ballerini will host the event and perform, alongside other artists such as Bailey Zimmerman, Jelly Roll, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson, and Sam Hunt.
• This year's CMT Music Awards features 14 first-time nominees, including Amber Riley, Ashley Cooke, Bret Michaels, Chayce Beckham, Hozier, Koe Wetzel, Stephen Wilson Jr., Tyler Childers, Warren Zeiders, and Zach Bryan.