VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration) and the video director.
Ashley McBryde – One Night Standards
Blanco Brown – The Git Up
Carrie Underwood – Drinking Alone
Dan + Shay – I Should Probably Go To Bed
Keith Urban – Polaroid
Kelsea Ballerini – homecoming queen?
Little Big Town – Sugar Coat
Luke Combs – Beer Never Broke My Heart
Miranda Lambert – Bluebird
Old Dominion – Some People Do
Sam Hunt – Hard To Forget
Tanya Tucker – Bring My Flowers Now
The Chicks – Gaslighter
Thomas Rhett – Remember You Young
Victory: Underwood set a CMT record with her wins for Drinking Alone
FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist
Ashley McBryde – One Night Standards
Carrie Underwood – Drinking Alone
Gabby Barrett – I Hope
Kelsea Ballerini – homecoming queen?
Maren Morris – The Bones
Miranda Lambert – Bluebird
Competitive: Underwood bested stars such as Miranda Lambert and Kelsea Ballerini to win best video by a female artist
MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist
Jason Aldean – Got What I Got
Luke Bryan – One Margarita
Luke Combs – Even Though I’m Leaving
Morgan Wallen – Chasin’ You (Dream Video)
Sam Hunt – Hard To Forget
Thomas Rhett – Remember You Young
Shake it up: Luke Bryan emerged victorious for One Margarita
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a group; awarded to the artists
Lady A – Champagne Night
Little Big Town – Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Live Cut)
Midland – Cheatin’ Songs (Live From the Palomino)
Old Dominion – One Man Band
The Chicks – Gaslighter
The Highwomen – Crowded Table
Old Dominion, above at the 2019 CMA Awards, took home this year’s group prize
DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a duo; awarded to the artists
Brothers Osborne – All Night (Studio Performance)
Dan + Shay – I Should Probably Go To Bed
Florida Georgia Line – Blessings
LOCASH – One Big Country Song
Maddie & Tae – Die From A Broken Heart
Duo Dan + Shay, seen above at the 2019 CMA Awards, won their category
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from an artist’s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist (male, female or group/duo)
Blanco Brown – The Git Up
Caylee Hammack – Family Tree
Gabby Barrett – I Hope
Ingrid Andress – More Hearts Than Mine
Riley Green – I Wish Grandpas Never Died
Travis Denning – After a Few
Gabby Barrett won the Breakthrough Video award for her track I Hope
COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from a collaboration; awarded to the artists
Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani – Nobody But You
Carly Pearce and Lee Brice – I Hope You’re Happy Now
Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours
Kane Brown featuring Nelly – Cool Again
Marshmello and Kane Brown – One Thing Right
Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi – Beer Can’t Fix
Blake Shelton and girlfriend Gwen Stefani, who won collaborative video of the year nod for their song Nobody But You, were seen performing at the Grammys in January
CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on CMT; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)
From CMT Artists of the Year: Ashley McBryde – One Night Standards
From CMT Crossroads: Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs – Brand New Man
From CMT Artists of the Year: Chris Young – Drowning
From CMT Crossroads: Halsey and Kelsea Ballerini – Graveyard
From CMT Artists of the Year: Sam Hunt – Fancy
From CMT Crossroads: Sheryl Crow and Chris Stapleton – Tell Me When It’s Over
Good night: Chris Young took home the CMT performance award for Drowning