CMT Music Awards 2024: Winners & Performances

The 2024 CMT Music Awards returned to Austin's Moody Center on Sunday, April 7th, with viewers witnessing another plethora of stellar performances a big wins in Texas.

Kelsea Ballerini hosted for the fourth consecutive year, but confirmed shortly before the ceremony launched that this would mark the last time she'll be taking the helm for the CMTs.

Over the course of the star-studded event, Jelly Roll took home the biggest gong of the evening, CMT Video of the Year, for his evocative visuals for ‘Need A Favor’, with Jelly also winning CMT Performance of the Year and CMT Male Video of the Year.

Lainey Wilson triumphed in the CMT Female Video of the Year category with her laidback, summery chart-topper, ‘Watermelon Moonshine’, while Carly Pearce and Chris Stapleton shared the spoils in the CMT Collaborative Video of the Year category for their atmospheric music video for ‘We Don't Fight Anymore’.

Ashley Cooke earned her first ever CMT award for Breakthrough Female Video of the Year in honour of her much-loved track, ‘your place’, and Warren Zeiders also made his debut in the CMT winners circle on April 7, earning the accolade for CMT Breakthrough Male Video of the Year for his fiery anthem, ‘Pretty Little Poison’.

Completing the 2024 roster of winners was Scotty McCreery, who picked up the award for CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year for ‘It Matters To Her’, performed during his appearance on CMT Stages, and Dan + Shay, with the popular duo being crowned the victors in the CMT Duo-Group Video of the Year category for their infectious, harmony-laden 2023 song, ‘Save Me The Trouble’.

In addition to accumulating three CMT awards for the second consecutive year, Jelly Roll delivered a spine-tingling finale to the ceremony with his performance of ‘Halfway To Hell’. The uptempo track is currently surging up the Country Radio charts.

Kelsea Ballerini treated the Austin crowd to an enchanting rendition of her revamped rendition of ‘Love Me Like You Mean It’, as well as taking the stage with Melissa Etheridge for ’Come To My Window’. Lainey Wilson paid tribute to the genre's explosion in popularity with a high-energy performance of ‘Country's Cool Again’, while Little Big Town and Sugarland united for a cover of Phil Collins’ ‘Take Me Home’.

In one of the most special moments of the evening, a slew of country greats teamed up to honour the late Toby Keith, with Brooks & Dunn performing ‘Should've Been A Cowboy’ and Lainey Wilson covering ‘How Do You Like Me Now’.

Elsewhere in the evening, longtime country favorite Trisha Yearwood received the inaugural June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award. The all-new honor recognizes a veteran artist, who throughout their career has emulated the award's namesake and used their influence to inspire and uplift others. The esteemed and well-deserved accolade was accompanied by a stellar performance from Yearwood, who debut her new track, 'Put It In A Song', from her forthcoming album.

See the full list of winners for the 2024 CMT Awards below:

Video of the Year
Ashley McBryde – “Light On In The Kitchen”
Cody Johnson – “The Painter”
HARDY – “Truck Bed”
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor” (WINNER)
Kelsea Ballerini – “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too)”
Lainey Wilson – “Watermelon Moonshine”

Female Video of the Year
Ashley McBryde – “Light On In The Kitchen”
Gabby Barrett – “Glory Days”
Kacey Musgraves – “Deeper Well”
Kelsea Ballerini – “Penthouse”
Lainey Wilson – “Watermelon Moonshine” (WINNER)
Megan Moroney – “I’m Not Pretty”
Reba McEntire – “Seven Minutes In Heaven”

Male Video of the Year
Bailey Zimmerman – “Religiously"
Cody Johnson – “The Painter”
HARDY – “Truck Bed”
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor” (WINNER)
Jordan Davis – “Next Thing You Know”
Luke Combs – “Fast Car (Official Live Video)”
Morgan Wallen – “Last Night (One Record At A Time Sessions)”

Duo/Group Video of the Year
Brothers Osborne – “Nobody’s Nobody”
Dan + Shay – “Save Me The Trouble” (WINNER)
Old Dominion – “Memory Lane”
Parmalee – “Girl In Mine”
The War And Treaty – “Have You A Heart”
Tigirlily Gold – “Shoot Tequila”

Collaborative Video of the Year
Carly Pearce feat. Chris Stapleton – “We Don’t Fight Anymore” (WINNER)
Ella Langley feat. Koe Wetzel – “That’s Why We Fight”
Jon Pardi, Luke Bryan – “Cowboys And Plowboys”
Justin Moore & Priscilla Block – “You, Me And Whiskey”
Lukas Nelson + Promise of The Real feat. Lainey Wilson – “More Than Friends”
Mickey Guyton feat. Kane Brown – “Nothing Compares To You”
Old Dominion & Megan Moroney – “Can’t Break Up Now”

Breakthrough Female Video of the Year
Anne Wilson – “Rain In The Rearview”
Ashley Cooke – “your place” (WINNER)
Brittney Spencer – “Bigger Than The Song”
Tigirlily Gold – “Shoot Tequila”

Breakthrough Male Video of the Year
Chayce Beckham – “23”
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Warren Zeiders – “Pretty Little Poison” (WINNER)
Zach Bryan – “Oklahoma Smokeshow”

CMT Performance of the Year
Amber Riley – “R.E.S.P.E.C.T.” (from CMT Smashing Glass)
Bret Michaels & Chris Janson – “Nothing But a Good Time” (from CMT Crossroads)
Carrie Underwood – “Hate My Heart” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
Cody Johnson – “Human” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
Dierks Bentley – “Drunk On A Plane” (from CMT Storytellers)
Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter – “Thinking ‘Bout You” (from CMT Campfire Sessions)
Hozier & Maren Morris – “Take Me To Church” (from CMT Crossroads)
Jelly Roll – “Need a Favor” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards) (WINNER)
Kelsea Ballerini – “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too)” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
The War And Treaty – “On My Own” (from CMT Smashing Glass)

CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year
Chase Rice – “Goodnight Nancy” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
Dylan Scott – “Don’t Close Your Eyes (Keith Whitley Cover)” (from CMT Digital Campfire Sessions)
Megan Moroney – “I’m Not Pretty” (from CMT Digital Campfire Sessions)
Nate Smith – “Whiskey On You” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
Stephen Wilson Jr. – “Year to Be Young 1994” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
Scotty McCreery – “It Matters To Her” (from CMT Stages) (WINNER)
The Castellows – “I Know It Will Never End” (from CMT Studio Sessions)

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